This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Uruguay 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 9,536 nonimmigrant visas issued for Uruguay, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a 4% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 8,776 | 8,502 | 3.2% | 27,939 | -68.6% |
| Student (F1) | 155 | 88 | 76.1% | 201 | -22.9% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 106 | 130 | -18.5% | 257 | -58.8% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 66 | 51 | 29.4% | 174 | -62.1% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 60 | 47 | 27.7% | 123 | -51.2% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 59 | 71 | -16.9% | 81 | -27.2% |
| Temporary agricultural worker (H2A) | 52 | 48 | 8.3% | 38 | 36.8% |
| Intra-company transferee (L2) | 39 | 22 | 77.3% | 62 | -37.1% |
| Specialty occupations in fields requiring highly specialized knowledge (H1B) | 27 | 26 | 3.8% | 40 | -32.5% |
| Intra-company transferee (L1) | 24 | 31 | -22.6% | 62 | -61.3% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 111 immigrant visas issued for Uruguay compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 36 |
| Professionals Holding Advanced Degrees and Persons of Exceptional Ability (E2) | 18 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 17 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 14 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 5 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 4 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 3 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 3 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 2 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (EW) | 2 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 699 people from Uruguay 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 | 525 |
| Employment-based preferences | 131 |
| Refugees and asylees | 18 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 14 |
| Other | 11 |
| Diversity | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Florida | 212 |
| New Jersey | 76 |
| New York | 64 |
| Texas | 53 |
| Georgia | 37 |
| Massachusetts | 37 |
| California | 35 |
| Virginia | 20 |
| Utah | 18 |
| North Carolina | 17 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL | 174 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 132 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 34 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 31 |
| Worcester, MA-CT | 31 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 29 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 16 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 16 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 11 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 9 |
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, 47 people from Uruguay were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 36 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 6 were removed for non-criminal charges and 24 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.