This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Ukraine 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 15,185 nonimmigrant visas issued for Ukraine, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -49% change from the previous fiscal year.

Most common nonimmigrant visas:

Visa FY 2021 FY2020 % Change FY2016 2021-2016 % Change
Transiting the United States (C1/D) 4,534 7,189 -36.9% 12,095 -62.5%
Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) 2,588 15,817 -83.6% 45,638 -94.3%
Temporary worker performing other services or labor of a temporary or seasonal nature (H2B) 2,222 1,585 40.2% 643 245.6%
Student (F1) 1,106 430 157.2% 1,057 4.6%
Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) 617 357 72.8% 928 -33.5%
Exchange Visitor (J1) 606 429 41.3% 6,486 -90.7%
Temporary agricultural worker (H2A) 528 383 37.9% 125 322.4%
Tourist (B2) 448 555 -19.3% 1,301 -65.6%
Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) 409 222 84.2% 573 -28.6%
Intra-company transferee (L2) 314 299 5% 471 -33.3%

Immigrant Visas

From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 6,153 immigrant visas issued for Ukraine 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
Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) 1,856
Parents of US Citizen (IR5) 1,403
Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) 1,110
Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) 287
Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) 246
Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) 196
Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) 190
Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) 164
Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) 138
Intercountry Adoption of Orphan Children by U.S. Citizens (IR3) 98

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 1,935 new refugee arrivals and 233 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, 150 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 83 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, 7,679 people from Ukraine were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 86 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 49 were removed for non-criminal charges and 86 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.