This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Ireland 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 2,936 nonimmigrant visas issued for Ireland, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -47% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student (F1) | 601 | 237 | 153.6% | 539 | 11.5% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 580 | 570 | 1.8% | 1,110 | -47.7% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 453 | 1,102 | -58.9% | 8,442 | -94.6% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 204 | 549 | -62.8% | 1,011 | -79.8% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 142 | 294 | -51.7% | 667 | -78.7% |
| Foreign national with extraordinary ability in Sciences-Arts-Education-Business or Athletics (O1) | 97 | 145 | -33.1% | 299 | -67.6% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 95 | 229 | -58.5% | 549 | -82.7% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 92 | 103 | -10.7% | 143 | -35.7% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 92 | 62 | 48.4% | 127 | -27.6% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 78 | 1,072 | -92.7% | 2,718 | -97.1% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 236 immigrant visas issued for Ireland compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 66 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 29 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 26 |
| Priority Workers (E1) | 19 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 19 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 18 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 15 |
| Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability (E2) | 14 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 13 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 6 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 1,466 people from Ireland were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Employment-based preferences | 795 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 634 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 26 |
| Diversity | 0 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | 402 |
| California | 288 |
| Massachusetts | 96 |
| Texas | 76 |
| Florida | 74 |
| Illinois | 70 |
| New Jersey | 64 |
| Washington | 50 |
| Arizona | 37 |
| Georgia | 34 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 438 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 138 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 94 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 67 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 54 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 44 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 43 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 33 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 32 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 32 |
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, 493 people from Ireland were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 23 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 7 were removed for non-criminal charges and 10 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.