This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Qatar 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 5,435 nonimmigrant visas issued for Qatar, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a 79% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 4,069 | 2,270 | 79.3% | 7,173 | -43.3% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 945 | 546 | 73.1% | 562 | 68.1% |
| Student (F1) | 142 | 91 | 56% | 721 | -80.3% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 130 | 50 | 160% | 118 | 10.2% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 31 | 7 | 342.9% | 33 | -6.1% |
| Dependents of F1 visa holder (F2) | 24 | 14 | 71.4% | 31 | -22.6% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G1) | 18 | 3 | 500% | 10 | 80% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 13 | 18 | -27.8% | 28 | -53.6% |
| Student for vocational purposes (M1) | 13 | 0 | Inf% | 9 | 44.4% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G2) | 12 | 20 | -40% | 45 | -73.3% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 231 immigrant visas issued for Qatar 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 (E3) | 103 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 41 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 19 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 11 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 11 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 10 |
| Certain Special Immigrant (SE) | 10 |
| Priority Workers (E1) | 7 |
| Iraqis and Afghanis Who worked for/on Behalf of the U.S. Government (SQ3) | 4 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 3 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 215 people from Qatar were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Employment-based preferences | 99 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 43 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 42 |
| Diversity | 18 |
| Refugees and asylees | 13 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 33 |
| Texas | 30 |
| Michigan | 16 |
| Georgia | 15 |
| North Carolina | 15 |
| New York | 13 |
| Florida | 10 |
| Ohio | 10 |
| Virginia | 10 |
| Pennsylvania | 8 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 17 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 16 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 14 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 12 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 10 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 10 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 8 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 6 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 6 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 6 |
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, 4 people from Qatar 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.