This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 1,080 nonimmigrant visas issued for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -4% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 674 | 930 | -27.5% | 1,547 | -56.4% |
| Business visitor or domestic employee (B1) | 307 | 64 | 379.7% | 118 | 160.2% |
| Student (F1) | 27 | 9 | 200% | 41 | -34.1% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 26 | 44 | -40.9% | 271 | -90.4% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 9 | 25 | -64% | 29 | -69% |
| Transiting the United States (C1) | 8 | 17 | -52.9% | 16 | -50% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 6 | 5 | 20% | 7 | -14.3% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 5 | 2 | 150% | 9 | -44.4% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G1) | 5 | 8 | -37.5% | 6 | -16.7% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 4 | 2 | 100% | 4 | 0% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 175 immigrant visas issued for Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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) | 37 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 34 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 16 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 16 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 15 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 13 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 11 |
| Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents (F2B) | 10 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 7 |
| Intercountry Adoption of Orphan Children by U.S. Citizens (IR3) | 7 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 196 people from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines 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 | 140 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 34 |
| Employment-based preferences | 0 |
| Diversity | 0 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | 122 |
| Florida | 16 |
| New Jersey | 9 |
| North Carolina | 8 |
| Georgia | 7 |
| Maryland | 4 |
| Texas | 4 |
| Alaska | 3 |
| Massachusetts | 3 |
| Ohio | 3 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 128 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 5 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 5 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 5 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 4 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 4 |
| Charlotte-Concord-Gastonia, NC-SC | 4 |
| Non-CBSA | 3 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 0 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 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, 104 people from Saint Vincent and the Grenadines were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 8 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.