This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Philippines 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 91,151 nonimmigrant visas issued for Philippines, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -25% change from the previous fiscal year.

Most common nonimmigrant visas:

Visa FY 2021 FY2020 % Change FY2016 2021-2016 % Change
Transiting the United States (C1/D) 54,650 49,272 10.9% 78,457 -30.3%
Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) 22,762 57,903 -60.7% 99,967 -77.2%
Business visitor or domestic employee (B1) 2,658 2,336 13.8% 7,850 -66.1%
Exchange Visitor (J1) 1,948 2,106 -7.5% 9,389 -79.3%
Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) 1,227 3,069 -60% 6,926 -82.3%
Temporary worker performing other services or labor of a temporary or seasonal nature (H2B) 1,086 867 25.3% 835 30.1%
Transiting the United States (C1) 1,028 661 55.5% 1,446 -28.9%
Student (F1) 863 289 198.6% 1,009 -14.5%
Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) 808 649 24.5% 1,455 -44.5%
Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) 744 600 24% 1,911 -61.1%

Immigrant Visas

From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 25,433 immigrant visas issued for Philippines 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
Professionals and Other Workers (E3) 14,206
Parents of US Citizen (IR5) 2,458
Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) 2,424
Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) 1,999
Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) 860
Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) 626
Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents (F2B) 601
Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) 493
Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) 483
Professionals and Other Workers (EW) 418

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 NA 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, D were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 8 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, 45,847 people from Philippines were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 204 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 38 were removed for non-criminal charges and 285 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.