This is an automatically generated report on immigration from New Zealand 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 2,840 nonimmigrant visas issued for New Zealand, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -47% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 628 | 1,637 | -61.6% | 3,551 | -82.3% |
| Student (F1) | 534 | 345 | 54.8% | 701 | -23.8% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 229 | 602 | -62% | 834 | -72.5% |
| Transiting the United States (C3) | 216 | 246 | -12.2% | 821 | -73.7% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 205 | 792 | -74.1% | 2,023 | -89.9% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 173 | 464 | -62.7% | 1,079 | -84% |
| Foreign national with extraordinary ability in Sciences-Arts-Education-Business or Athletics (O1) | 99 | 130 | -23.8% | 172 | -42.4% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 86 | 152 | -43.4% | 364 | -76.4% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 75 | 118 | -36.4% | 315 | -76.2% |
| Treaty trader or investor (E2) | 71 | 52 | 36.5% | 9 | 688.9% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 237 immigrant visas issued for New Zealand 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) | 100 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 42 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 25 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 15 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 13 |
| Priority Workers (E1) | 10 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 8 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 7 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 5 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 3 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 607 people from New Zealand 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 | 286 |
| Employment-based preferences | 247 |
| Diversity | 50 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 20 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 155 |
| New York | 64 |
| Texas | 49 |
| Washington | 43 |
| Utah | 31 |
| Florida | 28 |
| Illinois | 25 |
| New Jersey | 20 |
| Colorado | 16 |
| Maryland | 13 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 80 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 68 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 38 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 36 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 22 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 19 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 17 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 17 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 13 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 11 |
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, 143 people from New Zealand were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 19 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which D were removed for non-criminal charges and D were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.