This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Estonia 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 691 nonimmigrant visas issued for Estonia, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a 6% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 134 | 87 | 54% | 218 | -38.5% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 128 | 115 | 11.3% | 499 | -74.3% |
| Foreign Military personnel stationed in the United States (NATO2) | 92 | 69 | 33.3% | 101 | -8.9% |
| Student (F1) | 82 | 31 | 164.5% | 55 | 49.1% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 59 | 114 | -48.2% | 205 | -71.2% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 37 | 75 | -50.7% | 80 | -53.8% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 24 | 32 | -25% | 7 | 242.9% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 20 | 15 | 33.3% | 19 | 5.3% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 17 | 14 | 21.4% | 24 | -29.2% |
| Foreign national with extraordinary ability in Sciences-Arts-Education-Business or Athletics (O1) | 15 | 5 | 200% | 22 | -31.8% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 38 immigrant visas issued for Estonia compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 7 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 6 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 5 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 5 |
| Priority Workers (E1) | 4 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 3 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 3 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 2 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 2 |
| Unmarried children of CR1 visa holders (CR2) | 1 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 126 people from Estonia 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 | 81 |
| Employment-based preferences | 40 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 0 |
| Diversity | 0 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 28 |
| Florida | 26 |
| New York | 15 |
| Illinois | 8 |
| Washington | 8 |
| North Carolina | 6 |
| New Jersey | 5 |
| Arizona | 3 |
| Georgia | 3 |
| Massachusetts | 3 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 18 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 17 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 9 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 8 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 8 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 5 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 5 |
| Tampa-Saint Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 4 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 4 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 3 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were new refugee arrivals and 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, were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 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, 67 people from Estonia were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 8 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which D were removed for non-criminal charges and D were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.