This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Nepal 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 12,019 nonimmigrant visas issued for Nepal, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a 25% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 7,113 | 7,737 | -8.1% | 17,830 | -60.1% |
| Student (F1) | 3,210 | 401 | 700.5% | 5,928 | -45.9% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 256 | 179 | 43% | 324 | -21% |
| Dependents of F1 visa holder (F2) | 243 | 75 | 224% | 512 | -52.5% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 211 | 188 | 12.2% | 286 | -26.2% |
| Spouse or Child of Alien Classified H1B/B1/C or H2A/B or H–3 (H4) | 168 | 136 | 23.5% | 199 | -15.6% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 159 | 82 | 93.9% | 256 | -37.9% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 158 | 379 | -58.3% | 509 | -69% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 122 | 88 | 38.6% | 122 | 0% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 103 | 52 | 98.1% | 83 | 24.1% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 8,532 immigrant visas issued for Nepal 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) | 2,895 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 2,313 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 1,136 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 480 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 451 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 293 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 288 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 199 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 94 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (EW) | 62 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 7,847 people from Nepal 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 | 1,862 |
| Diversity | 1,828 |
| Employment-based preferences | 1,775 |
| Refugees and asylees | 1,616 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 754 |
| Other | 12 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,094 |
| California | 832 |
| New York | 727 |
| Ohio | 542 |
| Virginia | 541 |
| Maryland | 402 |
| Massachusetts | 380 |
| Pennsylvania | 349 |
| Colorado | 325 |
| North Carolina | 217 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 703 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 666 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 575 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 335 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 291 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 262 |
| Columbus, OH | 231 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | 219 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 184 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 148 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were 4 new refugee arrivals and 323 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, 16 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 307 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, 76 people from Nepal were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 174 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 81 were removed for non-criminal charges and 22 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.