This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Guinea 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 307 nonimmigrant visas issued for Guinea, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -66% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 76 | 714 | -89.4% | 2,416 | -96.9% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 62 | 43 | 44.2% | 64 | -3.1% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 35 | 38 | -7.9% | 108 | -67.6% |
| Student (F1) | 35 | 12 | 191.7% | 86 | -59.3% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G2) | 31 | 38 | -18.4% | 77 | -59.7% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 25 | 15 | 66.7% | 35 | -28.6% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 12 | 7 | 71.4% | 10 | 20% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G1) | 10 | 1 | 900% | 9 | 11.1% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 7 | 10 | -30% | 55 | -87.3% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 5 | 0 | Inf% | 1 | 400% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 802 immigrant visas issued for Guinea compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 199 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 197 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 185 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 146 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 27 |
| Certain Special Immigrant (SE) | 16 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 15 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 9 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 3 |
| Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents (F2B) | 3 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 858 people from Guinea 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 | 480 |
| Diversity | 158 |
| Refugees and asylees | 104 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 86 |
| Employment-based preferences | 18 |
| Other | 12 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | 343 |
| Pennsylvania | 91 |
| Ohio | 50 |
| Maryland | 47 |
| Georgia | 45 |
| New Jersey | 32 |
| Massachusetts | 31 |
| Minnesota | 22 |
| Washington | 18 |
| Illinois | 16 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 362 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 81 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 47 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 42 |
| Columbus, OH | 39 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 24 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 18 |
| Minneapolis-Saint Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 16 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | 12 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 10 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were D new refugee arrivals and 85 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, 52 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 33 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, 97 people from Guinea were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 80 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 18 were removed for non-criminal charges and 23 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.