This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Lebanon 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 4,721 nonimmigrant visas issued for Lebanon, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -55% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 2,651 | 9,198 | -71.2% | 22,109 | -88% |
| Student (F1) | 608 | 239 | 154.4% | 539 | 12.8% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 445 | 226 | 96.9% | 639 | -30.4% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 159 | 238 | -33.2% | 496 | -67.9% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 155 | 73 | 112.3% | 141 | 9.9% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 149 | 103 | 44.7% | 176 | -15.3% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 83 | 47 | 76.6% | 288 | -71.2% |
| Spouse or Child of Alien Classified H1B/B1/C or H2A/B or H–3 (H4) | 77 | 19 | 305.3% | 42 | 83.3% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 69 | 51 | 35.3% | 96 | -28.1% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 65 | 13 | 400% | 54 | 20.4% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 2,391 immigrant visas issued for Lebanon compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 556 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 425 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 270 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 225 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 179 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 157 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 149 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 149 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 95 |
| Certain Special Immigrant (SE) | 56 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 2,120 people from Lebanon 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 | 1,030 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 592 |
| Employment-based preferences | 414 |
| Refugees and asylees | 49 |
| Diversity | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 383 |
| Michigan | 379 |
| Texas | 227 |
| Massachusetts | 176 |
| Florida | 146 |
| New York | 143 |
| Ohio | 81 |
| New Jersey | 71 |
| Virginia | 65 |
| Illinois | 50 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 366 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 192 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 164 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 127 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 124 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 70 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 65 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 59 |
| Cleveland-Elyria, OH | 48 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 46 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were 5 new refugee arrivals and 37 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, 32 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 5 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, 202 people from Lebanon were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 57 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 18 were removed for non-criminal charges and 32 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.