This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Moldova 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 698 nonimmigrant visas issued for Moldova, 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 247 | 85 | 190.6% | 1,841 | -86.6% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 113 | 1,339 | -91.6% | 5,276 | -97.9% |
| Student (F1) | 54 | 25 | 116% | 87 | -37.9% |
| Temporary agricultural worker (H2A) | 52 | 54 | -3.7% | 46 | 13% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 46 | 57 | -19.3% | 181 | -74.6% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 42 | 65 | -35.4% | 182 | -76.9% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 36 | 27 | 33.3% | 57 | -36.8% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 19 | 39 | -51.3% | 41 | -53.7% |
| Spouse or Child of Alien Classified H1B/B1/C or H2A/B or H–3 (H4) | 15 | 5 | 200% | 44 | -65.9% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 14 | 9 | 55.6% | 15 | -6.7% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 1,009 immigrant visas issued for Moldova 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) | 506 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 169 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 160 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 27 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 25 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 24 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 23 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 16 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 14 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 11 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 1,367 people from Moldova 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 | 594 |
| Refugees and asylees | 325 |
| Diversity | 275 |
| Employment-based preferences | 111 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 283 |
| California | 200 |
| Washington | 182 |
| Florida | 100 |
| New York | 92 |
| Massachusetts | 51 |
| Texas | 39 |
| Ohio | 34 |
| Georgia | 31 |
| North Carolina | 30 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 281 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 122 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 121 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 88 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 59 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 40 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 35 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 30 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 29 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 26 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were 352 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, 32 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 38 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, 61 people from Moldova were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 27 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 6 were removed for non-criminal charges and 20 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.