This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Trinidad and Tobago to the United States of America using data from the US State Department and the US Department of Homeland Security.

Visa Statistics from the US State Department

Nonimmigrant Visas

For Fiscal Year 2021 there were 8,683 nonimmigrant visas issued for Trinidad and Tobago, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -52% change from the previous fiscal year.

Most common nonimmigrant visas:

Visa FY 2021 FY2020 % Change FY2016 2021-2016 % Change
Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) 7,622 17,103 -55.4% 29,950 -74.6%
Student (F1) 392 181 116.6% 424 -7.5%
Transiting the United States (C1/D) 153 229 -33.2% 216 -29.2%
Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) 98 55 78.2% 123 -20.3%
Exchange Visitor (J1) 67 58 15.5% 144 -53.5%
Transiting the United States (C1) 44 34 29.4% 100 -56%
Performing athlete or artist or entertainer (P1) 39 37 5.4% 136 -71.3%
Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) 31 17 82.4% 45 -31.1%
Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) 30 15 100% 65 -53.8%
Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) 29 37 -21.6% 115 -74.8%

Immigrant Visas

From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 1,438 immigrant visas issued for Trinidad and Tobago compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.

Most common immigrant visas:

Visa Total Visas Issued
Parents of US Citizen (IR5) 258
Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) 238
Returning Resident (SB1) 187
Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) 157
Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) 143
Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) 111
Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) 72
Professionals and Other Workers (E3) 64
Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) 52
Certain Family Members of Lawful Permanent Residents (F2B) 38

Immigration Statistics from the US Department of Homeland Security

Refugees and Asylum Seekers

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, 130 people from Trinidad and Tobago were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 100 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 8 were removed for non-criminal charges and 77 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.