This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Tunisia 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 2,300 nonimmigrant visas issued for Tunisia, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -38% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 1,138 | 2,743 | -58.5% | 6,997 | -83.7% |
| Student (F1) | 335 | 130 | 157.7% | 290 | 15.5% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 197 | 103 | 91.3% | 340 | -42.1% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 185 | 125 | 48% | 551 | -66.4% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 171 | 421 | -59.4% | 625 | -72.6% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 40 | 23 | 73.9% | 26 | 53.8% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 39 | 30 | 30% | 44 | -11.4% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 39 | 28 | 39.3% | 31 | 25.8% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 25 | 15 | 66.7% | 24 | 4.2% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 23 | 10 | 130% | 17 | 35.3% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 283 immigrant visas issued for Tunisia 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) | 109 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 40 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 36 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 18 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 14 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 10 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 10 |
| Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability (E2) | 8 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 7 |
| Certain Special Immigrant (SE) | 7 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 463 people from Tunisia 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 | 310 |
| Employment-based preferences | 82 |
| Diversity | 37 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 20 |
| Refugees and asylees | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 86 |
| New York | 53 |
| Florida | 45 |
| Texas | 42 |
| Pennsylvania | 27 |
| Illinois | 22 |
| Virginia | 20 |
| Washington | 18 |
| Michigan | 16 |
| Maryland | 15 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 55 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 35 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 24 |
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 22 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 22 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 21 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 19 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 18 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 16 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 11 |
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, 10 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, 437 people from Tunisia were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 25 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.