This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Samoa 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 115 nonimmigrant visas issued for Samoa, 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) | 60 | 418 | -85.6% | 641 | -90.6% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 34 | 71 | -52.1% | 59 | -42.4% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G1) | 5 | 1 | 400% | 10 | -50% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 5 | 10 | -50% | 34 | -85.3% |
| Transiting the United States (C1) | 3 | 0 | Inf% | 7 | -57.1% |
| Student (F1) | 3 | 5 | -40% | 9 | -66.7% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 2 | 0 | Inf% | 9 | -77.8% |
| Transiting the United States (C3) | 2 | 3 | -33.3% | 28 | -92.9% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 1 | 9 | -88.9% | 3 | -66.7% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 0 | 1 | -100% | 34 | -100% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 13 immigrant visas issued for Samoa compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 3 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 2 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 2 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 2 |
| Intercountry Adoption of Orphan Children by U.S. Citizens (IR3) | 2 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 1 |
| Intercountry Adoption of Orphan Children by U.S. Citizens (IR4) | 1 |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
| NA | NA |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 154 people from Samoa 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 | 150 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 0 |
| Employment-based preferences | 0 |
| Diversity | 0 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 43 |
| Washington | 30 |
| Utah | 25 |
| Alaska | 17 |
| Hawaii | 16 |
| Texas | 4 |
| Indiana | 3 |
| Missouri | 3 |
| Alabama | 0 |
| Arizona | 0 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 28 |
| Salt Lake City, UT | 15 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 14 |
| Urban Honolulu, HI | 12 |
| Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA | 10 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 7 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 4 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | 3 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 3 |
| Non-CBSA | 3 |
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, 32 people from Samoa were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 10 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which - were removed for non-criminal charges and 6 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.