This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Serbia 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 7,420 nonimmigrant visas issued for Serbia, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a NA% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Temporary worker performing other services or labor of a temporary or seasonal nature (H2B) | 2,012 | NA | NA% | NA | NA% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 1,964 | NA | NA% | NA | NA% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 1,236 | NA | NA% | NA | NA% |
| Student (F1) | 995 | NA | NA% | NA | NA% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 407 | NA | NA% | NA | NA% |
| Treaty trader or investor (E2) | 111 | NA | NA% | NA | NA% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 92 | NA | NA% | NA | NA% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 83 | NA | NA% | NA | NA% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 79 | NA | NA% | NA | NA% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 50 | NA | NA% | NA | NA% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 435 immigrant visas issued for Serbia compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 128 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 71 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 41 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 39 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 31 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 26 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 24 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (EW) | 21 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 16 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 11 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 1,077 people from Serbia 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 | 696 |
| Employment-based preferences | 155 |
| Diversity | 122 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 73 |
| Refugees and asylees | 31 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Illinois | 233 |
| Florida | 127 |
| New York | 125 |
| California | 119 |
| Texas | 47 |
| Massachusetts | 46 |
| Virginia | 35 |
| Nevada | 31 |
| New Jersey | 31 |
| Arizona | 29 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 240 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 150 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 84 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 48 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 40 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | 30 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 27 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 26 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 26 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 19 |
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, 6 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, 180 people from Serbia were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 16 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 9 were removed for non-criminal charges and 17 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.