This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Iceland 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 483 nonimmigrant visas issued for Iceland, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a 4% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student (F1) | 193 | 113 | 70.8% | 249 | -22.5% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 95 | 32 | 196.9% | 710 | -86.6% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 46 | 38 | 21.1% | 154 | -70.1% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 23 | 111 | -79.3% | 876 | -97.4% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 21 | 10 | 110% | 38 | -44.7% |
| Dependents of F1 visa holder (F2) | 16 | 11 | 45.5% | 46 | -65.2% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 9 | 1 | 800% | 7 | 28.6% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 9 | 20 | -55% | 16 | -43.8% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 9 | 11 | -18.2% | 25 | -64% |
| Foreign national with extraordinary ability in Sciences-Arts-Education-Business or Athletics (O1) | 9 | 18 | -50% | 26 | -65.4% |
From 2022-06-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 38 immigrant visas issued for Iceland compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Priority Workers (E1) | 14 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 6 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 6 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (EW) | 4 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 3 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 2 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 2 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 1 |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 81 people from Iceland were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Employment-based preferences | 44 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 0 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 0 |
| Diversity | 0 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | 15 |
| California | 12 |
| Florida | 5 |
| Massachusetts | 5 |
| Minnesota | 5 |
| Washington | 5 |
| Iowa | 4 |
| Maine | 4 |
| Virginia | 4 |
| Ohio | 3 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 16 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 5 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 5 |
| Minneapolis-Saint Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 5 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 4 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 4 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 4 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 3 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 0 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 0 |
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, 5 people from Iceland 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.