This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Montenegro to the United States of America using data from the US State Department and the US Department of Homeland Security.

Visa Statistics from the US State Department

Nonimmigrant Visas

For Fiscal Year 2021 there were 2,594 nonimmigrant visas issued for Montenegro, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a 9% change from the previous fiscal year.

Most common nonimmigrant visas:

Visa FY 2021 FY2020 % Change FY2016 2021-2016 % Change
Transiting the United States (C1/D) 1,722 943 82.6% 1,636 5.3%
Exchange Visitor (J1) 475 24 1879.2% 764 -37.8%
Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) 142 1,198 -88.1% 3,382 -95.8%
Student (F1) 121 54 124.1% 88 37.5%
Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) 41 73 -43.8% 125 -67.2%
Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) 16 6 166.7% 11 45.5%
Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G2) 15 6 150% 34 -55.9%
Business visitor or domestic employee (B1) 12 18 -33.3% 16 -25%
Temporary worker performing other services or labor of a temporary or seasonal nature (H2B) 12 7 71.4% 9 33.3%
Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) 6 2 200% 14 -57.1%

Immigrant Visas

From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 171 immigrant visas issued for Montenegro compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.

Most common immigrant visas:

Visa Total Visas Issued
Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) 65
Parents of US Citizen (IR5) 29
Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) 28
Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) 13
Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) 10
Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) 8
Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) 6
Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents (F2B) 4
Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) 4
Returning Resident (SB1) 2

Immigration Statistics from the US Department of Homeland Security

Refugees and Asylum Seekers

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, 260 people from Montenegro were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 11 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 5 were removed for non-criminal charges and 15 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.