This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Israel 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 61,397 nonimmigrant visas issued for Israel, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -24% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 50,515 | 75,632 | -33.2% | 168,136 | -70% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 2,534 | 655 | 286.9% | 3,174 | -20.2% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 1,673 | 1,186 | 41.1% | 3,225 | -48.1% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 1,198 | 538 | 122.7% | 1,528 | -21.6% |
| Student (F1) | 1,085 | 350 | 210% | 1,041 | 4.2% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 842 | 452 | 86.3% | 1,868 | -54.9% |
| Tourist (B2) | 727 | 334 | 117.7% | 79 | 820.3% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 481 | 369 | 30.4% | 1,055 | -54.4% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 329 | 329 | 0% | 666 | -50.6% |
| Treaty trader or investor (E2) | 304 | 130 | 133.8% | 82 | 270.7% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 671 immigrant visas issued for Israel compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 115 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 108 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 85 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 75 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 55 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 54 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 34 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 32 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 27 |
| Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability (E2) | 21 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 3,687 people from Israel were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Employment-based preferences | 1,993 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 1,490 |
| Refugees and asylees | 90 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 79 |
| Diversity | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 1,012 |
| New York | 680 |
| New Jersey | 302 |
| Florida | 282 |
| Texas | 200 |
| Massachusetts | 169 |
| Washington | 164 |
| Nevada | 112 |
| Illinois | 78 |
| Pennsylvania | 77 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 931 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 408 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 299 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 205 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 161 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 158 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 156 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | 107 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 78 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 73 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were 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, D were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and D 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, 331 people from Israel were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 112 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 14 were removed for non-criminal charges and 113 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.