This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Jordan 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 5,908 nonimmigrant visas issued for Jordan, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -61% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 2,255 | 12,053 | -81.3% | 29,093 | -92.2% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 1,272 | 1,543 | -17.6% | 2,271 | -44% |
| Student (F1) | 869 | 420 | 106.9% | 971 | -10.5% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 466 | 317 | 47% | 977 | -52.3% |
| Dependents of F1 visa holder (F2) | 177 | 66 | 168.2% | 214 | -17.3% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 137 | 108 | 26.9% | 223 | -38.6% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 102 | 65 | 56.9% | 158 | -35.4% |
| Spouse or Child of Alien Classified H1B/B1/C or H2A/B or H–3 (H4) | 96 | 52 | 84.6% | 117 | -17.9% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 95 | 112 | -15.2% | 184 | -48.4% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 92 | 58 | 58.6% | 80 | 15% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 3,805 immigrant visas issued for Jordan 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) | 734 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 552 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 458 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 439 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 413 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 352 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 324 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 167 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 156 |
| Certain Special Immigrant (SE) | 49 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 3,063 people from Jordan 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 | 1,789 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 587 |
| Employment-based preferences | 352 |
| Diversity | 180 |
| Refugees and asylees | 149 |
| Other | 6 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 432 |
| Illinois | 391 |
| Texas | 339 |
| Ohio | 233 |
| New York | 210 |
| Florida | 165 |
| New Jersey | 144 |
| Michigan | 141 |
| Virginia | 103 |
| North Carolina | 96 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 397 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 290 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 160 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 144 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 142 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 102 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 99 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 81 |
| Columbus, OH | 81 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 72 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were D new refugee arrivals and 62 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, 54 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 8 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, 216 people from Jordan were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 253 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 23 were removed for non-criminal charges and 68 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.