This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Norway 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 3,796 nonimmigrant visas issued for Norway, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a 3% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student (F1) | 1,048 | 568 | 84.5% | 1,812 | -42.2% |
| Foreign Military personnel stationed in the United States (NATO2) | 799 | 201 | 297.5% | 193 | 314% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 456 | 258 | 76.7% | 1,582 | -71.2% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 421 | 511 | -17.6% | 710 | -40.7% |
| Business visitor or domestic employee (B1) | 217 | 163 | 33.1% | 60 | 261.7% |
| Student for vocational purposes (M1) | 104 | 20 | 420% | 85 | 22.4% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 80 | 1,143 | -93% | 2,556 | -96.9% |
| Treaty trader or investor (E2) | 77 | 76 | 1.3% | 179 | -57% |
| Foreign Military personnel stationed in the United States (NATO6) | 72 | 7 | 928.6% | 0 | Inf% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 58 | 78 | -25.6% | 249 | -76.7% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 74 immigrant visas issued for Norway 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) | 30 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 12 |
| Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability (E2) | 6 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 4 |
| Religious Workers (SD) | 4 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 3 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 3 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 3 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 3 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (EW) | 2 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 248 people from Norway 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 | 145 |
| Employment-based preferences | 89 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 9 |
| Diversity | 0 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 63 |
| Texas | 42 |
| New York | 26 |
| Florida | 16 |
| Connecticut | 12 |
| Washington | 10 |
| Pennsylvania | 9 |
| Illinois | 7 |
| Utah | 7 |
| Minnesota | 5 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 27 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 24 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 22 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 17 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 11 |
| Austin-Round Rock-Georgetown, TX | 11 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 9 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 7 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 7 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 7 |
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, 97 people from Norway were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 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.