This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Oman 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 1,954 nonimmigrant visas issued for Oman, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -30% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 1,128 | 1,816 | -37.9% | 2,002 | -43.7% |
| Student (F1) | 314 | 455 | -31% | 751 | -58.2% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 239 | 227 | 5.3% | 461 | -48.2% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 91 | 74 | 23% | 151 | -39.7% |
| Tourist (B2) | 51 | 66 | -22.7% | 2,165 | -97.6% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 31 | 39 | -20.5% | 43 | -27.9% |
| Dependents of F1 visa holder (F2) | 19 | 14 | 35.7% | 64 | -70.3% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 15 | 0 | Inf% | 11 | 36.4% |
| Student for vocational purposes (M1) | 15 | 4 | 275% | 13 | 15.4% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 14 | 8 | 75% | 22 | -36.4% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 37 immigrant visas issued for Oman compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 14 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 5 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 5 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 3 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 2 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 2 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 2 |
| Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability (E2) | 1 |
| Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents (F2B) | 1 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 1 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 118 people from Oman were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Employment-based preferences | 79 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 22 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 8 |
| Refugees and asylees | 4 |
| Diversity | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 23 |
| Texas | 13 |
| New Jersey | 10 |
| Washington | 9 |
| Florida | 7 |
| Georgia | 7 |
| New York | 7 |
| Maryland | 6 |
| Massachusetts | 5 |
| Arizona | 4 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 13 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 8 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 8 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 8 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 8 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 8 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 5 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 5 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 4 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 4 |
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, 17 people from Oman 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 were removed for non-criminal charges and were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.