This is an automatically generated report on immigration from Zimbabwe 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 3,522 nonimmigrant visas issued for Zimbabwe, compared to a global average of 13,960 nonimmigrant visas issued per country. This represents a -13% change from the previous fiscal year.
| Visa | FY 2021 | FY2020 | % Change | FY2016 | 2021-2016 % Change |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Business visitor or tourist (B1/B2) | 1,145 | 2,560 | -55.3% | 5,832 | -80.4% |
| Crewmember (D) | 702 | 425 | 65.2% | 528 | 33% |
| Student (F1) | 702 | 254 | 176.4% | 511 | 37.4% |
| Transiting the United States (C1) | 255 | 231 | 10.4% | 351 | -27.4% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G4) | 224 | 197 | 13.7% | 288 | -22.2% |
| Exchange Visitor (J1) | 145 | 92 | 57.6% | 261 | -44.4% |
| Dependents of F1 visa holder (F2) | 49 | 8 | 512.5% | 10 | 390% |
| Employee of a designated international organization or NATO (G1) | 49 | 26 | 88.5% | 38 | 28.9% |
| Diplomat or foreign government official (A1) | 39 | 20 | 95% | 54 | -27.8% |
| Exchange Visitor (J2) | 30 | 24 | 25% | 18 | 66.7% |
From 2022-07-01 to 2021-08-01 there were 1,147 immigrant visas issued for Zimbabwe 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) | 433 |
| Professionals and Other Workers (EW) | 374 |
| Diversity Immigrant Visa (DV) | 96 |
| Parents of US Citizen (IR5) | 87 |
| Spouse of a U.S. Citizen (IR1) | 35 |
| Unmarried sons and daughters of US Citizens and their children (F1) | 24 |
| Family of Lawful Permanent Resident (FX) | 17 |
| Siblings of US citizens and/or their children and spouses (F4) | 15 |
| Unmarried children of IR1 Visa Holders (IR2) | 15 |
| Married children of US citizens and their spouses and their children (F3) | 10 |
For Fiscal Year 2020, 674 people from Zimbabwe were granted permanent residence in the US, also known as a “green card”.
| Admission Class | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Employment-based preferences | 292 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 258 |
| Refugees and asylees | 72 |
| Family-sponsored preferences | 30 |
| Diversity | 15 |
| Other | 7 |
| US State | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Texas | 131 |
| California | 57 |
| Georgia | 55 |
| Maryland | 34 |
| Florida | 33 |
| Indiana | 26 |
| New York | 23 |
| Pennsylvania | 22 |
| Colorado | 21 |
| North Carolina | 20 |
| Metro Area | Total New Residencies Granted |
|---|---|
| Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX | 69 |
| Houston-The Woodlands-Sugar Land, TX | 50 |
| Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV | 43 |
| New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA | 33 |
| Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Alpharetta, GA | 31 |
| Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI | 18 |
| Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA | 16 |
| Denver-Aurora-Lakewood, CO | 16 |
| Indianapolis-Carmel-Anderson, IN | 16 |
| San Francisco-Oakland-Berkeley, CA | 15 |
Moving on the refugees and asylees (asylum seekers), in FY 2020 there were 3 new refugee arrivals and 57 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, 49 were affirmative asylees, who had proactively applied for asylum, and 8 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, 65 people from Zimbabwe were determined inadmissible, meaning they were not approved to enter the US. A further 14 were apprehended within the US on suspicion of being there illegally, of which 4 were removed for non-criminal charges and 14 were removed on criminal charges, with the remainder either released on still awaiting a final decision.