This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Liberia 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 694 nonimmigrant visas issued for Liberia, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -34% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 184 | 699 | -73.7% | 3,211 | -94.3% |
| Student (F1) | 137 | 48 | 185.4% | 134 | 2.2% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 99 | 58 | 70.7% | 98 | 1% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 87 | 57 | 52.6% | 116 | -25% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 49 | 51 | -3.9% | 29 | 69% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G1) | 34 | 32 | 6.2% | 15 | 126.7% |
| Children of Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K2) | 32 | 10 | 220% | 13 | 146.2% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 28 | 15 | 86.7% | 123 | -77.2% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 20 | 20 | 0% | 45 | -55.6% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G2) | 6 | 26 | -76.9% | 148 | -95.9% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 939 immigrant visas issued for Liberia 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) | 264 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 163 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 144 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 123 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 89 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 63 |
| Intercountry Adoption of Orphan Children by U.S. Citizens (IR3) | 47 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 15 |
| Certain Special Immigrant (SE) | 13 |
| Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents (F2B) | 12 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 1,674 people from Liberia 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 | 967 |
| Diversity | 297 |
| Refugees and asylees | 233 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 141 |
| Employment-based preferences | 27 |
| Other | 9 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Pennsylvania | 295 |
| Minnesota | 276 |
| Maryland | 121 |
| Texas | 101 |
| New Jersey | 90 |
| Georgia | 67 |
| Rhode Island | 66 |
| Iowa | 60 |
| North Dakota | 52 |
| Massachusetts | 51 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 324 |
| Minneapolis-Saint Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 272 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 93 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 66 |
| Providence-Warwick, RI-MA | 66 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 64 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 55 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 50 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 43 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 31 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were 31 new refugee arrivals and 70 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, 52 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 18 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, 22 people from Liberia were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 132 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 6 were removed for non-criminal charges and 109 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.