This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Netherlands 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 5,026 nonimmigrant visas issued for Netherlands, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -57% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student (F1) | 1,400 | 700 | 100% | 1,727 | -18.9% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 1,056 | 1,231 | -14.2% | 3,600 | -70.7% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 382 | 2,778 | -86.2% | 3,069 | -87.6% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 246 | 504 | -51.2% | 1,014 | -75.7% |
| Foreign Military personnel stationed in the United States (NATO2) | 242 | 219 | 10.5% | 201 | 20.4% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 235 | 355 | -33.8% | 966 | -75.7% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 224 | 3,774 | -94.1% | 6,802 | -96.7% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 164 | 264 | -37.9% | 433 | -62.1% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 136 | 139 | -2.2% | 187 | -27.3% |
| Foreign national with extraordinary ability in Sciences-Arts-Education-Business or Athletics (O1) | 100 | 152 | -34.2% | 352 | -71.6% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 184 immigrant visas issued for Netherlands compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 43 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 42 |
| Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability (E2) | 17 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 14 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 14 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 10 |
| Priority Workers (E1) | 7 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (EW) | 7 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 7 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 6 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 962 people from Netherlands were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Employment-based preferences | 532 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 402 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 16 |
| Diversity | 5 |
| Refugees and asylees | 4 |
| Other | 3 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 234 |
| New York | 134 |
| Texas | 78 |
| Florida | 46 |
| Illinois | 43 |
| New Jersey | 42 |
| Washington | 30 |
| Arizona | 28 |
| Massachusetts | 28 |
| Virginia | 27 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 164 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 75 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 62 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 52 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 44 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 41 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 30 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 29 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 26 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 24 |
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, 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, 365 people from Netherlands 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 17 were removed for non-criminal charges and 17 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.