This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Fiji 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 341 nonimmigrant visas issued for Fiji, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -74% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 128 | 62 | 106.5% | 160 | -20% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 49 | 1,028 | -95.2% | 3,999 | -98.8% |
| Transiting the United States (C1) | 49 | 78 | -37.2% | 216 | -77.3% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 20 | 27 | -25.9% | 79 | -74.7% |
| Student (F1) | 18 | 13 | 38.5% | 23 | -21.7% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 18 | 16 | 12.5% | 39 | -53.8% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 15 | 9 | 66.7% | 17 | -11.8% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 11 | 40 | -72.5% | 116 | -90.5% |
| Performing athlete or artist or entertainer (P1) | 9 | 7 | 28.6% | 2 | 350% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G1) | 8 | 1 | 700% | 12 | -33.3% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 1,210 immigrant visas issued for Fiji 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) | 749 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 162 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 92 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 65 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 55 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 23 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 21 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 14 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 11 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 9 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 425 people from Fiji 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 | 153 |
| Diversity | 126 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 110 |
| Employment-based preferences | 25 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 298 |
| Washington | 52 |
| Oregon | 11 |
| Arizona | 9 |
| Florida | 4 |
| Georgia | 4 |
| Illinois | 4 |
| Nevada | 4 |
| North Carolina | 4 |
| Ohio | 4 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 104 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 56 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 48 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 22 |
| Stockton, CA | 14 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 10 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 10 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 9 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 8 |
| Non-CBSA | 7 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were 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, D 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, 74 people from Fiji were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 6 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.