This is an automatically generated report on immigration from United Arab Emirates 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 7,805 nonimmigrant visas issued for United Arab Emirates, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a 23% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 5,950 | 5,210 | 14.2% | 16,090 | -63% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 1,005 | 589 | 70.6% | 1,302 | -22.8% |
| Student (F1) | 477 | 372 | 28.2% | 1,067 | -55.3% |
| Crewmember (D) | 171 | 29 | 489.7% | 163 | 4.9% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 61 | 64 | -4.7% | 69 | -11.6% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G1) | 39 | 2 | 1850% | 10 | 290% |
| Dependents of F1 visa holder (F2) | 36 | 13 | 176.9% | 88 | -59.1% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 36 | 37 | -2.7% | 53 | -32.1% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G2) | 12 | 8 | 50% | 51 | -76.5% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 6 | 2 | 200% | 9 | -33.3% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 1,178 immigrant visas issued for United Arab Emirates compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Professionals and Other Workers (E3) | 735 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 74 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 64 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 61 |
| Iraqis and Afghanis Who worked for/on Behalf of the U.S. Government (SQ) | 52 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 40 |
| Iraqis and Afghanis Who worked for/on Behalf of the U.S. Government (SQ3) | 34 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 31 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 20 |
| Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability (E2) | 18 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 1,251 people from United Arab Emirates were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Employment-based preferences | 613 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 262 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 194 |
| Diversity | 101 |
| Refugees and asylees | 75 |
| Other | 6 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 202 |
| Texas | 164 |
| New York | 107 |
| Florida | 88 |
| Illinois | 69 |
| Virginia | 63 |
| Michigan | 61 |
| Georgia | 53 |
| New Jersey | 47 |
| Massachusetts | 37 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 119 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 101 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 69 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 65 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 64 |
| Detroit-Warren-Dearborn, MI | 55 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 41 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 41 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 40 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 34 |
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, 29 people from United Arab Emirates were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 3 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.