This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Nicaragua 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 4,900 nonimmigrant visas issued for Nicaragua, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -36% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 2,962 | 5,969 | -50.4% | 16,726 | -82.3% |
| Temporary agricultural worker (H2A) | 783 | 693 | 13% | 388 | 101.8% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 324 | 165 | 96.4% | 450 | -28% |
| Student (F1) | 205 | 87 | 135.6% | 170 | 20.6% |
| Business visitor or domestic employee (B1) | 150 | 211 | -28.9% | 147 | 2% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 146 | 89 | 64% | 164 | -11% |
| Temporary worker performing other services or labor of a temporary or seasonal nature (H2B) | 62 | 65 | -4.6% | 101 | -38.6% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 50 | 60 | -16.7% | 151 | -66.9% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 36 | 29 | 24.1% | 52 | -30.8% |
| Transiting the United States (C1) | 35 | 51 | -31.4% | 362 | -90.3% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 2,374 immigrant visas issued for Nicaragua compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 486 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 404 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 381 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 275 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 262 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 117 |
| Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents (F2B) | 112 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 111 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 54 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 39 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 2,570 people from Nicaragua 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 | 1,649 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 574 |
| Employment-based preferences | 131 |
| Other | 112 |
| Diversity | 0 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Florida | 1,113 |
| California | 432 |
| Texas | 223 |
| New York | 89 |
| Maryland | 62 |
| Virginia | 59 |
| North Carolina | 52 |
| Louisiana | 49 |
| New Jersey | 41 |
| Georgia | 40 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 968 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 165 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 139 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 121 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 109 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 106 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 35 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 34 |
| Non-CBSA | 32 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 30 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were new refugee arrivals and 552 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, 188 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 364 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, 1,008 people from Nicaragua were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 2,739 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 827 were removed for non-criminal charges and 622 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.