This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Hong Kong S.A.R. 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 9,970 nonimmigrant visas issued for Hong Kong S.A.R., compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -52% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 6,745 | 18,167 | -62.9% | 61,708 | -89.1% |
| Student (F1) | 2,134 | 1,009 | 111.5% | 2,746 | -22.3% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 425 | 519 | -18.1% | 1,698 | -75% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 177 | 383 | -53.8% | 1,116 | -84.1% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 86 | 66 | 30.3% | 180 | -52.2% |
| Dependents of F1 visa holder (F2) | 71 | 37 | 91.9% | 78 | -9% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 70 | 54 | 29.6% | 126 | -44.4% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 50 | 139 | -64% | 215 | -76.7% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 44 | 31 | 41.9% | 77 | -42.9% |
| Spouse or Child of Alien Classified H1B/B1/C or H2A/B or H–3 (H4) | 41 | 32 | 28.1% | 65 | -36.9% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 1,300 immigrant visas issued for Hong Kong S.A.R. compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 421 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 166 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 130 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 104 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 95 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 64 |
| Employment Creation/Investors (I5) | 43 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (EW) | 42 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 38 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 32 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, people from Hong Kong S.A.R. were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
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, people from Hong Kong S.A.R. were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which were removed for non-criminal charges and were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.