This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Dominican Republic to the United States of America using data from the US State Department and the US Department of Homeland Security.

Visa Statistics from the US State Department

Nonimmigrant Visas

For Fiscal Year 2021 there were 75,278 nonimmigrant visas issued for Dominican Republic, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a 23% change from the previous fiscal year.

Most common nonimmigrant visas:

Visa FY 2021 FY2020 % Change FY2016 2021-2016 % Change
Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) 64,513 58,066 11.1% 136,057 -52.6%
Exchange Visitor (J1) 5,853 168 3383.9% 2,609 124.3%
Student (F1) 1,214 229 430.1% 865 40.3%
Performing athlete or artist or entertainer (P1) 913 682 33.9% 1,383 -34%
Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) 873 546 59.9% 1,940 -55%
Children of Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K2) 268 136 97.1% 634 -57.7%
Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) 262 117 123.9% 478 -45.2%
Transiting the United States (C1/D) 209 228 -8.3% 368 -43.2%
Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) 115 12 858.3% 54 113%
Performing athlete or artist or entertainer (P4) 115 78 47.4% 67 71.6%

Immigrant Visas

From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 32,559 immigrant visas issued for Dominican Republic compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.

Most common immigrant visas:

Visa Total Visas Issued
Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) 6,698
Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) 6,666
Parents of US Citizen (IR5) 5,538
Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) 4,715
Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents (F2B) 3,612
Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) 1,594
Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) 1,404
Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) 992
Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) 682
Unmarried children of CR1 visa holders (CR2) 404

Immigration Statistics from the US Department of Homeland Security

Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were new refugee arrivals and 31 new asylees. The primary difference between refugees and asylees is that refugees are not currently in the US while asylees are either already in the US or at a point of entry. Among asylees, 9 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 22 were defensive asylees, meaning they are currently in removal proceedings in an immigration court.

Sometimes immigrants, legal or otherwise, must be removed from their host country. In FY 2020, 1,199 people from Dominican Republic were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 2,220 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 429 were removed for non-criminal charges and 1481 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.