This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Malaysia 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 5,816 nonimmigrant visas issued for Malaysia, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -67% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 2,337 | 14,083 | -83.4% | 35,512 | -93.4% |
| Student (F1) | 1,201 | 613 | 95.9% | 2,179 | -44.9% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 1,089 | 758 | 43.7% | 1,772 | -38.5% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 252 | 255 | -1.2% | 713 | -64.7% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 153 | 647 | -76.4% | 1,174 | -87% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 112 | 287 | -61% | 582 | -80.8% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 100 | 149 | -32.9% | 255 | -60.8% |
| Student for vocational purposes (M1) | 84 | 27 | 211.1% | 46 | 82.6% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 82 | 66 | 24.2% | 117 | -29.9% |
| Business visitor or domestic employee (B1) | 76 | 196 | -61.2% | 528 | -85.6% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 384 immigrant visas issued for Malaysia compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 53 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 53 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 53 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 41 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 34 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 27 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 23 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 23 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 13 |
| Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability (E2) | 13 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 1,898 people from Malaysia were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Refugees and asylees | 773 |
| Employment-based preferences | 626 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 386 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 87 |
| Diversity | 22 |
| Other | 4 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 288 |
| Texas | 231 |
| New York | 201 |
| Indiana | 139 |
| Illinois | 127 |
| Georgia | 86 |
| Wisconsin | 86 |
| Washington | 51 |
| North Carolina | 46 |
| Michigan | 44 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 170 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | 114 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 108 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 95 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 86 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 83 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 79 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 76 |
| Milwaukee-Waukesha, WI | 76 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 74 |
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, 7 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, 890 people from Malaysia were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 12 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 4 were removed for non-criminal charges and 19 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.