This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Italy 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 18,139 nonimmigrant visas issued for Italy, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a 17% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 5,399 | 3,283 | 64.5% | 7,726 | -30.1% |
| Student (F1) | 4,749 | 1,650 | 187.8% | 4,018 | 18.2% |
| Business visitor or domestic employee (B1) | 1,771 | 647 | 173.7% | 388 | 356.4% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 1,238 | 1,204 | 2.8% | 2,838 | -56.4% |
| Treaty trader or investor (E2) | 730 | 827 | -11.7% | 2,054 | -64.5% |
| Foreign Military personnel stationed in the United States (NATO2) | 542 | 442 | 22.6% | 523 | 3.6% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 507 | 707 | -28.3% | 1,317 | -61.5% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 501 | 3,626 | -86.2% | 9,728 | -94.8% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 368 | 434 | -15.2% | 892 | -58.7% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 316 | 384 | -17.7% | 896 | -64.7% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 945 immigrant visas issued for Italy 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) | 181 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 115 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 103 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 99 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 90 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 80 |
| Priority Workers (E1) | 62 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (EW) | 47 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 43 |
| Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability (E2) | 34 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 3,184 people from Italy were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Employment-based preferences | 1,659 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 1,281 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 95 |
| Diversity | 79 |
| Refugees and asylees | 65 |
| Other | 5 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | 630 |
| California | 592 |
| Florida | 482 |
| Texas | 160 |
| New Jersey | 118 |
| Massachusetts | 117 |
| Illinois | 111 |
| Pennsylvania | 91 |
| Washington | 73 |
| Michigan | 66 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 692 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 355 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 209 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 184 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 108 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 104 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 82 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 80 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 69 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 68 |
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, 1,154 people from Italy were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 86 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 90 were removed for non-criminal charges and 26 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.