This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Kenya 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 6,132 nonimmigrant visas issued for Kenya, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -26% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 2,507 | 6,023 | -58.4% | 21,146 | -88.1% |
| Student (F1) | 1,545 | 511 | 202.3% | 1,367 | 13% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 436 | 312 | 39.7% | 581 | -25% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 387 | 442 | -12.4% | 1,357 | -71.5% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 232 | 180 | 28.9% | 499 | -53.5% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 180 | 78 | 130.8% | 138 | 30.4% |
| Dependents of F1 visa holder (F2) | 144 | 48 | 200% | 66 | 118.2% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 139 | 171 | -18.7% | 700 | -80.1% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G2) | 102 | 104 | -1.9% | 403 | -74.7% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 68 | 83 | -18.1% | 130 | -47.7% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 3,667 immigrant visas issued for Kenya compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 1,385 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 474 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 407 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 391 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 369 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 235 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 107 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 87 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 40 |
| Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents (F2B) | 36 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 4,026 people from Kenya 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 | 1,720 |
| Refugees and asylees | 731 |
| Diversity | 634 |
| Employment-based preferences | 603 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 318 |
| Other | 20 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Minnesota | 557 |
| Texas | 480 |
| Washington | 264 |
| Massachusetts | 231 |
| Florida | 227 |
| Georgia | 209 |
| California | 193 |
| New York | 136 |
| Ohio | 135 |
| Maryland | 121 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Minneapolis-Saint Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 404 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 262 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 236 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 180 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 150 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 140 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 131 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 128 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 102 |
| Columbus, OH | 95 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were D new refugee arrivals and 86 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, 60 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 26 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, 169 people from Kenya were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 147 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 30 were removed for non-criminal charges and 94 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.