This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Zambia 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 873 nonimmigrant visas issued for Zambia, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -31% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 228 | 844 | -73% | 2,338 | -90.2% |
| Student (F1) | 212 | 76 | 178.9% | 131 | 61.8% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 160 | 101 | 58.4% | 164 | -2.4% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A2) | 44 | 41 | 7.3% | 213 | -79.3% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 37 | 37 | 0% | 120 | -69.2% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G2) | 32 | 37 | -13.5% | 131 | -75.6% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G1) | 30 | 29 | 3.4% | 43 | -30.2% |
| Transiting the United States (C1/D) | 29 | 21 | 38.1% | 15 | 93.3% |
| Dependents of F1 visa holder (F2) | 19 | 7 | 171.4% | 6 | 216.7% |
| Fiancé(e) to marry U.S. Citizen & live in U.S. (K1) | 16 | 9 | 77.8% | 11 | 45.5% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 185 immigrant visas issued for Zambia 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) | 46 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 29 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 28 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 14 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 13 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (CR1) | 11 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 11 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 11 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 8 |
| Returning Resident (SB1) | 4 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 401 people from Zambia were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Refugees and asylees | 169 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 153 |
| Employment-based preferences | 61 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 11 |
| Diversity | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Virginia | 34 |
| Texas | 33 |
| Georgia | 26 |
| Illinois | 24 |
| North Carolina | 22 |
| Florida | 19 |
| Indiana | 19 |
| Maryland | 19 |
| New York | 17 |
| Washington | 16 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 26 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 25 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 24 |
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 23 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | 16 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 14 |
| Orlando-Kissimmee-Sanford, FL | 11 |
| Raleigh-Cary, NC | 10 |
| Portland-Vancouver-Hillsboro, OR-WA | 9 |
| Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA | 8 |
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, 18 people from Zambia were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 23 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 5 were removed for non-criminal charges and 11 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.