This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Tanzania 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 1,794 nonimmigrant visas issued for Tanzania, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -29% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 677 | 1,881 | -64% | 4,895 | -86.2% |
| Student (F1) | 437 | 101 | 332.7% | 419 | 4.3% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 172 | 104 | 65.4% | 257 | -33.1% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 131 | 103 | 27.2% | 257 | -49% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 82 | 83 | -1.2% | 119 | -31.1% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G2) | 56 | 44 | 27.3% | 155 | -63.9% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 39 | 25 | 56% | 47 | -17% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G1) | 35 | 24 | 45.8% | 66 | -47% |
| Dependents of F1 visa holder (F2) | 25 | 7 | 257.1% | 19 | 31.6% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 24 | 10 | 140% | 33 | -27.3% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 281 immigrant visas issued for Tanzania 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) | 46 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 40 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 36 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 35 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 35 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 22 |
| Certain Special Immigrant (SE) | 19 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 18 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 9 |
| Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents (F2B) | 6 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 2,312 people from Tanzania were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Refugees and asylees | 1,921 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 264 |
| Employment-based preferences | 66 |
| Diversity | 28 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 25 |
| Other | 8 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Texas | 243 |
| Kentucky | 231 |
| Arizona | 179 |
| Ohio | 127 |
| Missouri | 119 |
| Georgia | 118 |
| New York | 113 |
| Tennessee | 110 |
| Pennsylvania | 81 |
| Illinois | 78 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Phoenix-Mesa-Chandler, AZ | 162 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 112 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 109 |
| Kansas City, MO-KS | 105 |
| Louisville/Jefferson County, KY-IN | 99 |
| Nashville-Davidson–Murfreesboro–Franklin, TN | 94 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 85 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 46 |
| Baltimore-Columbia-Towson, MD | 35 |
| Columbus, OH | 33 |
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, 7 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, 164 people from Tanzania were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 26 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.