This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Papua New Guinea 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 185 nonimmigrant visas issued for Papua New Guinea, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -46% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 55 | 36 | 52.8% | 126 | -56.3% |
| Student (F1) | 37 | 28 | 32.1% | 65 | -43.1% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 25 | 176 | -85.8% | 555 | -95.5% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 19 | 14 | 35.7% | 36 | -47.2% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G1) | 14 | 12 | 16.7% | 7 | 100% |
| Dependents of F1 visa holder (F2) | 11 | 5 | 120% | 3 | 266.7% |
| Crewmember (D) | 8 | 1 | 700% | 6 | 33.3% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 6 | 6 | 0% | 20 | -70% |
| Business visitor or domestic employee (B1) | 2 | 16 | -87.5% | 28 | -92.9% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 2 | 0 | Inf% | 0 | Inf% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-12-01 there were 10 immigrant visas issued for Papua New Guinea compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 6 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 2 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 1 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 1 |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 19 people from Papua New Guinea were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Employment-based preferences | 8 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 7 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 0 |
| Diversity | 0 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 4 |
| Pennsylvania | 3 |
| Alabama | 0 |
| Alaska | 0 |
| Arizona | 0 |
| Arkansas | 0 |
| Colorado | 0 |
| Connecticut | 0 |
| Delaware | 0 |
| District of Columbia | 0 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 0 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 0 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 0 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 0 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 0 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 0 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 0 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 0 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 0 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 0 |
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, D people from Papua New Guinea 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.