This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Ghana 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 6,506 nonimmigrant visas issued for Ghana, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -20% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 3,482 | 6,471 | -46.2% | 9,479 | -63.3% |
| Student (F1) | 1,720 | 370 | 364.9% | 953 | 80.5% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 238 | 146 | 63% | 464 | -48.7% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 157 | 315 | -50.2% | 192 | -18.2% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 145 | 117 | 23.9% | 155 | -6.5% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 129 | 100 | 29% | 169 | -23.7% |
| Religious worker (R1) | 88 | 31 | 183.9% | 58 | 51.7% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 83 | 85 | -2.4% | 133 | -37.6% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 61 | 91 | -33% | 159 | -61.6% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 58 | 46 | 26.1% | 20 | 190% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 3,475 immigrant visas issued for Ghana 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) | 934 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 854 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 423 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 334 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 301 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 168 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 137 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 105 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 56 |
| Certain Special Immigrant (SE) | 41 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 4,627 people from Ghana 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 | 3,260 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 708 |
| Employment-based preferences | 339 |
| Diversity | 260 |
| Refugees and asylees | 47 |
| Other | 13 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | 972 |
| Ohio | 370 |
| Maryland | 351 |
| New Jersey | 350 |
| Virginia | 338 |
| Massachusetts | 277 |
| Georgia | 248 |
| Texas | 231 |
| Illinois | 171 |
| Pennsylvania | 160 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 1,200 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 502 |
| Columbus, OH | 251 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 218 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 177 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 166 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 138 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 128 |
| Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT | 95 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | 92 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were new refugee arrivals and 34 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, 7 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 27 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, 374 people from Ghana were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 357 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 53 were removed for non-criminal charges and 105 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.