This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Pakistan 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 20,716 nonimmigrant visas issued for Pakistan, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -40% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 10,206 | 29,458 | -65.4% | 65,844 | -84.5% |
| Student (F1) | 3,495 | 786 | 344.7% | 2,302 | 51.8% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 1,690 | 896 | 88.6% | 2,413 | -30% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 1,087 | 994 | 9.4% | 1,788 | -39.2% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 693 | 443 | 56.4% | 601 | 15.3% |
| Spouse or Child of Alien Classified H1B/B1/C or H2A/B or H–3 (H4) | 671 | 260 | 158.1% | 630 | 6.5% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 634 | 350 | 81.1% | 454 | 39.6% |
| Dependents of F1 visa holder (F2) | 431 | 135 | 219.3% | 296 | 45.6% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 331 | 227 | 45.8% | 386 | -14.2% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 237 | 160 | 48.1% | 506 | -53.2% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 7,614 immigrant visas issued for Pakistan compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 2,034 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 1,884 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 1,379 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 394 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 355 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 350 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 284 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 270 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 155 |
| Certain Special Immigrant (SE) | 131 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 10,474 people from Pakistan were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Family-sponsored preferences | 3,591 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 3,400 |
| Employment-based preferences | 2,506 |
| Refugees and asylees | 884 |
| Other | 81 |
| Diversity | 12 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Texas | 1,724 |
| New York | 1,650 |
| California | 1,220 |
| Virginia | 752 |
| Illinois | 735 |
| New Jersey | 576 |
| Maryland | 410 |
| Pennsylvania | 400 |
| Florida | 292 |
| Georgia | 288 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 1,867 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 955 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 804 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 693 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 547 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 309 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 268 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 253 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 251 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 250 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were 169 new refugee arrivals and 341 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, 249 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 92 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, 691 people from Pakistan were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 267 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 93 were removed for non-criminal charges and 145 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.