This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Germany 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 27,883 nonimmigrant visas issued for Germany, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a 3% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 9,092 | 5,231 | 73.8% | 20,896 | -56.5% |
| Student (F1) | 5,789 | 2,331 | 148.3% | 7,307 | -20.8% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 2,641 | 2,407 | 9.7% | 6,348 | -58.4% |
| Treaty trader or investor (E2) | 2,315 | 1,487 | 55.7% | 4,329 | -46.5% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 1,313 | 1,536 | -14.5% | 2,599 | -49.5% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 1,003 | 747 | 34.3% | 1,621 | -38.1% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 784 | 7,978 | -90.2% | 23,569 | -96.7% |
| Foreign Military personnel stationed in the United States (NATO2) | 607 | 532 | 14.1% | 812 | -25.2% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 517 | 737 | -29.9% | 1,468 | -64.8% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 460 | 287 | 60.3% | 859 | -46.4% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 1,165 immigrant visas issued for Germany 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) | 284 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 220 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 179 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 66 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 54 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 52 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 50 |
| Priority Workers (E1) | 44 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 42 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 39 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 3,913 people from Germany 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 | 1,850 |
| Employment-based preferences | 1,839 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 99 |
| Diversity | 89 |
| Refugees and asylees | 28 |
| Other | 8 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 862 |
| New York | 348 |
| Florida | 307 |
| Texas | 279 |
| Michigan | 162 |
| Illinois | 141 |
| Georgia | 127 |
| North Carolina | 123 |
| Virginia | 121 |
| Washington | 119 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 374 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 259 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 246 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 166 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 132 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 132 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 122 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 117 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 116 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 104 |
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, 629 people from Germany were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 38 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 23 were removed for non-criminal charges and 32 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.