This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Singapore 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 6,360 nonimmigrant visas issued for Singapore, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a 28% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 1,847 | 1,225 | 50.8% | 2,287 | -19.2% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 1,427 | 666 | 114.3% | 3,667 | -61.1% |
| Student (F1) | 1,274 | 631 | 101.9% | 1,958 | -34.9% |
| Free Trade Agreement (FTA) Professional: Chile or Singapore (H1B1) | 489 | 537 | -8.9% | 685 | -28.6% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 273 | 352 | -22.4% | 762 | -64.2% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 134 | 158 | -15.2% | 255 | -47.5% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 132 | 188 | -29.8% | 311 | -57.6% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 131 | 254 | -48.4% | 330 | -60.3% |
| Spouse or Child of Alien Classified H1B/B1/C or H2A/B or H–3 (H4) | 116 | 136 | -14.7% | 301 | -61.5% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 115 | 487 | -76.4% | 1,083 | -89.4% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 227 immigrant visas issued for Singapore 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) | 49 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 24 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 23 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 19 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 16 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 15 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 14 |
| Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability (E2) | 13 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 13 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 12 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 807 people from Singapore were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Employment-based preferences | 557 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 208 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 25 |
| Diversity | 12 |
| Refugees and asylees | 5 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 238 |
| New York | 110 |
| Washington | 77 |
| Texas | 70 |
| Massachusetts | 31 |
| Illinois | 29 |
| New Jersey | 27 |
| Florida | 21 |
| North Carolina | 18 |
| Ohio | 16 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 114 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 103 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 62 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 55 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 53 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 47 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 31 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 29 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 21 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 16 |
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, 72 people from Singapore were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 4 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 3 were removed for non-criminal charges and 4 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.