This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Georgia 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 1,381 nonimmigrant visas issued for Georgia, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -49% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 415 | 328 | 26.5% | 280 | 48.2% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 242 | 117 | 106.8% | 424 | -42.9% |
| Student (F1) | 237 | 125 | 89.6% | 251 | -5.6% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 119 | 203 | -41.4% | 354 | -66.4% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 91 | 1,769 | -94.9% | 4,649 | -98% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 32 | 16 | 100% | 34 | -5.9% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 30 | 18 | 66.7% | 39 | -23.1% |
| Media-journalist (I) | 28 | 7 | 300% | 31 | -9.7% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G2) | 24 | 20 | 20% | 50 | -52% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 24 | 15 | 60% | 31 | -22.6% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 1,838 immigrant visas issued for Georgia 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) | 1,034 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 196 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 122 |
| Certain Special Immigrant (SE) | 104 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 84 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 72 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 53 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 48 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 40 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 22 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 1,179 people from Georgia 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 | 642 |
| Diversity | 309 |
| Employment-based preferences | 93 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 91 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | 598 |
| California | 118 |
| New Jersey | 112 |
| Pennsylvania | 98 |
| Illinois | 32 |
| Florida | 23 |
| Maryland | 22 |
| Connecticut | 19 |
| Massachusetts | 18 |
| Ohio | 17 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 688 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 99 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 63 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 31 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 29 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 26 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 19 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 16 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 14 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 13 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were - new refugee arrivals and 61 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, 31 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 30 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, 530 people from Georgia were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 37 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 30 were removed for non-criminal charges and 20 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.