This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Honduras 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 28,872 nonimmigrant visas issued for Honduras, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a 39% 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) 22,577 17,266 30.8% 48,177 -53.1%
Temporary worker performing other services or labor of a temporary or seasonal nature (H2B) 2,214 1,018 117.5% 828 167.4%
Transiting the United States (C1/D) 912 639 42.7% 1,483 -38.5%
Student (F1) 892 311 186.8% 716 24.6%
Temporary agricultural worker (H2A) 454 299 51.8% 400 13.5%
Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) 266 231 15.2% 286 -7%
Exchange Visitor (J1) 257 141 82.3% 260 -1.2%
Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) 155 152 2% 300 -48.3%
Victim of Criminal Activity (U3) 141 62 127.4% 209 -32.5%
Business visitor or domestic employee (B1) 116 123 -5.7% 295 -60.7%

Immigrant Visas

From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 8,663 immigrant visas issued for Honduras 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
Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) 2,325
Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) 1,707
Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) 1,449
Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) 872
Parents of US Citizen (IR5) 755
Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents (F2B) 519
Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) 374
Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) 346
Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) 86
Professionals and Other Workers (E3) 45

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 90 new refugee arrivals and NA 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, 256 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 1,013 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, 2,881 people from Honduras were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 51,011 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 10737 were removed for non-criminal charges and 9543 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.