This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Poland 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 6,782 nonimmigrant visas issued for Poland, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -51% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 1,517 | 1,089 | 39.3% | 2,705 | -43.9% |
| Student (F1) | 1,165 | 331 | 252% | 738 | 57.9% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 907 | 8,931 | -89.8% | 88,624 | -99% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 866 | 974 | -11.1% | 5,058 | -82.9% |
| Foreign Military personnel stationed in the United States (NATO2) | 430 | 379 | 13.5% | 395 | 8.9% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 237 | 346 | -31.5% | 561 | -57.8% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 217 | 213 | 1.9% | 502 | -56.8% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 198 | 88 | 125% | 193 | 2.6% |
| Temporary worker performing other services or labor of a temporary or seasonal nature (H2B) | 176 | 42 | 319% | 206 | -14.6% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 142 | 172 | -17.4% | 511 | -72.2% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 1,278 immigrant visas issued for Poland 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 (EW) | 200 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 132 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 131 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 130 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 107 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 104 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 103 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 83 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 82 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 71 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 3,341 people from Poland were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 1,896 |
| Employment-based preferences | 1,070 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 250 |
| Diversity | 86 |
| Other | 31 |
| Refugees and asylees | 8 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 1,090 |
| New York | 564 |
| New Jersey | 304 |
| California | 298 |
| Florida | 174 |
| Texas | 101 |
| Connecticut | 95 |
| Pennsylvania | 79 |
| Washington | 74 |
| Michigan | 65 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 1,079 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 807 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 95 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 81 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 70 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 64 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 59 |
| Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT | 53 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 47 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 44 |
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, 1,350 people from Poland were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 126 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 49 were removed for non-criminal charges and 88 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.