This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Sudan 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 1,183 nonimmigrant visas issued for Sudan, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -43% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 493 | 1,437 | -65.7% | 5,384 | -90.8% |
| Student (F1) | 189 | 120 | 57.5% | 320 | -40.9% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 86 | 49 | 75.5% | 105 | -18.1% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 74 | 53 | 39.6% | 60 | 23.3% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G1) | 41 | 48 | -14.6% | 80 | -48.8% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 37 | 46 | -19.6% | 70 | -47.1% |
| Business visitor or domestic employee (B1) | 33 | 93 | -64.5% | 385 | -91.4% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 31 | 19 | 63.2% | 19 | 63.2% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 29 | 29 | 0% | 21 | 38.1% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 28 | 61 | -54.1% | 67 | -58.2% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 1,107 immigrant visas issued for Sudan 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) | 602 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 144 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 140 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 94 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 47 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 18 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 18 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 14 |
| Certain Special Immigrant (SE) | 9 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 8 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 1,867 people from Sudan were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Diversity | 935 |
| Refugees and asylees | 490 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 329 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 66 |
| Employment-based preferences | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Texas | 170 |
| Virginia | 151 |
| New York | 134 |
| North Carolina | 122 |
| Iowa | 114 |
| California | 90 |
| Pennsylvania | 84 |
| Nebraska | 80 |
| Maryland | 77 |
| Colorado | 69 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 158 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 101 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 94 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | 63 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 49 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 47 |
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 43 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 41 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 39 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 38 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were 258 new refugee arrivals and 106 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, 97 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 9 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, 78 people from Sudan were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 85 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.