This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Vietnam 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 36,212 nonimmigrant visas issued for Vietnam, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -47% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 26,165 | 56,808 | -53.9% | 86,180 | -69.6% |
| Student (F1) | 6,707 | 5,716 | 17.3% | 15,680 | -57.2% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 783 | 1,723 | -54.6% | 1,246 | -37.2% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 681 | 861 | -20.9% | 1,928 | -64.7% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 264 | 389 | -32.1% | 1,434 | -81.6% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 232 | 195 | 19% | 299 | -22.4% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 224 | 217 | 3.2% | 258 | -13.2% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 149 | 311 | -52.1% | 768 | -80.6% |
| Children of Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K2) | 138 | 192 | -28.1% | 267 | -48.3% |
| Dependents of F1 visa holder (F2) | 129 | 164 | -21.3% | 225 | -42.7% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 17,612 immigrant visas issued for Vietnam compared to a global average of 2,409 immigrant visas per country over the same time period.
| Visa | Total Visas Issued |
|---|---|
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 6,644 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 4,936 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 1,356 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 917 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 684 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 631 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (EW) | 497 |
| Employment Creation/Investors (I5) | 407 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 332 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 327 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 29,995 people from Vietnam were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Family-sponsored preferences | 18,393 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 9,556 |
| Employment-based preferences | 1,865 |
| Other | 117 |
| Refugees and asylees | 64 |
| Diversity | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| California | 9,960 |
| Texas | 4,422 |
| Florida | 1,534 |
| Washington | 1,436 |
| Georgia | 1,254 |
| Massachusetts | 944 |
| Virginia | 839 |
| Pennsylvania | 654 |
| Illinois | 628 |
| North Carolina | 597 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 4,587 |
| San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA | 2,314 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 2,229 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 1,428 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 1,243 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 1,030 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 1,008 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 821 |
| Boston-Cambridge-Newton, MA-NH | 778 |
| San Diego-Chula Vista-Carlsbad, CA | 595 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were 12 new refugee arrivals and 112 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, 23 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 89 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, 829 people from Vietnam were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 618 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 29 were removed for non-criminal charges and 79 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.