This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Saint Lucia 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 1,313 nonimmigrant visas issued for Saint Lucia, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -29% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 1,132 | 1,624 | -30.3% | 2,690 | -57.9% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 51 | 115 | -55.7% | 226 | -77.4% |
| Student (F1) | 49 | 28 | 75% | 79 | -38% |
| Business visitor or domestic employee (B1) | 16 | 4 | 300% | 15 | 6.7% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 15 | 13 | 15.4% | 19 | -21.1% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 11 | 10 | 10% | 16 | -31.2% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 9 | 6 | 50% | 16 | -43.8% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 5 | 4 | 25% | 4 | 25% |
| Spouse or Child of Alien Classified H1B/B1/C or H2A/B or H–3 (H4) | 5 | 1 | 400% | 4 | 25% |
| Transiting the United States (C1) | 4 | 18 | -77.8% | 15 | -73.3% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 384 immigrant visas issued for Saint Lucia compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 105 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 61 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 59 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 35 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 32 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 29 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 24 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 20 |
| Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents (F2B) | 11 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 4 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 463 people from Saint Lucia 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 | 342 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 84 |
| Employment-based preferences | 34 |
| Diversity | 0 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | 232 |
| Florida | 56 |
| New Jersey | 22 |
| Georgia | 19 |
| Texas | 19 |
| U.S. Territories1 | 19 |
| Connecticut | 18 |
| Maryland | 9 |
| North Carolina | 9 |
| California | 7 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 234 |
| Non-CBSA | 22 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 20 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 20 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 13 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 12 |
| Hartford-East Hartford-Middletown, CT | 12 |
| Tampa-Saint Petersburg-Clearwater, FL | 9 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 6 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 5 |
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, 79 people from Saint Lucia were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 24 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which D were removed for non-criminal charges and D were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.