This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Latvia 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 1,243 nonimmigrant visas issued for Latvia, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a NA% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 713 | 646 | 10.4% | 1,096 | -34.9% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 119 | 56 | 112.5% | 286 | -58.4% |
| Student (F1) | 94 | 65 | 44.6% | 101 | -6.9% |
| Foreign Military personnel stationed in the United States (NATO2) | 84 | 77 | 9.1% | 4 | 2000% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 57 | 146 | -61% | 362 | -84.3% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 22 | 52 | -57.7% | 146 | -84.9% |
| Tourist (B2) | 16 | 33 | -51.5% | 114 | -86% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 15 | 4 | 275% | 23 | -34.8% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 15 | 5 | 200% | 15 | 0% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 13 | 8 | 62.5% | 11 | 18.2% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 131 immigrant visas issued for Latvia 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) | 44 |
| Intercountry Adoption of Orphan Children by U.S. Citizens (IH3) | 17 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 16 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 11 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 9 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 8 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 5 |
| Priority Workers (E1) | 4 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 4 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 3 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 224 people from Latvia 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 | 136 |
| Employment-based preferences | 44 |
| Diversity | 20 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 14 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 45 |
| New York | 30 |
| Florida | 23 |
| Texas | 18 |
| New Jersey | 12 |
| Illinois | 10 |
| Massachusetts | 10 |
| Minnesota | 7 |
| North Carolina | 7 |
| Michigan | 6 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 33 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 16 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 11 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 11 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 11 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 7 |
| Minneapolis-Saint Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 7 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 6 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 5 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 4 |
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, 642 people from Latvia were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 17 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 7 were removed for non-criminal charges and 11 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.