This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Mongolia 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 1,848 nonimmigrant visas issued for Mongolia, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -63% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student (F1) | 607 | 246 | 146.7% | 1,077 | -43.6% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 382 | 144 | 165.3% | 727 | -47.5% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 170 | 3,912 | -95.7% | 7,885 | -97.8% |
| Dependents of F1 visa holder (F2) | 156 | 84 | 85.7% | 309 | -49.5% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 131 | 147 | -10.9% | 230 | -43% |
| Temporary worker performing other services or labor of a temporary or seasonal nature (H2B) | 83 | 79 | 5.1% | 0 | Inf% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 45 | 37 | 21.6% | 31 | 45.2% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 45 | 9 | 400% | 41 | 9.8% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 30 | 29 | 3.4% | 42 | -28.6% |
| Spouse or Child of Alien Classified H1B/B1/C or H2A/B or H–3 (H4) | 30 | 11 | 172.7% | 7 | 328.6% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 480 immigrant visas issued for Mongolia 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) | 331 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (EW) | 38 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 24 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 17 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 17 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 10 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 9 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 9 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 8 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 6 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 543 people from Mongolia 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 | 228 |
| Employment-based preferences | 162 |
| Refugees and asylees | 59 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 44 |
| Diversity | 41 |
| Other | 9 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 173 |
| Illinois | 102 |
| Virginia | 73 |
| Washington | 34 |
| Colorado | 32 |
| New York | 12 |
| Pennsylvania | 12 |
| Utah | 10 |
| Maryland | 7 |
| Massachusetts | 6 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 102 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 84 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 80 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 51 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 32 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | 25 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 14 |
| Sacramento-Roseville-Folsom, CA | 11 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 9 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 7 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were new refugee arrivals and 64 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, 53 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 11 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, 55 people from Mongolia were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 18 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 8 were removed for non-criminal charges and 31 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.