This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Turkmenistan 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 161 nonimmigrant visas issued for Turkmenistan, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -67% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Student (F1) | 62 | 47 | 31.9% | 201 | -69.2% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 24 | 27 | -11.1% | 166 | -85.5% |
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 17 | 331 | -94.9% | 981 | -98.3% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 17 | 12 | 41.7% | 29 | -41.4% |
| Dependents of F1 visa holder (F2) | 9 | 3 | 200% | 33 | -72.7% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G1) | 8 | 7 | 14.3% | 12 | -33.3% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 6 | 5 | 20% | 13 | -53.8% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 5 | 14 | -64.3% | 13 | -61.5% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 4 | 0 | Inf% | 8 | -50% |
| Children of Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K2) | 2 | 0 | Inf% | 2 | 0% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 833 immigrant visas issued for Turkmenistan 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) | 654 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 56 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 34 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 28 |
| Certain Special Immigrant (SE) | 18 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 7 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (EW) | 7 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 6 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 5 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 5 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 250 people from Turkmenistan 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 | 76 |
| Diversity | 74 |
| Employment-based preferences | 55 |
| Refugees and asylees | 28 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 17 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York | 57 |
| Texas | 25 |
| California | 20 |
| Florida | 17 |
| Illinois | 17 |
| Washington | 16 |
| Pennsylvania | 12 |
| Minnesota | 10 |
| New Jersey | 10 |
| Nevada | 9 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 61 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 17 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 13 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 13 |
| Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD | 12 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 11 |
| Minneapolis-Saint Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI | 10 |
| Jacksonville, FL | 10 |
| Las Vegas-Henderson-Paradise, NV | 9 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 8 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were - new refugee arrivals and 46 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, 41 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 5 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, - people from Turkmenistan were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further D were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which - were removed for non-criminal charges and - were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.