This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Egypt to the United States of America using data from the US State Department and the US Department of Homeland Security.
For Fiscal Year 2021 there were 11,876 nonimmigrant visas issued for Egypt, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -62% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 6,532 | 27,132 | -75.9% | 58,062 | -88.7% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 1,162 | 1,322 | -12.1% | 1,915 | -39.3% |
| Student (F1) | 1,155 | 363 | 218.2% | 1,398 | -17.4% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 746 | 546 | 36.6% | 1,495 | -50.1% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 732 | 537 | 36.3% | 1,032 | -29.1% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 255 | 204 | 25% | 703 | -63.7% |
| Dependents of F1 visa holder (F2) | 165 | 90 | 83.3% | 301 | -45.2% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 134 | 120 | 11.7% | 216 | -38% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 131 | 146 | -10.3% | 344 | -61.9% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 127 | 134 | -5.2% | 157 | -19.1% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 4,465 immigrant visas issued for Egypt compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 1,042 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 925 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 888 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 485 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 402 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 197 |
| Certain Special Immigrant (SE) | 133 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 97 |
| Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability (E2) | 92 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 54 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 6,164 people from Egypt were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 1,817 |
| Diversity | 1,606 |
| Employment-based preferences | 1,144 |
| Refugees and asylees | 853 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 732 |
| Other | 12 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 1,101 |
| New Jersey | 765 |
| New York | 754 |
| Texas | 435 |
| Tennessee | 348 |
| Virginia | 325 |
| Florida | 293 |
| Pennsylvania | 246 |
| Massachusetts | 236 |
| Ohio | 172 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 1,402 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 505 |
| Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 331 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 267 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 203 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 189 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 180 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 159 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 155 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 154 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were D new refugee arrivals and NA 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, 1,336 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 108 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, 439 people from Egypt were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 99 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 48 were removed for non-criminal charges and 53 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.