This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Haiti to the United States of America using data from the US State Department and the US Department of Homeland Security.

Visa Statistics from the US State Department

Nonimmigrant Visas

For Fiscal Year 2021 there were 8,559 nonimmigrant visas issued for Haiti, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -27% change from the previous fiscal year.

Most common nonimmigrant visas:

Visa FY 2021 FY2020 % Change FY2016 2021-2016 % Change
Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) 6,908 10,610 -34.9% 41,738 -83.4%
Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) 539 374 44.1% 1,341 -59.8%
Student (F1) 238 174 36.8% 366 -35%
Transiting the United States (C3) 134 68 97.1% 216 -38%
Children of Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K2) 126 65 93.8% 257 -51%
Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) 123 54 127.8% 220 -44.1%
Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) 120 77 55.8% 124 -3.2%
Transiting the United States (C1) 77 77 0% 149 -48.3%
Exchange Visitor (J1) 67 40 67.5% 195 -65.6%
Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) 53 42 26.2% 53 0%

Immigrant Visas

From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 4,766 immigrant visas issued for Haiti compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.

Most common immigrant visas:

Visa Total Visas Issued
Parents of US Citizen (IR5) 1,164
Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) 1,014
Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) 825
Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) 415
Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) 335
Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents (F2B) 335
Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) 202
Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) 185
Certain Special Immigrant (SE) 134
Intercountry Adoption of Orphan Children by U.S. Citizens (IH3) 85

Immigration Statistics from the US Department of Homeland Security

Refugees and Asylum Seekers

Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were new refugee arrivals and 199 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, 152 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 47 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, 760 people from Haiti were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 5,820 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 519 were removed for non-criminal charges and 389 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.