This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Panama to the United States of America using data from the US State Department and the US Department of Homeland Security.

Visa Statistics from the US State Department

Nonimmigrant Visas

For Fiscal Year 2021 there were 13,482 nonimmigrant visas issued for Panama, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -15% change from the previous fiscal year.

Most common nonimmigrant visas:

Visa FY 2021 FY2020 % Change FY2016 2021-2016 % Change
Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) 10,472 14,152 -26% 32,125 -67.4%
Student (F1) 1,331 359 270.8% 1,079 23.4%
Transiting the United States (C1/D) 759 484 56.8% 800 -5.1%
Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) 266 166 60.2% 548 -51.5%
Exchange Visitor (J1) 167 84 98.8% 598 -72.1%
Temporary worker performing other services or labor of a temporary or seasonal nature (H2B) 80 52 53.8% 75 6.7%
Performing athlete or artist or entertainer (P1) 54 41 31.7% 75 -28%
Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) 37 12 208.3% 41 -9.8%
Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) 33 24 37.5% 33 0%
Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) 32 19 68.4% 38 -15.8%

Immigrant Visas

From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 481 immigrant visas issued for Panama compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.

Most common immigrant visas:

Visa Total Visas Issued
Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) 81
Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) 66
Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) 65
Parents of US Citizen (IR5) 61
Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) 59
Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) 54
Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) 32
Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents (F2B) 21
Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) 16
Returning Resident (SB1) 13

Immigration Statistics from the US Department of Homeland Security

Refugees and Asylum Seekers

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, 193 people from Panama were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 66 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 7 were removed for non-criminal charges and 57 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.