This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Slovakia 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 995 nonimmigrant visas issued for Slovakia, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -20% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student (F1) | 201 | 115 | 74.8% | 301 | -33.2% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 181 | 385 | -53% | 3,303 | -94.5% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 101 | 101 | 0% | 163 | -38% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 62 | 33 | 87.9% | 112 | -44.6% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 60 | 41 | 46.3% | 564 | -89.4% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 53 | 226 | -76.5% | 920 | -94.2% |
| Treaty trader or investor (E2) | 53 | 38 | 39.5% | 84 | -36.9% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 45 | 64 | -29.7% | 148 | -69.6% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 32 | 10 | 220% | 15 | 113.3% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 29 | 22 | 31.8% | 24 | 20.8% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 94 immigrant visas issued for Slovakia compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 23 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 20 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 19 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 8 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 6 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 5 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 3 |
| Priority Workers (E1) | 2 |
| Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability (E2) | 2 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 2 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 343 people from Slovakia 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 | 194 |
| Employment-based preferences | 129 |
| Diversity | 11 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 0 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 49 |
| New York | 47 |
| Florida | 36 |
| Illinois | 29 |
| New Jersey | 27 |
| Pennsylvania | 14 |
| Ohio | 13 |
| Texas | 13 |
| North Carolina | 12 |
| Washington | 12 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 68 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 29 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 22 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 15 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 11 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 8 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 8 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 8 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 7 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 7 |
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, 56 people from Slovakia 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 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.