This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Lithuania 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 1,031 nonimmigrant visas issued for Lithuania, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -40% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student (F1) | 212 | 134 | 58.2% | 220 | -3.6% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 209 | 216 | -3.2% | 459 | -54.5% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 125 | 702 | -82.2% | 1,587 | -92.1% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 124 | 144 | -13.9% | 162 | -23.5% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 42 | 42 | 0% | 66 | -36.4% |
| Treaty trader or investor (E2) | 34 | 35 | -2.9% | 49 | -30.6% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 34 | 30 | 13.3% | 73 | -53.4% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 32 | 34 | -5.9% | 10 | 220% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 24 | 175 | -86.3% | 433 | -94.5% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 24 | 14 | 71.4% | 14 | 71.4% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 250 immigrant visas issued for Lithuania 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) | 92 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 45 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 20 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 14 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 13 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 12 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 11 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 10 |
| Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents (F2B) | 8 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 7 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 475 people from Lithuania 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 | 306 |
| Employment-based preferences | 92 |
| Diversity | 40 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 31 |
| Refugees and asylees | 3 |
| Other | 3 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 156 |
| California | 68 |
| New York | 40 |
| Florida | 37 |
| New Jersey | 23 |
| Massachusetts | 17 |
| Pennsylvania | 12 |
| Washington | 12 |
| Georgia | 10 |
| Maryland | 10 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 156 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 56 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 24 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 21 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 13 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 11 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 11 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 11 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 8 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 8 |
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, 162 people from Lithuania were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 24 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 9 were removed for non-criminal charges and 13 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.