This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Hungary 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 2,137 nonimmigrant visas issued for Hungary, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -1% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 478 | 319 | 49.8% | 2,255 | -78.8% |
| Student (F1) | 338 | 190 | 77.9% | 330 | 2.4% |
| Foreign Military personnel stationed in the United States (NATO2) | 248 | 73 | 239.7% | 77 | 222.1% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 209 | 178 | 17.4% | 220 | -5% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 132 | 201 | -34.3% | 525 | -74.9% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 102 | 368 | -72.3% | 1,038 | -90.2% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 90 | 64 | 40.6% | 101 | -10.9% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 85 | 86 | -1.2% | 254 | -66.5% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 65 | 108 | -39.8% | 299 | -78.3% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 57 | 39 | 46.2% | 53 | 7.5% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 278 immigrant visas issued for Hungary compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 88 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 41 |
| Intercountry Adoption of Orphan Children by U.S. Citizens (IH3) | 18 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 18 |
| Priority Workers (E1) | 12 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 11 |
| Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability (E2) | 11 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 11 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 10 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (EW) | 10 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 761 people from Hungary 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 | 421 |
| Employment-based preferences | 293 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 25 |
| Diversity | 19 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Florida | 153 |
| California | 141 |
| New York | 93 |
| Texas | 50 |
| New Jersey | 37 |
| Massachusetts | 35 |
| Illinois | 18 |
| Ohio | 17 |
| Michigan | 16 |
| Connecticut | 15 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 120 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 65 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 60 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 35 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 29 |
| Tampa-Saint Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 29 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 28 |
| Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX | 17 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 16 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 16 |
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, 210 people from Hungary were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 42 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 30 were removed for non-criminal charges and 15 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.