This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Finland 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 1,473 nonimmigrant visas issued for Finland, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -34% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 247 | 294 | -16% | 1,160 | -78.7% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 244 | 356 | -31.5% | 699 | -65.1% |
| Student (F1) | 221 | 184 | 20.1% | 491 | -55% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 178 | 268 | -33.6% | 466 | -61.8% |
| Performing athlete or artist or entertainer (P1) | 67 | 44 | 52.3% | 204 | -67.2% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 56 | 136 | -58.8% | 357 | -84.3% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 49 | 373 | -86.9% | 819 | -94% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 46 | 119 | -61.3% | 488 | -90.6% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 41 | 40 | 2.5% | 80 | -48.8% |
| Treaty trader or investor (E2) | 38 | 42 | -9.5% | 99 | -61.6% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 72 immigrant visas issued for Finland compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 18 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 15 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 10 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 8 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 7 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 6 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 5 |
| Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability (E2) | 2 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 1 |
| NA | NA |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 317 people from Finland were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Employment-based preferences | 203 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 104 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 5 |
| Diversity | 0 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 69 |
| Washington | 64 |
| Texas | 32 |
| New York | 20 |
| Florida | 15 |
| Georgia | 8 |
| Massachusetts | 8 |
| Virginia | 8 |
| New Jersey | 7 |
| Maryland | 6 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 64 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 25 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 21 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 18 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 17 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 14 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 13 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 12 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 8 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 7 |
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, 71 people from Finland were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which were removed for non-criminal charges and were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.