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2010 Yearbook of

Immigration Statistics
Office of Immigration Statistics

Homeland
Security

2010 Yearbook of
Immigration Statistics
Office of Immigration Statistics
August 2011

U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY


Janet Napolitano
Secretary
Office of Policy
David Heyman
Assistant Secretary
Office of Immigration Statistics
Michael D. Hoefer
Director

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Library of Congress
National Serials Program
International Standard Serial Number: (ISSN) 0743-538X

C ontents
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENTS


1. Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status: Fiscal Years 1820 to 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2. Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Region and Selected Country of
Last Residence: Fiscal Years 1820 to 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

3. Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Region and Country of Birth:
Fiscal Years 2001 to 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
4. Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by State or Territory of Residence:
Fiscal Years 2001 to 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
5. Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) of
Residence: Fiscal Years 2001 to 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
6. Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Type and Major Class of Admission:
Fiscal Years 2001 to 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
7. Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Type and Detailed Class of Admission:
Fiscal Year 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
8. Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Gender, Age, Marital Status, and
Occupation: Fiscal Year 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
9. Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Broad Class of Admission and
Selected Demographic Characteristics: Fiscal Year 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
10. Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Broad Class of Admission and
Region and Country of Birth: Fiscal Year 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
11. Persons Obtaining Legal Permanent Resident Status by Broad Class of Admission and
Region and Country of Last Residence: Fiscal Year 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 31
12. Immigrant Orphans Adopted by U.S. Citizens by Gender, Age, and Region and Country of Birth:
Fiscal Year 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35

REFUGEES AND ASYLEES


13. Refugee Arrivals: Fiscal Years 1980 to 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
14. Refugee Arrivals by Region and Country of Nationality: Fiscal Years 2001 to 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
15. Refugee Arrivals by Relationship to Principal Applicant and Gender, Age, and
Marital Status: Fiscal Year 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
16. Individuals Granted Asylum Affirmatively or Defensively: Fiscal Years 1990 to 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
17. Individuals Granted Asylum Affirmatively by Region and Country of Nationality:
Fiscal Years 2001 to 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
18. Individuals Granted Asylum Affirmatively by Relationship to Principal Applicant and Gender, Age,
and Marital Status: Fiscal Year 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
19. Individuals Granted Asylum Defensively by Region and Country of Nationality:
Fiscal Years 2001 to 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47

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C ontents Continued
NATURALIZATIONS
20. Petitions for Naturalizations Filed, Persons Naturalized, and Petitions for Naturalizations Denied:
Fiscal Years 1907 to 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
21. Persons Naturalized by Region and Country of Birth: Fiscal Years 2001 to 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
22. Persons Naturalized by State or Territory of Residence: Fiscal Years 2001 to 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
23. Persons Naturalized by Core Based Statistical Area (CBSA) of Residence:
Fiscal Years 2001 to 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
24. Persons Naturalized by Gender, Age, Marital Status, and Occupation: Fiscal Year 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . 59

NONIMMIGRANT ADMISSIONS
25. Nonimmigrant Admissions by Class of Admission: Fiscal Years 2001 to 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
26. Nonimmigrant Admissions (I-94 Only) by Region and Country of Citizenship:
Fiscal Years 2001 to 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
27. Nonimmigrant Admissions (I-94 Only) by Region and Country of Residence:
Fiscal Years 2001 to 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
28. Nonimmigrant Admissions (I-94 Only) by Selected Category of Admission and Region and Country of
Citizenship: Fiscal Year 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
29. Nonimmigrant Admissions (I-94 Only) by Selected Category of Admission and Age and Gender:
Fiscal Year 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
30. Nonimmigrant Admissions (I-94 Only) by Selected Category of Admission and State or Territory of
Destination: Fiscal Year 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
31. Nonimmigrant Admissions (I-94 Only) by Selected Category of Admission and Month of Arrival:
Fiscal Year 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
32. Nonimmigrant Temporary Worker Admissions (I-94 Only) by Region and Country of
Citizenship: Fiscal Year 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

ENFORCEMENT ACTIONS
33. Deportable Aliens Located: Fiscal Years 1925 to 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
34. Deportable Aliens Located by Region and Country of Nationality: Fiscal Year 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
35. Deportable Aliens Located by Program and Border Patrol Sector and Investigations Special Agent in
Charge (SAC) Jurisdiction: Fiscal Years 2001 to 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
36. Aliens Removed or Returned: Fiscal Years 1892 to 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
37. Aliens Returned by Region and Country of Nationality: Fiscal Year 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
38. Aliens Removed by Criminal Status and Region and Country of Nationality:
Fiscal Years 2001 to 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96

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Office of Immigration Statistics

I ntroduction
Statistical data on immigration have been published annually by the U.S. government since the 1890s. Over
the years, the federal agencies responsible for reporting on immigration have changed, as have the content, format, and title of the annual publication. Currently, immigration data are published in the Yearbook of
Immigration Statistics by the Office of Immigration Statistics in the Policy Directorate of the Department of
Homeland Security.
The 2010 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics consists of a compendium of tables organized by subject matter,
including:
Legal Permanent Residents (Tables 1 to 12)
Legal permanent residents (LPRs) are persons who have been granted lawful permanent residence in the
United States. They are also known as green card recipients.
Refugees and Asylees (Tables 13 to 19)
Refugees and asylees are persons who sought residence in the United States in order to avoid persecution
in their country of origin. Persons granted refugee status applied for admission while outside the United
States. Persons granted asylum applied either at a port of entry or at some point after their entry into the
United States.
Naturalizations (Tables 20 to 24)
Naturalizations refer to persons aged 18 and over who become citizens of the United States. Most legal
permanent residents are eligible to apply for naturalization within five years after obtaining LPR status.
Nonimmigrant Admissions (Tables 25 to 32)
Nonimmigrant admissions refer to arrivals of persons who are authorized to stay in the United States for a
limited period of time. Most nonimmigrants enter the United States as tourists or business travelers, but
some come to work, study, or engage in cultural exchange programs.
Enforcement Actions (Tables 33 to 38)
Enforcement actions include the apprehension, removal and return of foreign nationals who are in violation
of the Immigration and Nationality Act. These actions occur at the borders of the United States, in the interior of the country, and at designated sites outside the United States.
Technical Data Notes
The data presented in the 2010 Yearbook were obtained primarily from workload and case tracking systems
of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. Definitions by subject matter and information on data sources
are available in the publications section of the website of the Office of Immigration Statistics at: http://www.
dhs.gov/immigrationstatistics. Note that numbers appearing for a given year may change in subsequent
Yearbooks due to updating of data series.
Confidentiality
The Office of Immigration Statistics is committed to protecting the identity of individuals reported in the
Yearbook of Immigration Statistics. All data tables, therefore, have been edited to avoid divulging information
about any individual by either direct or indirect means. The practice of cell suppression has been employed by
placing a D (disclosure standards not met) in any cell that would show a count of 1 or 2, or in any associated cell that might be used to reveal such a count through calculation. The process of suppression does not
change the marginal totals, so the integrity of the data is not affected.

Office of Immigration Statistics

I ntroduction Continued
Countries and Regions
The Office of Immigration Statistics categorizes countries and their territories and dependencies into specific
regional groups. The following lists the countries included in each region.
Africa includes Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central
African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Cote dIvoire, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Egypt, Equatorial
Guinea, Eritrea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Lesotho, Liberia, Libya,
Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Mauritania, Mauritius, Morocco, Mozambique, Namibia, Niger, Nigeria, Republic
of the Congo, Reunion, Rwanda, Saint Helena, Sao Tome and Principe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone,
Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Swaziland, Tanzania, Togo, Tunisia, Uganda, Western Sahara, Zambia, and
Zimbabwe.
Asia includes Afghanistan, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Brunei, Burma, Cambodia,
China, Cyprus, East Timor, Georgia, Hong Kong, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Japan, Jordan, Kazakhstan,
Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Macau, Malaysia, Maldives, Mongolia, Nepal, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan,
Philippines, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Sri Lanka, Syria, Taiwan, Tajikistan, Thailand, Turkey,
Turkmenistan, United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, and Yemen.
Europe includes Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Gibraltar, Greece, Holy See, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland,
Italy, Kosovo, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Montenegro,
Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovak
Republic, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Ukraine, and the United Kingdom.
North America includes Canada, Greenland, Mexico, Saint Pierre and Miquelon, United States, and the countries within the regions of the Caribbean and Central America. Caribbean includes Anguilla, Antigua and
Barbuda, Aruba, Bahamas, Barbados, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Cuba, Dominica,
Dominican Republic, Grenada, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Jamaica, Martinique, Montserrat, Netherlands Antilles,
Puerto Rico, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Trinidad and Tobago,
Turks and Caicos Islands, and U.S. Virgin Islands. Central America includes Belize, Costa Rica, El Salvador,
Guatemala, Honduras, Nicaragua, and Panama.
Oceania includes American Samoa, Australia, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, Cook Islands,
Federated States of Micronesia, Fiji, French Polynesia, Guam, Kiribati, Marshall Islands, Nauru, New Caledonia,
New Zealand, Niue, Northern Mariana Islands, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Pitcairn Islands, Samoa, Solomon
Islands, Tokelau, Tonga, Tuvalu, Vanuatu, and Wallis and Futuna Islands.
South America includes Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Ecuador, Falkland Islands, French Guiana,
Guyana, Paraguay, Peru, Suriname, Uruguay, and Venezuela.
Explanatory Notes
The tables presented in this compendium make use of the following symbols:
NA Not available.
X

Not applicable.

D Data withheld to limit disclosure.


Represents zero.

For More Information


The 2010 Yearbook data tables are also available in Excel format on the Department of Homeland Security
website at http://www.dhs.gov/immigrationstatistics.

Office of Immigration Statistics

Legal Permanent Residents

Table 1.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS: FISCAL YEARS 1820 TO 2010
Year
1820.
1821.
1822.
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1826.
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1828.
1829.
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1831.
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1842.
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Number

Year

8,385
9,127
6,911
6,354
7,912
10,199
10,837
18,875
27,382
22,520
23,322
22,633
60,482
58,640
65,365
45,374
76,242
79,340
38,914
68,069
84,066
80,289
104,565
52,496
78,615
114,371
154,416
234,968
226,527
297,024
369,980
379,466
371,603
368,645
427,833
200,877
200,436
251,306
123,126
121,282
153,640
91,918
91,985
176,282
193,418
248,120
318,568
315,722
138,840
352,768

1870.
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1911.
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387,203
321,350
404,806
459,803
313,339
227,498
169,986
141,857
138,469
177,826
457,257
669,431
788,992
603,322
518,592
395,346
334,203
490,109
546,889
444,427
455,302
560,319
579,663
439,730
285,631
258,536
343,267
230,832
229,299
311,715
448,572
487,918
648,743
857,046
812,870
1,026,499
1,100,735
1,285,349
782,870
751,786
1,041,570
878,587
838,172
1,197,892
1,218,480
326,700
298,826
295,403
110,618
141,132

Year
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1942.
1943.
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1954.
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1958.
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Number

Year

430,001
805,228
309,556
522,919
706,896
294,314
304,488
335,175
307,255
279,678
241,700
97,139
35,576
23,068
29,470
34,956
36,329
50,244
67,895
82,998
70,756
51,776
28,781
23,725
28,551
38,119
108,721
147,292
170,570
188,317
249,187
205,717
265,520
170,434
208,177
237,790
321,625
326,867
253,265
260,686
265,398
271,344
283,763
306,260
292,248
296,697
323,040
361,972
454,448
358,579

1970. . . . . . . . .
1971. . . . . . . . .
1972. . . . . . . . .
1973. . . . . . . . .
1974. . . . . . . . .
1975. . . . . . . . .
1976. . . . . . . .
1977. . . . . . . . .
1978. . . . . . . . .
1979. . . . . . . . .
1980. . . . . . . . .
1981. . . . . . . . .
1982. . . . . . . . .
1983. . . . . . . . .
1984. . . . . . . . .
1985. . . . . . . . .
1986. . . . . . . . .
1987. . . . . . . . .
1988. . . . . . . . .
1989. . . . . . . . .
1990. . . . . . . . .
1991. . . . . . . . .
1992. . . . . . . . .
1993. . . . . . . . .
1994. . . . . . . . .
1995. . . . . . . . .
1996. . . . . . . . .
1997. . . . . . . . .
1998. . . . . . . . .
1999. . . . . . . . .
2000. . . . . . . . .
2001. . . . . . . . .
2002. . . . . . . . .
2003. . . . . . . . .
2004. . . . . . . . .
2005. . . . . . . . .
2006. . . . . . . . .
2007. . . . . . . . .
2008. . . . . . . . .
2009. . . . . . . . .
2010. . . . . . . . .

Number
373,326
370,478
384,685
398,515
393,919
385,378
499,093
458,755
589,810
394,244
524,295
595,014
533,624
550,052
541,811
568,149
600,027
599,889
641,346
1,090,172
1,535,872
1,826,595
973,445
903,916
803,993
720,177
915,560
797,847
653,206
644,787
841,002
1,058,902
1,059,356
703,542
957,883
1,122,257
1,266,129
1,052,415
1,107,126
1,130,818
1,042,625

Includes the 15 months from July 1, 1975 to September 30, 1976 because the end date of fiscal years was changed from June 30 to September 30.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Office of Immigration Statistics

Table 2.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY REGION AND SELECTED COUNTRY OF LAST RESIDENCE:
FISCAL YEARS 1820 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country of last residence 1

1820
to 1829

1830
to 1839

1840
to 1849

1850
to 1859

1860
to 1869

1870
to 1879

1880
to 1889

1890
to 1899

1900
to 1909

Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Austria-Hungary 2, 3, 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Austria 2, 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hungary 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belgium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bulgaria 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Czechoslovakia 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Denmark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
France 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Germany 3, 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ireland 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Netherlands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Norway-Sweden 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Norway 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sweden 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poland 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Portugal 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Russia 3, 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spain 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Kingdom 8, 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yugoslavia 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Europe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hong Kong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Israel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philippines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Syria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Taiwan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vietnam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Asia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canada and Newfoundland 16, 17. . . . . . . . . . .
Mexico 17,18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caribbean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cuba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominican Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jamaica 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Caribbean 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Central America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Costa Rica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
El Salvador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guatemala. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nicaragua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Panama 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Central America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

128,502
99,272
28
173
7,694
5,753
17
51,617
430
1,105
91
19
177
86
2,595
3,148
26,336
3
34
3
9
19
3
9,655
2,297
3,835
3,061
3,061
57
57

538,381
422,771
20
927
39,330
124,726
49
170,672
2,225
1,377
1,149
366
820
280
2,010
4,430
74,350
40
55
8
38
8
1
31,905
11,875
7,187
11,792
11,792
94
94

1,427,337
1,369,259
3,996
671
75,300
385,434
17
656,145
1,476
7,624
12,389
105
196
520
1,916
4,819
218,572
79
121
32
33
45
11
50,516
34,285
3,069
11,803
11,803
297
297

2,814,554
2,619,680
5,765
3,227
81,778
976,072
32
1,029,486
8,643
11,122
22,202
1,087
1,299
423
8,795
24,423
445,322
4
36,080
35,933
42
94
11
84,145
64,171
3,446
12,447
12,447
512
512

2,081,261
1,877,726
3,375
2,700
483
5,785
13,553
35,938
723,734
51
427,419
9,853
8,387
82,937
1,886
2,083
1,670
6,966
21,124
532,956
9
54,408
54,028
50
138
129
63
130,292
117,978
1,957
8,751
8,751
70
70

2,742,137
2,251,878
60,127
54,529
5,598
6,991
29,278
71,901
751,769
209
422,264
46,296
14,267
178,823
88,644
90,179
11,016
13,971
35,177
5,540
25,212
578,447
590
134,128
133,139
166
193
382
248
345,010
324,310
5,133
14,285
14,285
173
173

5,248,568
4,638,677
314,787
204,805
109,982
18,738
85,342
48,193
1,445,181
1,807
674,061
267,660
52,715
586,441
185,111
401,330
42,910
15,186
5,842
182,698
3,995
81,151
810,900
1,070
71,151
65,797
247
1,583
2,478
1,046
524,826
492,865
2,405
27,323
27,323
279
279

3,694,294
3,576,411
534,059
268,218
203,350
19,642
52
56,671
35,616
579,072
12,732
405,710
603,761
29,349
334,058
96,810
237,248
107,793
25,874
6,808
450,101
9,189
37,020
328,759
145
61,285
15,268
102
13,998
27,510
4,407
37,350
3,098
734
31,480
31,480
649
649

8,202,388
7,572,569
2,001,376
532,416
685,567
37,429
34,651
61,227
67,735
328,722
145,402
344,940
1,930,475
42,463
426,981
182,542
244,439
65,154
57,322
1,501,301
24,818
32,541
469,518
514
299,836
19,884
3,026
139,712
127,999
9,215
277,809
123,067
31,188
100,960
100,960
7,341
77
7,264

See footnotes at end of table.

Office of Immigration Statistics

Table 2.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY REGION AND SELECTED COUNTRY OF LAST RESIDENCE:
FISCAL YEARS 1820 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country of last residence 1
South America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Argentina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolivia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brazil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colombia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ecuador. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Paraguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Suriname. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uruguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Venezuela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other South America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other America 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethiopia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liberia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Morocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oceania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Zealand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Oceania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not Specified 21, 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1820
to 1829

1830
to 1839

1840
to 1849

1850
to 1859

1860
to 1869

1870
to 1879

1880
to 1889

1890
to 1899

1900
to 1909

405
405
15
1
14
3
2
1
19,523

957
957
50
8
42
7
1
6
83,593

1,062
1,062
61
5
56
14
2
12
7,366

3,569
3,569
84
7
77
166
15
151
74,399

1,536
1,536
407
4
43
35
325
187
187
18,241

1,109
1,109
371
29
52
48
242
9,996
8,930
39
1,027
754

1,954
1,954
763
145
21
23
574
12,361
7,250
21
5,090
790

1,389
1,389
432
51
9
9
363
4,704
3,098
12
1,594
14,112

15,253
15,253
6,326
6,326
12,355
11,191
1,164
33,493

See footnotes at end of table.

Office of Immigration Statistics

Table 2.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY REGION AND SELECTED COUNTRY OF LAST RESIDENCE:
FISCAL YEARS 1820 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country of last residence 1
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Austria-Hungary 2, 3, 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Austria 2, 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hungary 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belgium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bulgaria 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Czechoslovakia 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Denmark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
France 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Germany 3, 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ireland 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Netherlands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Norway-Sweden 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Norway 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sweden 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poland 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Portugal 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Russia 3, 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spain 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Kingdom 8, 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yugoslavia 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Europe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hong Kong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Israel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philippines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Syria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Taiwan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vietnam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Asia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canada and Newfoundland 16, 17. . . . . . . . . . .
Mexico 17,18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caribbean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cuba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominican Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jamaica 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Caribbean 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Central America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Costa Rica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
El Salvador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guatemala. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nicaragua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Panama 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Central America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
See footnotes at end of table.

Office of Immigration Statistics

1910
to 1919

1920
to 1929

1930
to 1939

1940
to 1949

1950
to 1959

1960
to 1969

1970
to 1979

1980
to 1989

1990
to 1999

6,347,380
4,985,411
1,154,727
589,174
565,553
32,574
27,180
45,830
60,335
174,227
198,108
166,445
1,229,916
46,065
192,445
79,488
112,957
82,489
13,566
1,106,998
53,262
22,839
371,878
6,527
269,736
20,916
3,478
77,125
160,717
7,500
1,070,539
708,715
185,334
120,860
120,860
15,692
40
15,652

4,295,510
2,560,340
60,891
31,392
29,499
21,511
2,824
101,182
34,406
16,922
54,842
386,634
60,774
202,854
528,133
29,397
170,329
70,327
100,002
223,316
44,829
67,810
61,604
47,109
31,772
341,552
49,215
22,434
126,740
30,648
2,076
208
42,057
5,307
40,450
5,994
1,591,278
949,286
498,945
83,482
12,769
70,713
16,511
285
16,226

699,375
444,399
12,531
5,307
7,224
4,013
1,062
17,757
3,470
2,438
13,761
119,107
10,599
28,195
85,053
7,791
13,452
6,901
6,551
25,555
3,518
5,264
2,463
3,669
5,990
61,813
6,920
9,978
19,231
5,874
554
198
2,683
391
2,188
1,327
6,016
230,319
162,703
32,709
18,052
10,641
1,026
156
6,229
6,840
193
431
597
423
679
405
1,452
2,660

856,608
472,524
13,574
8,393
5,181
12,473
449
8,475
4,549
2,230
36,954
119,506
8,605
15,701
50,509
13,877
17,326
8,326
9,000
7,577
6,765
1,254
605
2,774
9,904
131,794
2,039
5,584
34,532
16,072
1,692
1,144
98
1,557
83
4,099
1,179
754
7,854
328,435
160,911
56,158
46,194
25,976
4,802
823
14,593
20,135
433
1,965
4,885
1,303
1,874
4,393
5,282
-

2,499,268
1,404,973
113,015
81,354
31,661
18,885
97
1,624
10,918
4,923
50,113
576,905
45,153
47,189
184,576
46,703
44,224
22,806
21,418
6,465
13,928
914
453
6,880
17,577
195,709
6,966
11,756
135,844
8,836
13,781
1,850
3,195
21,376
40,651
4,899
4,845
17,245
1,091
721
2,980
290
14,084
921,610
353,169
273,847
115,661
73,221
10,219
3,787
7,397
21,037
40,201
1,133
4,044
5,094
4,197
5,320
7,812
12,601
-

3,213,749
1,133,443
27,590
17,571
10,019
9,647
598
2,758
9,797
4,310
46,975
209,616
74,173
37,788
200,111
37,918
36,150
17,371
18,779
55,742
70,568
2,339
2,329
40,793
19,193
220,213
17,990
6,845
358,605
14,060
67,047
18,638
9,059
30,911
40,956
9,230
27,048
70,660
2,432
15,657
9,464
2,949
40,494
1,674,172
433,128
441,824
427,235
202,030
83,552
28,992
62,218
50,443
98,560
4,185
17,975
14,405
14,357
15,078
10,383
22,177
-

4,248,203
825,590
20,387
14,239
6,148
5,413
1,011
5,654
4,405
2,829
26,281
77,142
102,370
11,461
150,031
10,373
10,298
3,927
6,371
33,696
104,754
10,774
28,132
41,718
8,536
133,218
31,862
5,245
1,406,544
17,627
117,350
147,997
33,763
36,306
49,392
25,541
241,192
337,726
8,086
83,155
12,209
121,716
174,484
1,904,355
179,267
621,218
708,850
256,497
139,249
55,166
130,226
127,712
120,374
6,747
12,405
29,428
23,837
15,651
10,911
21,395
-

6,244,379
668,866
20,437
15,374
5,063
7,028
1,124
5,678
4,847
2,569
32,066
85,752
37,729
22,210
55,562
11,234
13,941
3,835
10,106
63,483
42,685
24,753
33,311
22,783
8,316
153,644
16,267
3,447
2,391,356
170,897
112,132
231,649
98,141
43,669
44,150
28,928
322,708
502,056
14,534
119,051
19,208
200,632
483,601
2,695,329
156,313
1,009,586
790,109
132,552
221,552
121,406
193,874
120,725
339,376
14,964
25,017
137,418
58,847
39,071
31,102
32,957
-

9,775,398
1,348,612
27,529
18,234
9,295
7,077
16,948
8,970
6,189
3,970
35,945
92,207
25,403
65,384
75,992
13,345
17,825
5,211
12,614
172,249
25,497
48,136
433,427
18,443
11,768
156,182
57,039
29,087
2,859,899
342,058
116,894
352,528
76,899
41,340
66,582
42,755
179,770
534,338
22,906
132,647
38,687
275,379
637,116
5,137,743
194,788
2,757,418
1,004,687
159,037
359,818
177,446
177,143
131,243
610,189
12,600
17,054
273,017
126,043
72,880
80,446
28,149
-

Table 2.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY REGION AND SELECTED COUNTRY OF LAST RESIDENCE:
FISCAL YEARS 1820 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country of last residence 1
South America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Argentina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolivia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brazil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colombia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ecuador. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Paraguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Suriname. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uruguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Venezuela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other South America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other America 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethiopia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liberia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Morocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oceania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Zealand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Oceania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not Specified 21, 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1910
to 1919

1920
to 1929

1930
to 1939

1940
to 1949

1950
to 1959

1960
to 1969

1970
to 1979

1980
to 1989

1990
to 1999

39,938

43,025

9,990

19,662

78,418

250,754

273,608

399,862

570,624

39,938
8,867
8,867
12,339
11,280
1,059
488

4,627
38,398
29
6,362
1,063
5,299
9,860
8,404
935
521
930

1,067
50
1,468
347
1,027
244
131
33
321
25
112
1,155
4,010
25
2,120
781
10
35
73
312
909
3,306
2,260
790
256
-

3,108
893
3,653
1,320
3,454
2,207
596
85
1,273
130
754
2,182
7
25,375
6,720
1,613
28
37
879
1,022
3,141
14,262
11,201
2,351
710
135

16,346
2,759
11,547
4,669
15,567
8,574
1,131
576
5,980
299
1,026
9,927
17
60,314
13,016
1,996
302
289
2,703
2,278
5,448
11,353
8,275
1,799
1,279
12,472

49,384
6,205
29,238
12,384
68,371
34,107
4,546
1,249
19,783
612
4,089
20,758
28
22,671
23,780
5,581
804
841
2,880
4,360
9,314
23,630
14,986
3,775
4,869
119

30,303
5,635
18,600
15,032
71,265
47,464
38,278
1,486
25,311
714
8,416
11,007
97
1,038
71,408
23,543
2,588
2,391
1,967
10,002
30,917
39,980
18,708
5,018
16,254
326

23,442
9,798
22,944
19,749
105,494
48,015
85,886
3,518
49,958
1,357
7,235
22,405
61
83
141,990
26,744
12,927
6,420
3,471
15,505
76,923
41,432
16,901
6,129
18,402
305,406

30,065
18,111
50,744
18,200
137,985
81,358
74,407
6,082
110,117
2,285
6,062
35,180
28
37
346,416
44,604
40,097
13,587
15,768
21,964
210,396
56,800
24,288
8,600
23,912
25,928

See footnotes at end of table.

Office of Immigration Statistics

Table 2.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY REGION AND SELECTED COUNTRY OF LAST RESIDENCE:
FISCAL YEARS 1820 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country of last residence 1
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Austria-Hungary 2, 3, 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Austria 2, 4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hungary 2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belgium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bulgaria 5 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Czechoslovakia 6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Denmark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
France 7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Germany 3, 4. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ireland 8. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Netherlands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Norway-Sweden 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Norway 9 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sweden 9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poland 3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Portugal 10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Russia 3, 11. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spain 12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Kingdom 8, 13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yugoslavia 14 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Europe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
China . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hong Kong . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Israel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea 15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philippines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Syria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Taiwan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vietnam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Asia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canada and Newfoundland 16, 17. . . . . . . . . . .
Mexico 17,18 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caribbean . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cuba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominican Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jamaica 19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Caribbean 19 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Central America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belize . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Costa Rica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
El Salvador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guatemala. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nicaragua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Panama 20 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Central America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
See footnotes at end of table.

10

Office of Immigration Statistics

2000
to 2009

2010

10,299,430 1,042,625
1,348,904
95,379
33,929
4,325
21,151
3,319
12,778
1,006
8,157
732
40,003
2,465
18,691
1,510
6,049
545
3,970
414
44,932
4,289
122,373
7,929
16,841
966
15,642
1,610
28,329
2,956
17,351
1,520
19,382
1,662
4,599
363
14,783
1,299
117,921
7,391
11,479
759
52,154
3,735
167,152
7,502
17,695
2,040
12,173
868
171,979
14,781
131,831
4,772
290,871
22,608
3,470,835
410,209
591,711
67,634
57,583
3,263
590,464
66,185
76,755
9,078
54,081
5,172
84,552
7,100
53,550
9,327
209,758
22,022
545,463
56,399
30,807
7,424
92,657
6,785
48,394
7,435
289,616
30,065
745,444
112,320
4,442,226
427,031
236,349
19,491
1,704,166
138,717
1,053,969
139,433
271,742
33,372
291,492
53,890
203,827
22,336
172,523
19,439
114,385
10,396
591,130
43,597
9,682
997
21,571
2,306
251,237
18,547
156,992
10,263
63,513
6,381
70,015
3,476
18,120
1,627
-

Table 2.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY REGION AND SELECTED COUNTRY OF LAST RESIDENCE:
FISCAL YEARS 1820 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country of last residence 1

2000
to 2009

2010

South America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Argentina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolivia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brazil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colombia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ecuador. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Paraguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Suriname. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uruguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Venezuela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other South America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other America 21. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethiopia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liberia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Morocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oceania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Zealand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other Oceania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Not Specified 21, 22 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

856,593
47,955
21,921
115,404
19,792
236,570
107,977
70,373
4,623
137,614
2,363
9,827
82,087
87
19
759,742
81,564
87,207
23,316
40,844
32,221
494,590
65,793
32,728
12,495
20,570
211,930

85,789
4,312
2,211
12,057
1,940
21,861
11,463
6,441
449
14,063
202
1,286
9,497
7
4
98,246
9,822
13,853
2,924
4,847
2,705
64,095
5,946
3,077
1,046
1,823
5,814

- Represents zero or not available.


1
Data for years prior to 1906 refer to country of origin; data from 1906 to 2010 refer to country of last residence.
2
Data for Austria and Hungary not reported separately for all years during 1860 to 1869, 1890 to 1899, 1900 to 1909.
3
From 1899 to 1919, data for Poland included in Austria-Hungary, Germany, and the Soviet Union.
4
From 1938 to 1945, data for Austria included in Germany.
5
From 1899 to 1910, included Serbia and Montenegro.
6
Currently includes Czech Republic, Czechoslovakia (former), and Slovakia.
7
From 1820 to 1910, included Corsica.
8
Prior to 1926, data for Northern Ireland included in Ireland.
9
Data for Norway and Sweden not reported separately until 1869.
10
From 1820 to 1910, included Cape Verde and Azores Islands.
11
From 1820 to 1920, data refer to the Russian Empire. Between 1920 and 1990 data refer to the Soviet Union. From 1991 to 1999, data refer to Russia, Armenia,
Azerbaijan, Belarus, Georgia, Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Moldova, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Ukraine, and Uzbekistan. Beginning in 2000, data refer to Russia only.
12
From 1820 to 1910, included the Canary Islands and Balearic Islands.
13
Since 1925, data for United Kingdom refer to England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland.
14
Currently includes Bosnia-Herzegovina, Croatia, Kosovo, Macedonia, Montenegro, Serbia, Serbia and Montenegro, and Slovenia.
15
Korea includes both North and South Korea.
16
Prior to 1911, data refer to British North America. From 1911, data includes Newfoundland.
17
Land arrivals not completely enumerated until 1908.
18
No data available for Mexico from 1886 to 1893.
19
Data for Jamaica not reported separately until 1953. Prior to 1953, Jamaica was included in British West Indies.
20
From 1932 to 1972, data for the Panama Canal Zone included in Panama.
21
Included in Not Specified until 1925.
22
Includes 32,897 persons returning in 1906 to their homes in the United States.
Note: From 1820 to 1867, figures represent alien passenger arrivals at seaports; from 1868 to 1891 and 1895 to 1897, immigrant alien arrivals; from 1892 to 1894 and
1898 to 2010, immigrant aliens admitted for permanent residence; from 1892 to 1903, aliens entering by cabin class were not counted as immigrants. Land arrivals were not
completely enumerated until 1908. For this table, Fiscal Year 1843 covers 9 months ending September, 1843; Fiscal Years 1832 and 1850 cover 15 months ending December 31 of the respective years; and Fiscal Year 1868 covers 6 months ending June 30, 1868.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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Table 3.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF BIRTH:
FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO2010 Continued
Region and country of birth

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

REGION
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oceania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,058,902
53,731
357,160
165,507
405,638
6,071
68,484
2,311

1,059,356
60,101
349,723
164,295
402,949
5,515
74,151
2,622

703,542
48,642
250,448
93,904
249,968
4,351
55,028
1,201

957,883
66,422
342,930
124,791
342,468
5,985
72,060
3,227

1,122,257
85,098
411,722
164,892
345,561
6,546
103,135
5,303

1,266,129
117,422
440,335
146,193
414,075
7,384
137,986
2,734

1,052,415
94,711
397,834
106,495
339,355
6,101
106,525
1,394

1,107,126
105,915
399,027
103,719
393,253
5,263
98,555
1,394

1,130,818
127,050
413,312
105,398
375,236
5,578
102,878
1,366

1,042,625
101,355
422,063
88,743
336,602
5,345
87,187
1,330

COUNTRY
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Afghanistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Albania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Algeria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
American Samoa. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Angola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Anguilla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Antigua-Barbuda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Argentina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Armenia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aruba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Australia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Azerbaijan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bahamas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bahrain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bangladesh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Barbados. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belarus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belgium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Benin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bermuda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bhutan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolivia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bosnia-Herzegovina . . . . . . . . . . . .
Botswana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brazil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
British Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . .
Brunei. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bulgaria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burkina Faso. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burundi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cambodia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cameroon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cape Verde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cayman Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Central African Republic. . . . . . . . .
Chad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
China, Peoples Republic. . . . . . . . .
Colombia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Congo, Democratic Republic. . . . . .
Congo, Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Costa Rica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cote dIvoire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Croatia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cuba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cyprus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,058,902
1,202
4,358
875
28
94
55
461
3,297
1,762
29
2,811
522
1,152
924
118
7,152
895
2,901
814
936
75
98
5
1,819
23,594
24
9,448
70
27
4,400
68
1,373
79
2,462
791
21,752
868
23
11
44
1,921
56,267
16,627
145
311
1,733
596
2,853
27,453
216

1,059,356
1,759
3,765
1,030
26
92
20
380
3,661
1,800
32
2,557
483
1,164
808
85
5,483
813
2,923
769
966
137
108
14
1,664
25,329
30
9,439
43
28
3,608
64
1,356
120
2,800
984
19,352
871
24
13
47
1,839
61,082
18,758
178
677
1,591
629
3,798
28,182
158

703,542
1,252
3,362
759
16
59
26
301
3,129
1,287
27
1,836
295
746
423
59
4,616
516
1,858
455
588
76
92
15
1,376
6,155
27
6,331
43
20
3,825
60
1,193
74
2,263
927
11,350
745
35
6
8
1,310
40,568
14,720
110
513
1,246
483
1,153
9,262
123

957,883
2,137
3,840
805
12
107
22
414
4,805
1,833
31
2,604
402
969
586
116
8,061
630
2,255
638
871
185
100
17
1,768
10,552
34
10,556
35
22
4,253
103
1,379
100
3,553
1,309
15,569
1,015
38
17
23
1,810
55,494
18,846
155
670
1,755
666
1,511
20,488
143

1,122,257
4,749
5,947
1,115
15
188
35
440
7,081
2,591
42
3,193
532
1,523
698
140
11,487
846
3,503
859
876
193
116
30
2,197
14,074
54
16,662
41
49
5,635
128
2,095
186
4,022
1,458
21,878
1,225
37
24
31
2,404
69,933
25,566
260
1,064
2,278
930
1,780
36,261
196

1,266,129
3,417
7,914
1,300
28
272
32
570
7,327
6,317
51
3,249
524
2,371
847
148
14,644
959
3,086
716
1,252
275
160
78
4,025
3,789
53
17,903
47
25
4,828
221
4,562
320
5,773
2,919
18,207
1,780
65
51
73
2,774
87,307
43,144
738
1,600
3,109
2,067
945
45,614
180

1,052,415
1,753
5,737
1,036
11
199
25
415
5,645
4,351
55
2,518
485
1,166
738
133
12,074
689
2,328
638
1,073
258
108
52
2,590
1,569
49
14,295
40
32
3,981
238
3,130
257
4,246
3,392
15,495
2,048
40
52
74
2,274
76,655
33,187
1,129
972
2,540
1,193
482
29,104
137

1,107,126
2,813
5,754
1,037
14
221
22
444
5,353
3,586
36
2,464
443
1,071
682
96
11,753
585
2,390
642
1,077
317
92
42
2,436
1,491
41
12,195
53
18
2,960
238
3,403
255
3,713
3,771
15,109
1,916
37
88
96
2,017
80,271
30,213
1,261
950
2,090
1,645
455
49,500
141

1,130,818
3,165
5,137
1,485
19
173
21
437
5,780
3,442
38
2,622
512
834
751
120
16,651
603
2,407
686
1,041
401
108
594
2,837
1,501
55
14,701
46
26
3,133
416
13,621
1,505
3,771
3,463
16,140
2,238
45
107
102
2,250
64,238
27,849
2,122
1,563
2,384
2,159
496
38,954
142

1,042,625
2,017
4,711
1,305
14
148
19
359
4,399
2,979
49
2,512
442
781
652
104
14,819
465
2,038
592
965
486
72
6,109
2,253
946
66
12,258
46
20
2,570
377
12,925
841
2,986
4,161
13,328
1,668
52
101
120
1,950
70,863
22,406
1,764
968
2,164
1,621
357
33,573
122

See footnotes at end of table.

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Office of Immigration Statistics

Table 3.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF BIRTH:
FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO2010 Continued
Region and country of birth
Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Czechoslovakia (former). . . . . . . . .
Denmark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Djibouti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominican Republic. . . . . . . . . . . .
Ecuador. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
El Salvador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equatorial Guinea. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eritrea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Estonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethiopia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fiji. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
France. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
French Guiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
French Polynesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gabon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gambia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Germany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ghana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grenada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guadeloupe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guatemala. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea-Bissau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guyana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hong Kong. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hungary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iceland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indonesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iraq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ireland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jamaica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kazakhstan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kiribati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea, North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea, South 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kosovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kuwait. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kyrgyzstan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Laos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lebanon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lesotho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liberia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Libya. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lithuania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Luxembourg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Macau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

307
863
706
22
93
21,195
9,665
5,159
31,089
3
540
348
5,092
1,452
497
4,569
8
16
32
390
786
9,790
4,023
1,155
645
84
13,496
11
273
8,279
27,031
6,571
8,300
1,263
134
70,032
2,525
10,425
4,965
1,505
3,744
3,096
15,322
9,578
4,572
2,310
2,501
NA
20,532
X
1,258
582
1,398
711
4,579
6
2,273
223
1,732
34
340

267
897
609
30
148
22,515
10,561
4,852
31,060
8
560
343
7,565
1,208
426
3,797
6
12
41
343
886
8,888
4,248
1,009
634
38
16,178
16
289
9,938
20,213
6,435
6,075
1,274
93
70,823
2,418
12,960
5,174
1,398
3,826
2,578
14,835
8,248
3,964
2,315
3,199
4
NA
20,724
X
1,056
473
1,245
683
3,935
13
2,869
158
1,786
32
284

267
543
405
16
204
26,159
7,066
3,348
28,231
D
556
235
6,635
1,095
241
2,375
4
14
40
263
735
5,064
4,410
651
481
35
14,386
29
176
6,809
12,293
4,645
3,574
1,021
97
50,228
1,805
7,230
2,450
983
2,741
1,644
13,347
5,971
2,927
1,740
3,209
4
NA
12,382
X
707
356
896
458
2,956
5
1,766
140
2,266
16
244

457
673
566
37
132
30,506
8,626
5,522
29,807
13
675
322
8,286
1,593
388
3,595
3
13
50
422
964
7,099
5,337
769
609
59
18,920
347
5
6,351
14,191
5,508
3,951
1,272
105
70,151
2,419
10,434
3,494
1,531
4,160
2,346
14,430
7,697
3,431
1,906
5,335
D
NA
19,766
X
1,091
439
1,147
605
3,818
14
2,757
185
2,480
13
192

476
784
718
50
198
27,503
11,608
7,905
21,359
10
796
438
10,571
1,422
574
4,399
8
19
66
581
1,389
9,264
6,491
1,070
840
48
16,818
495
26
9,317
14,524
7,012
3,705
1,567
135
84,680
3,924
13,887
4,077
2,088
5,755
3,066
18,345
8,768
3,748
2,223
5,347
4
NA
26,562
X
1,152
656
1,242
768
4,282
12
4,880
223
2,417
35
133

344
1,442
699
34
471
38,068
17,489
10,500
31,782
13
1,593
423
16,152
2,115
542
4,258
15
37
85
897
2,003
8,436
9,367
1,124
1,068
53
24,133
1,110
25
9,552
22,226
8,177
3,256
1,704
145
61,369
4,868
13,947
4,337
1,906
5,943
3,215
24,976
8,265
4,038
2,073
8,779
8
NA
24,386
X
1,230
785
2,892
892
4,083
18
6,887
271
1,885
28
189

287
927
517
23
428
28,024
12,248
9,267
21,127
4
1,081
368
12,786
1,637
426
3,423
9
27
95
826
1,554
7,582
7,610
882
751
38
17,908
1,088
25
5,726
30,405
7,646
3,527
1,266
95
65,353
3,716
10,460
3,765
1,503
4,496
2,569
19,375
6,748
3,917
1,604
7,030
10
NA
22,405
X
1,017
597
2,575
568
4,267
14
4,102
186
1,361
39
178

227
862
498
39
454
31,879
11,663
8,712
19,659
16
1,270
287
12,917
1,176
302
4,872
6
26
82
739
1,620
7,091
8,195
769
784
33
16,182
1,735
17
6,823
26,007
6,540
3,373
1,127
122
63,352
3,606
13,852
4,795
1,465
5,851
2,514
18,477
6,821
3,936
1,630
6,998
4
NA
26,666
1,104
632
2,198
455
4,254
16
7,193
285
967
28
205

146
865
603
54
484
49,414
12,128
8,844
19,909
32
1,928
282
15,462
1,194
423
4,491
18
30
171
978
1,578
7,583
8,401
798
748
32
12,187
1,725
20
6,670
24,280
6,404
2,651
1,314
131
57,304
3,679
18,553
12,110
1,637
5,612
2,892
21,783
7,690
4,282
1,562
9,880
10
67
25,859
1,124
574
1,688
444
3,831
14
7,641
296
1,069
30
158

190
750
518
37
366
53,870
11,492
8,978
18,806
12
1,656
260
14,266
1,201
397
3,861
9
16
138
859
1,518
6,888
7,429
745
664
34
10,467
1,379
30
6,749
22,582
6,448
2,432
1,022
105
69,162
3,032
14,182
19,855
1,507
4,515
2,579
19,825
6,264
3,868
1,282
7,421
6
35
22,227
355
1,037
507
1,200
435
3,487
23
4,837
355
985
22
143

See footnotes at end of table.

Office of Immigration Statistics

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Table 3.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF BIRTH:
FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO2010 Continued
Region and country of birth
Macedonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Madagascar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malaysia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maldives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marshall Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Martinique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mauritania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mauritius. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Micronesia, Federated States. . . . .
Moldova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Monaco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mongolia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montenegro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montserrat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Morocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mozambique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Namibia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nepal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Netherlands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Netherlands Antilles. . . . . . . . . . . .
New Caledonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Zealand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nicaragua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Niger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Palau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Panama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Papua New Guinea. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Paraguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philippines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Portugal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Qatar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Russia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rwanda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Kitts-Nevis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Lucia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. . .
Samoa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sao Tome and Principe. . . . . . . . . .
Saudi Arabia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senegal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Serbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Serbia and Montenegro 2 . . . . . . . .
Seychelles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sierra Leone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Slovenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Solomon Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Somalia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
See footnotes at end of table.

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Office of Immigration Statistics

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

921
61
70
2,439
9
119
57
D
22
117
84
205,560
9
2,068
9
102
X
61
4,958
48
54
945
1,679
114
6
1,205
19,634
1,330
8,253
547
55
16,393
3
1,867
26
401
11,062
52,919
11,769
1,609
125
6,628
20,313
148
463
674
559
165
D
1,178
663
X
6,203
18
1,878
1,100
809
142
7
3,007

821
43
56
2,124
9
105
44
26
19
124
83
218,822
D
2,103
17
135
X
42
3,387
54
46
1,137
1,549
97
5
1,117
10,659
1,263
8,105
431
61
13,694
10
1,680
26
356
11,918
51,040
12,711
1,313
108
4,887
20,771
217
342
583
480
157
D
1,014
530
X
10,387
20
2,246
1,033
725
140
7
4,535

653
40
62
1,200
15
124
37
26
14
131
57
115,585
4
1,151
3
153
X
36
3,137
36
40
2,095
981
59
D
877
4,094
808
7,872
320
76
9,415
8
1,164
34
207
9,409
45,250
10,510
808
72
3,655
13,935
109
310
488
322
178
D
735
522
X
2,994
16
1,492
582
674
64
5
2,444

775
54
83
1,987
7
163
57
48
26
170
65
175,411
5
1,507
7
229
X
33
4,128
59
40
2,878
1,303
72
D
1,131
4,009
62
9,374
405
122
12,086
6
1,417
19
328
11,794
57,846
14,326
1,069
125
4,571
17,410
163
299
616
400
203
9
906
769
X
3,331
25
1,596
966
800
88
6
3,929

1,070
60
131
2,632
6
277
74
32
37
275
99
161,445
6
3,506
7
323
X
50
4,411
54
63
3,158
1,815
116
5
1,293
3,305
126
10,597
423
101
14,926
8
1,815
44
516
15,676
60,746
15,351
1,125
174
7,103
18,055
276
342
832
625
173
8
1,210
913
X
5,202
16
2,731
1,204
965
114
3
5,829

1,317
72
131
2,281
D
408
70
53
30
720
108
173,749
12
3,036
D
497
X
90
4,949
78
56
3,733
1,651
100
7
1,100
4,145
116
13,459
481
155
17,418
8
2,418
30
719
21,718
74,606
17,051
1,409
226
7,137
13,159
502
458
1,212
756
283
6
1,542
1,367
X
5,891
15
3,572
997
1,111
115
5
9,462

1,227
53
123
2,149
9
412
53
48
23
651
88
148,640
7
1,356
6
530
66
4,513
81
57
3,472
1,368
93
5
1,047
3,716
97
12,448
343
103
13,492
11
1,916
31
545
17,699
72,596
10,355
1,019
138
5,802
9,426
357
347
928
567
290
7
1,171
1,024
3,586
7
1,999
985
763
87
10
6,251

1,107
77
133
1,945
D
523
66
39
24
844
83
189,989
13
1,692
7
659
61
4,425
69
46
4,093
1,240
78
5
893
3,614
107
12,475
350
70
19,719
6
1,678
15
481
15,184
54,030
8,354
772
151
4,930
11,695
378
363
946
568
227
7
1,194
1,149
3,255
16
2,795
922
653
79
7
10,745

1,128
71
164
2,014
6
576
58
48
24
597
110
164,920
16
2,295
D
831
43
5,447
66
53
4,514
1,499
97
13
947
4,137
183
15,253
407
74
21,555
16
1,806
19
530
16,957
60,029
8,754
946
134
4,910
8,238
952
310
1,027
591
250
11
1,418
1,524
3,166
10
2,687
832
706
108
D
13,390

963
80
164
1,714
D
528
74
37
15
495
84
139,120
10
1,981
12
594
120
27
5,013
53
60
7,115
1,321
77
6
919
3,565
96
13,376
334
63
18,258
18
1,536
30
467
14,247
58,173
7,643
755
148
4,003
6,718
489
339
872
576
219
10
1,263
1,285
20
2,196
8
2,011
774
538
74
6
4,558

Table 3.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF BIRTH:
FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO2010 Continued
Region and country of birth
South Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Soviet Union (former). . . . . . . . . . .
Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sri Lanka. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sudan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Suriname. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Swaziland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sweden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Switzerland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Syria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Taiwan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tajikistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thailand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tonga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trinidad and Tobago. . . . . . . . . . . .
Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkmenistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turks and Caicos Islands . . . . . . . .
U.S. Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uganda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ukraine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Arab Emirates. . . . . . . . . . .
United Kingdom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uruguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uzbekistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Venezuela. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vietnam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yemen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zambia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zimbabwe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All other countries . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

4,090
2,707
1,711
1,505
1,650
245
18
1,682
1,298
3,350
12,120
187
476
4,245
487
327
6,618
438
3,215
94
33
6
457
20,914
460
18,278
63
541
2,031
5,170
35,419
1,607
295
475
42
2,311

3,861
2,403
1,361
1,529
2,921
247
12
1,376
1,004
2,557
9,775
181
577
4,144
935
331
5,738
540
3,375
93
31
9
575
21,190
472
16,297
64
536
2,317
5,228
33,563
1,227
308
484
52
2,622

2,210
1,072
917
1,246
1,883
180
23
963
632
1,938
6,917
137
554
3,126
1,187
238
4,138
353
3,029
84
26
4
455
11,633
380
9,527
32
469
1,445
4,018
22,087
1,382
280
358
32
1,201

3,370
929
1,339
1,431
3,211
166
15
1,270
855
2,256
9,005
167
747
4,318
2,041
327
5,384
457
3,835
117
28
13
721
14,156
586
14,915
57
787
1,995
6,220
31,524
1,760
359
628
33
3,227

4,536
2,899
1,888
1,894
5,231
300
16
1,517
1,092
2,831
9,196
207
829
5,505
1,523
309
6,568
495
4,614
148
34
8
858
22,745
812
19,800
183
1,154
2,887
10,645
32,784
3,366
499
923
52
5,303

3,201
6,229
1,971
2,191
5,504
314
11
1,376
983
2,918
8,086
239
949
11,749
1,720
437
8,854
510
4,941
248
52
7
1,372
17,140
1,006
17,207
333
1,664
4,015
11,341
30,691
4,308
672
1,049
40
2,734

2,988
5,090
1,578
1,831
2,930
197
13
1,145
705
2,385
8,990
172
832
8,751
1,565
438
6,829
417
4,425
217
31
3
1,122
11,001
758
14,545
171
1,418
4,665
10,692
28,691
2,396
576
1,057
28
1,394

2,723
5,270
1,621
1,935
3,598
218
18
1,019
720
2,641
9,073
231
838
6,637
1,661
365
5,937
410
4,210
274
35
D
1,174
10,813
693
14,348
216
1,451
6,375
10,514
31,497
1,872
613
953
25
1,394

3,171
5,911
1,769
2,009
3,577
227
42
1,138
798
2,442
8,038
265
2,773
10,444
1,680
379
6,256
416
4,958
290
31
3
1,364
11,223
697
15,748
181
1,775
5,467
11,154
29,234
3,134
704
983
40
1,366

2,758
4,978
1,684
2,036
2,397
216
22
1,097
675
2,555
6,732
299
1,850
9,384
1,563
343
5,435
418
4,483
224
29
D
1,085
8,477
779
12,792
201
1,331
4,770
9,409
30,632
3,591
628
1,274
28
1,330

NA Not available
X Not applicable.
- Represents zero.
1
Data for South Korea prior to Fiscal Year 2009 include a small number of cases from North Korea.
2
Yugoslavia (unknown republic) prior to February 7, 2003.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Office of Immigration Statistics

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Table 4.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY STATE OR TERRITORY OF RESIDENCE:
FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010
State or territory of residence

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
District of Columbia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nevada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pennsylvania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Puerto Rico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washington. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West Virginia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wisconsin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,058,902
2,246
1,389
16,197
2,561
281,469
12,451
12,089
1,847
3,034
104,148
19,370
1,720
6,282
2,285
48,087
5,980
5,014
4,018
4,525
3,751
1,185
21,919
28,847
21,386
11,091
1,338
7,574
484
3,839
9,459
2,578
59,587
5,186
113,698
13,861
556
14,653
3,471
9,560
21,328
3,426
2,802
2,862
668
6,234
85,905
5,218
950
26,767
22,977
736
8,442
306
1,531
15

1,059,356
2,562
1,557
17,588
2,531
289,422
12,027
11,213
1,856
2,719
90,460
20,496
1,685
5,478
2,229
47,095
6,838
5,570
4,500
4,667
3,176
1,265
23,677
31,498
21,724
13,477
1,145
8,585
419
3,655
9,447
2,995
57,478
3,374
114,531
12,868
770
13,827
4,215
12,083
19,428
3,053
3,048
2,952
899
5,674
88,142
4,871
1,003
25,319
25,631
635
6,486
278
1,227
8

703,542
1,689
1,188
10,955
1,903
175,579
10,661
8,274
1,487
2,491
52,770
10,794
1,355
4,899
1,686
32,413
5,241
3,419
3,804
3,038
2,214
992
17,770
20,127
13,515
8,406
729
6,160
453
2,827
6,336
1,868
40,699
2,336
89,538
9,451
331
9,787
2,385
6,946
14,606
3,110
2,492
1,942
487
3,367
53,412
3,159
550
19,726
17,935
483
4,357
253
1,140
7

957,883
2,247
1,261
19,507
2,288
253,858
11,255
12,335
1,705
2,148
76,178
16,681
1,275
6,405
2,299
46,896
6,262
4,067
4,139
3,820
3,095
1,322
20,549
28,067
18,851
12,097
1,312
7,050
452
3,002
8,798
2,280
50,699
3,076
103,151
11,036
591
12,072
3,578
8,540
18,813
4,760
3,740
2,672
747
5,844
92,440
4,346
814
22,104
19,758
634
5,580
304
1,077
6

1,122,257
4,200
1,524
18,986
2,698
232,014
11,975
15,334
2,991
2,457
122,915
31,527
1,436
6,480
2,768
52,415
6,913
4,535
4,512
5,265
3,776
1,907
22,868
34,232
23,591
15,449
1,829
8,742
589
2,996
9,823
3,298
56,176
3,513
136,815
16,710
864
16,892
4,702
9,623
28,902
3,623
3,852
5,028
881
8,960
95,951
5,082
1,042
27,095
26,480
847
7,907
321
937
9

1,266,129
4,277
1,554
21,529
2,924
264,667
12,713
18,697
2,263
3,775
155,986
32,202
1,716
7,499
2,377
52,452
8,122
4,085
4,277
5,504
2,693
1,717
30,199
35,558
20,907
18,249
1,480
6,852
505
3,795
14,713
2,987
65,931
3,805
180,157
18,987
649
16,585
4,590
9,188
25,950
4,093
4,778
5,291
1,013
10,037
89,027
5,749
894
38,483
23,803
763
8,339
376
1,366
1

1,052,415
3,393
1,617
17,528
2,722
228,941
11,039
12,932
2,085
2,541
126,277
27,353
1,438
7,236
2,044
41,971
6,639
3,103
4,141
4,340
3,475
1,488
24,255
30,555
18,727
13,814
1,593
6,459
575
3,066
12,308
2,272
55,834
3,112
136,739
15,469
496
14,078
4,269
7,905
22,811
2,917
3,354
4,788
668
8,942
77,278
5,168
791
29,682
22,657
721
7,381
380
1,047
1

1,107,126
3,877
1,534
20,638
2,997
238,444
12,741
12,190
2,295
2,652
133,445
27,769
1,305
6,572
2,766
42,723
8,028
3,696
5,344
5,315
4,011
1,617
27,062
30,369
17,947
15,832
1,679
7,078
543
3,668
11,768
2,466
53,997
3,509
143,679
15,174
662
14,595
4,306
9,028
23,646
3,287
3,735
4,241
773
8,348
89,811
6,087
771
30,257
23,170
798
7,306
458
1,117
-

1,130,818
3,891
1,608
20,997
2,942
227,876
12,841
13,632
2,184
2,934
127,006
28,396
1,427
6,929
3,120
41,889
9,087
3,963
5,319
5,260
4,299
1,675
26,722
32,607
18,919
18,020
1,652
7,142
553
3,989
12,334
2,483
58,879
3,887
150,722
18,562
843
15,375
5,007
9,026
24,105
4,084
4,156
4,747
1,271
9,042
95,384
6,466
792
29,825
27,562
734
6,727
429
1,495
2

1,042,625
3,740
1,703
18,243
2,684
208,446
12,489
12,222
2,198
2,897
107,276
24,833
1,383
7,037
2,556
37,909
8,539
4,245
5,501
4,930
4,397
1,349
26,450
31,069
18,579
12,408
1,709
7,151
457
4,400
10,803
2,556
56,920
3,528
147,999
16,112
1,058
13,585
4,627
7,997
24,130
4,283
4,027
4,401
987
8,156
87,750
6,085
867
28,607
22,283
729
6,189
452
1,694
-

- Represents zero.
1
Includes U.S. territories and armed forces posts.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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Office of Immigration Statistics

Table 5.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA (CBSA) OF RESIDENCE:
FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 (Ranked by 2010 LPR Flow)
Geographic area

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,058,902
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island,
NY-NJ-PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
157,400
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA. . . .
121,853
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL. . .
73,990
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria,
DC-VA-MD-WV. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
39,543
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI. . . . . . . . .
45,916
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. . . . . . .
39,310
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX. . . . . . . . .
27,901
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. . . . . . . . . . .
24,649
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH . . . . . . . .
23,748
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA . . . . . . .
15,432
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA . . . . . .
22,208
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA . . . . . .
29,354
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington,
PA-NJ-DE-MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16,154
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. . . . . . . . . . . .
15,658
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA. . . . . .
18,362
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14,681
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ. . . . . . . . . . . .
11,853
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,235
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI. . .
9,222
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
7,507
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. . . . . . .
8,507
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO . . . . . . . . . . .
8,016
Baltimore-Towson, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,611
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA . . .
11,850
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA . . . . .
8,911
Austin-Round Rock, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,459
Honolulu, HI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,842
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA . . .
3,657
San Antonio, TX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,946
El Paso, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6,297
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT. . . . . . . . .
4,665
Columbus, OH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,961
Kansas City, MO-KS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,052
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC. . . . . . .
3,188
Raleigh-Cary, NC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,013
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN.
2,502
San Juan-Caguas-Guaynabo, PR. . . . . . . . . .
3,079
Salt Lake City, UT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,332
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT . . .
3,942
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,036
Saint Louis, MO-IL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,933
Jacksonville, FL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,645
Worcester, MA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,380
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH. . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,146
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA. . . . . . .
5,240
Stockton, CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
3,222
Fresno, CA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
4,148
Tucson, AZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,125
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN . . . . . . . . .
2,737
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC.
2,064
Other CBSAs. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
189,578
Other metropolitan areas. . . . . . . . . . . . .
161,663
Other micropolitan areas. . . . . . . . . . . . .
27,915
Non-CBSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
14,818
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
24

1,059,356

703,542

957,883

1,122,257

1,266,129

1,052,415

1,107,126

1,130,818

1,042,625

154,414
133,397
62,494

117,479
79,584
36,590

138,572
110,822
49,803

172,839
98,236
79,548

224,427
120,875
98,911

175,742
95,410
78,169

179,981
96,492
87,786

189,860
97,539
83,936

186,086
87,443
69,420

38,254
44,652
36,339
29,680
23,828
25,533
16,600
22,365
28,067

29,643
30,555
26,221
16,133
15,541
16,555
8,506
12,779
13,420

32,274
43,845
37,232
34,996
25,232
22,712
12,970
20,031
21,210

37,142
49,015
33,876
34,788
28,958
27,133
25,347
19,299
19,557

54,543
49,747
38,344
31,555
26,624
28,468
25,269
17,270
18,258

40,703
39,503
35,644
26,851
23,264
24,676
22,055
18,288
19,255

42,832
39,826
36,120
30,514
26,443
24,687
22,329
20,491
21,022

42,567
38,840
32,304
32,022
29,022
26,346
23,344
20,779
18,677

41,322
35,109
31,761
30,844
26,006
24,969
20,447
19,769
18,619

14,734
17,211
19,705
14,282
12,566
5,726
11,450
7,530
8,501
8,032
6,607
10,970
10,692
5,602
4,201
3,998
4,932
4,057
4,192
3,563
3,519
3,198
2,495
2,433
2,817
3,342
3,730
2,492
5,599
3,462
2,907
4,306
4,870
2,872
5,211
2,409
2,547
1,988
190,879
162,954
27,925
14,081
25

11,285
12,647
10,711
9,181
7,478
4,108
7,125
4,966
4,064
7,068
4,974
6,556
6,013
3,425
3,733
3,094
3,322
2,490
3,031
3,182
3,121
2,309
1,937
1,511
2,854
1,914
2,868
2,036
3,617
1,812
1,857
2,612
2,966
2,157
3,562
1,651
1,783
1,755
129,153
109,656
19,497
10,594
14

14,699
13,825
17,473
12,665
12,710
6,018
10,181
7,010
7,238
7,311
5,852
9,124
7,340
4,275
4,908
4,637
3,684
4,157
4,735
3,703
3,492
2,744
2,629
2,415
4,324
2,703
4,080
2,364
4,198
2,841
2,844
3,214
4,519
3,434
4,873
3,528
2,423
2,161
175,195
149,686
25,509
12,643
15

22,675
18,939
15,519
15,862
13,416
10,427
12,954
7,826
11,841
7,805
6,959
12,366
8,927
5,424
4,956
4,976
4,584
3,736
6,187
5,040
3,640
4,312
3,644
3,997
3,323
3,254
4,730
2,529
5,830
4,464
3,616
4,547
3,621
3,317
3,969
2,633
3,163
2,671
214,822
184,895
29,927
13,995
23

20,754
17,094
19,466
14,040
15,232
17,409
15,861
12,705
13,543
8,401
8,627
12,751
8,209
4,974
5,728
5,936
4,346
4,295
7,654
5,568
3,551
4,851
3,917
4,939
3,703
3,566
5,498
3,152
3,793
3,877
3,678
3,773
4,093
4,297
4,772
2,908
3,384
2,917
223,037
190,226
32,811
15,512
27

18,455
16,862
16,779
12,875
11,955
14,618
11,903
10,373
10,730
7,384
6,896
9,755
6,882
4,551
5,507
4,426
4,143
4,004
5,149
4,769
3,146
4,103
3,447
4,226
2,581
3,052
3,901
2,721
3,617
3,656
2,964
3,135
3,818
3,545
4,124
2,662
3,096
3,054
190,740
162,741
27,999
13,225
26

18,914
17,090
17,792
11,801
14,246
13,956
13,406
9,507
10,089
8,408
8,214
9,434
7,611
5,799
5,026
4,689
4,872
4,746
4,660
5,402
3,773
4,262
3,438
3,871
2,949
3,668
3,754
3,386
3,799
3,475
2,935
3,084
3,884
3,507
4,472
2,934
2,879
2,831
206,190
175,362
30,828
13,828
22

18,936
20,712
17,010
12,856
14,349
11,408
14,958
10,307
10,296
8,468
8,268
9,358
7,844
5,698
5,000
5,187
4,917
4,593
5,334
6,006
4,085
4,844
4,094
4,498
3,740
4,241
4,216
4,108
3,792
3,659
3,146
3,081
3,535
3,240
3,567
3,569
2,978
2,918
212,196
179,988
32,208
14,556
14

18,253
16,866
14,926
12,682
12,542
10,676
10,434
9,004
8,818
8,214
8,207
8,047
6,732
5,434
5,169
4,912
4,740
4,646
4,587
4,460
4,299
4,178
3,917
3,897
3,894
3,879
3,869
3,606
3,553
3,503
3,283
3,111
3,104
3,017
3,010
2,926
2,814
2,750
195,454
166,776
28,678
13,406
11

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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Table 6.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY TYPE AND MAJOR CLASS OF ADMISSION:
FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Type and class of admission
TOTAL
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Family-sponsored preferences. . . . . . . . . . . .
First: Unmarried sons/daughters of U.S.
citizens and their children . . . . . . . . . . . .
Second: Spouses, children, and unmarried
sons/daughters of alien residents . . . . . .
Third: Married sons/daughters of U.S.
citizens and their spouses and children. . .
Fourth: Brothers/sisters of U.S. citizens
(at least 21 years of age) and their
spouses and children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens. . . . . . . .
Spouses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-based preferences. . . . . . . . . . .
First: Priority workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Second: Professionals with advanced
degrees or aliens of exceptional ability. . .
Third: Skilled workers, professionals, and
unskilled workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fourth: Certain special immigrants. . . . . . .
Fifth: Employment creation (investors). . . . .
Diversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Refugees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asylees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parolees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children born abroad to alien residents. . . . .
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American
Relief Act (NACARA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cancellation of removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act
(HRIFA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
ADJUSTMENTS OF STATUS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Family-sponsored preferences. . . . . . . . . . . .
First: Unmarried sons/daughters of U.S.
citizens and their children . . . . . . . . . . . .
Second: Spouses, children, and unmarried
sons/daughters of alien residents . . . . . .
Third: Married sons/daughters of U.S.
citizens and their spouses and children. . .
Fourth: Brothers/sisters of U.S. citizens
(at least 21 years of age) and their
spouses and children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens. . . . . . . .
Spouses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children 1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-based preferences. . . . . . . . . . .
First: Priority workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Second: Professionals with advanced
degrees or aliens of exceptional ability. . .
Third: Skilled workers, professionals, and
unskilled workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fourth: Certain special immigrants. . . . . . .
Fifth: Employment creation (investors). . . . .
See footnotes at end of table.

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2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

1,058,902
231,699

1,059,356
186,880

703,542
158,796

957,883
214,355

1,122,257
212,970

1,266,129
222,229

1,052,415
194,900

1,107,126
227,761

1,130,818
211,859

1,042,625
214,589

27,003

23,517

21,471

26,380

24,729

25,432

22,858

26,173

23,965

26,998

112,015

84,785

53,195

93,609

100,139

112,051

86,151

103,456

98,567

92,088

24,830

21,041

27,287

28,695

22,953

21,491

20,611

29,273

25,930

32,817

67,851
439,972
268,294
91,275
80,403
178,655
41,672

57,537
483,676
293,219
96,941
93,516
173,777
34,168

56,843
331,286
183,796
77,948
69,542
81,714
14,453

65,671
417,815
252,193
88,088
77,534
155,317
31,291

65,149
436,115
259,144
94,858
82,113
246,865
64,731

63,255
580,348
339,843
120,064
120,441
159,075
36,960

65,280
494,920
274,358
103,828
116,734
161,733
26,697

68,859
488,483
265,671
101,342
121,470
164,741
36,678

63,397
535,554
317,129
98,270
120,155
140,903
40,924

62,686
476,414
271,909
88,297
116,208
148,343
41,055

42,550

44,316

15,406

32,534

42,597

21,911

44,162

70,046

45,552

53,946

85,847
8,395
191
41,989
96,870
11,111
5,349
899

88,002
7,149
142
42,820
115,601
10,197
6,018
783

46,415
5,376
64
46,335
34,362
10,402
4,196
743

85,969
5,394
129
50,084
61,013
10,217
7,121
707

129,070
10,121
346
46,234
112,676
30,286
7,715
571

89,922
9,533
749
44,471
99,609
116,845
4,569
623

85,030
5,038
806
42,127
54,942
81,183
1,999
597

48,903
7,754
1,360
41,761
90,030
76,362
1,172
637

40,398
10,341
3,688
47,879
118,836
58,532
2,385
587

39,762
11,100
2,480
49,763
92,741
43,550
1,592
716

18,663
22,188

9,307
23,642

2,498
28,990

2,292
32,702

1,155
20,785

661
29,516

340
14,927

296
11,128

296
8,156

248
8,180

10,064
1,443

5,345
1,310

1,406
2,814

2,451
3,809

2,820
4,065

3,375
4,808

2,448
2,299

1,580
3,175

552
5,279

386
6,103

648,086
72,913

675,067
63,363

345,209
29,032

583,921
64,427

738,302
70,459

819,248
79,709

621,047
52,059

640,568
56,899

667,776
39,787

566,576
26,279

9,523

8,648

5,241

7,782

6,389

8,275

7,358

5,650

5,112

3,922

54,097

44,888

17,966

45,669

55,362

62,507

37,046

41,881

24,597

11,716

3,214

3,583

2,370

4,672

4,164

3,954

3,126

3,811

3,306

4,465

6,079
271,037
209,791
34,792
26,454
137,276
29,592

6,244
305,304
238,367
35,251
31,686
133,755
24,587

3,455
177,192
137,659
20,944
18,589
52,139
8,089

6,304
269,964
209,358
30,706
29,900
128,232
27,060

4,544
266,851
208,758
30,738
27,355
219,987
60,240

4,973
357,127
275,676
43,826
37,625
121,586
32,060

4,529
277,188
211,843
31,351
33,994
133,082
23,802

5,557
251,090
191,197
25,465
34,428
149,527
35,082

6,772
309,073
242,123
28,586
38,364
127,121
39,420

6,176
252,842
189,460
22,750
40,632
136,010
39,070

36,017

38,993

12,969

31,134

41,109

20,939

42,991

68,832

44,336

52,388

65,281
6,258
128

64,554
5,530
91

26,962
4,094
25

65,875
4,094
69

109,713
8,737
188

60,390
7,917
280

62,642
3,332
315

38,981
6,301
331

33,525
8,855
985

34,433
9,384
735

Table 6.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY TYPE AND MAJOR CLASS OF ADMISSION:
FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Type and class of admission
Diversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Refugees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asylees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parolees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children born abroad to alien residents. . . . .
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American
Relief Act (NACARA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cancellation of removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act
(HRIFA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
NEW ARRIVALS
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Family-sponsored preferences. . . . . . . . . . . .
First: Unmarried sons/daughters of U.S.
citizens and their children . . . . . . . . . . . .
Second: Spouses, children, and unmarried
sons/daughters of alien residents . . . . . .
Third: Married sons/daughters of U.S.
citizens and their spouses and children. . .
Fourth: Brothers/sisters of U.S. citizens
(at least 21 years of age) and their
spouses and children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens. . . . . . . .
Spouses. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children 1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-based preferences. . . . . . . . . . .
First: Priority workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Second: Professionals with advanced
degrees or aliens of exceptional ability. . .
Third: Skilled workers, professionals, and
unskilled workers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fourth: Certain special immigrants. . . . . . .
Fifth: Employment creation (investors). . . . .
Diversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Refugees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asylees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parolees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children born abroad to alien residents. . . . .
Nicaraguan Adjustment and Central American
Relief Act (NACARA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cancellation of removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act
(HRIFA) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

1,942
96,870
11,111
5,349
-

1,986
115,601
10,197
6,018
-

2,591
34,362
10,402
4,196
-

2,031
61,013
10,217
7,121
-

1,850
112,676
30,286
7,715
-

1,853
99,609
116,845
4,569
-

1,360
54,942
81,183
1,999
-

1,440
90,030
76,362
1,172
-

1,277
118,836
58,532
2,385
-

1,571
92,741
43,550
1,592
-

18,663
22,188

9,307
23,642

2,498
28,990

2,292
32,702

1,155
20,785

661
29,516

340
14,927

296
11,128

296
8,156

248
8,180

10,064
673

5,345
549

1,406
2,401

2,451
3,471

2,820
3,718

3,375
4,398

2,448
1,519

1,580
1,044

552
1,761

386
3,177

410,816
158,786

384,289
123,517

358,333
129,764

373,962
149,928

383,955
142,511

446,881
142,520

431,368
142,841

466,558
170,862

463,042
172,072

476,049
188,310

17,480

14,869

16,230

18,598

18,340

17,157

15,500

20,523

18,853

23,076

57,918

39,897

35,229

47,940

44,777

49,544

49,105

61,575

73,970

80,372

21,616

17,458

24,917

24,023

18,789

17,537

17,485

25,462

22,624

28,352

61,772
168,935
58,503
56,483
53,949
41,379
12,080

51,293
178,372
54,852
61,690
61,830
40,022
9,581

53,388
154,094
46,137
57,004
50,953
29,575
6,364

59,367
147,851
42,835
57,382
47,634
27,085
4,231

60,605
169,264
50,386
64,120
54,758
26,878
4,491

58,282
223,221
64,167
76,238
82,816
37,489
4,900

60,751
217,732
62,515
72,477
82,740
28,651
2,895

63,302
237,393
74,474
75,877
87,042
15,214
1,596

56,625
226,481
75,006
69,684
81,791
13,782
1,504

56,510
223,572
82,449
65,547
75,576
12,333
1,985

6,533

5,323

2,437

1,400

1,488

972

1,171

1,214

1,216

1,558

20,566
2,137
63
40,047
899

23,448
1,619
51
40,834
783

19,453
1,282
39
43,744
743

20,094
1,300
60
48,053
707

19,357
1,384
158
44,384
571

29,532
1,616
469
42,618
623

22,388
1,706
491
40,767
597

9,922
1,453
1,029
40,321
637

6,873
1,486
2,703
46,602
587

5,329
1,716
1,745
48,192
716

770

761

413

338

347

410

780

2,131

3,518

2,926

- Represents zero.
1
Includes orphans.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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Table 7.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY TYPE AND DETAILED CLASS OF ADMISSION:
FISCAL YEAR 2010 Continued
Type and class of admission
Total, all immigrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Family-sponsored preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
First: Unmarried sons/daughters of U.S. citizens and their children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unmarried Amerasian sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, new arrivals (A11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unmarried sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, new arrivals (F11). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unmarried sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, adjustments (F16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unmarried sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, new arrivals, self petitioning (B11). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unmarried sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, adjustments, self petitioning (B16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of F11 or F16, new arrivals (F12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of F11 or F16, adjustments (F17). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Second: Spouses, children, and unmarried sons/daughters of alien residents. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of alien residents, subject to country limits, new arrivals (F21). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of alien residents, subject to country limits, adjustments (F26) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of alien residents, subject to country limits, new arrivals, self petitioning (B21). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of alien residents, subject to country limits, adjustments, self petitioning (B26) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of alien residents, subject to country limits, new arrivals, conditional (C21). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of alien residents, exempt from country limits, new arrivals (FX1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of alien residents, exempt from country limits, adjustments (FX6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of alien residents, exempt from country limits, adjustments, self petitioning (BX6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of alien residents, exempt from country limits, adjustments, conditional (CX6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of alien residents, subject to country limits, new arrivals (F22). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of alien residents, subject to country limits, adjustments (F27). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of alien residents, subject to country limits, new arrivals, self petitioning (B22) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of alien residents, subject to country limits, adjustments, self petitioning (B27). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of B21, B22, B26, or B27, subject to country limits, new arrivals (B23). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of B21, B22, B26, or B27, subject to country limits, adjustments (B28). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of F21, F22, F26, or F27, subject to country limits, new arrivals (F23). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of F21, F22, F26, or F27, subject to country limits, adjustments (F28). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of C24 or C29, subject to country limits, adjustments, conditional (C20). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of B24 or B29, subject to country limits, adjustments (B20). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of F24 or F29, subject to country limits, new arrivals (F25). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of F24 or F29, subject to country limits, adjustments (F20). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of alien residents, exempt from country limits, new arrivals (FX2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of alien residents, exempt from country limits, adjustments (FX7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of alien residents, exempt from country limits, adjustments, self petitioning (BX7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of BX1, BX2, BX6, or BX7, exempt from country limits, adjustments (BX8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of FX1, FX2, FX7, or FX8, exempt from country limits, new arrivals (FX3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of FX1, FX2, FX7, or FX8, exempt from country limits, adjustments (FX8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unmarried sons/daughters of alien residents, subject to country limits, new arrivals (F24) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unmarried sons/daughters of alien residents, subject to country limits, adjustments (F29). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unmarried sons/daughters of alien residents, subject to country limits, new arrivals, self petitioning (B24). . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unmarried sons/daughters of alien residents, subject to country limits, adjustments, self petitioning (B29). . . . . . . . . . . .
Unmarried step-children of alien residents, subject to country limits, adjustments, conditional (C29) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Third: Married sons/daughters of U.S. citizens and their spouses and children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Married sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, new arrivals (F31). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Married sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, new arrivals, conditional (C31) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Married sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, adjustments (F36). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Married sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, adjustments, conditional (C36). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Married sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, adjustments, self petitioning (B36) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of married sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, new arrivals (F32). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of married sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, adjustments (F37) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of C31 or C36, new arrivals, conditional (C32) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of married sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, new arrivals (F33). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of married sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, adjustments (F38). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fourth: Brothers/sisters of U.S. citizens (at least 21 years of age) and their spouses and children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brothers/sisters of U.S. citizens, new arrivals (F41). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brothers/sisters of U.S. citizens, adjustments (F46). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of brothers/sisters of U.S. citizens, new arrivals (F42). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of brothers/sisters of U.S. citizens, adjustments (F47) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of brothers/sisters of U.S. citizens, new arrivals (F43). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of brothers/sisters of U.S. citizens, adjustments (F48). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
See footnotes at end of table.

20

Office of Immigration Statistics

Total

Adjustments
of status

New
arrivals

1,042,625
214,589
26,998
D
14,294
3,567
D
5
8,771
350
92,088
7,837
2,197
16
708
D
8,041
1,493
341
D
9,339
1,681
11
163
9
98
5,880
90
7
32
14,982
290
16,239
1,132
72
94
2,050
123
15,965
3,185
D
6
D
32,817
7,987
D
1,885
D
D
D
1,549
D
13,082
1,028
62,686
19,145
3,463
13,774
1,584
23,591
1,129

566,576
26,279
3,922
3,567
5
350
11,716
2,197
708
1,493
341
D
1,681
163
98
90
7
32
290
1,132
72
94
123
3,185
6
D
4,465
1,885
D
D
1,549
1,028
6,176
3,463
1,584
1,129

476,049
188,310
23,076
D
14,294
D
8,771
80,372
7,837
16
D
8,041
9,339
11
9
5,880
14,982
16,239
2,050
15,965
D
28,352
7,987
D
D
D
13,082
56,510
19,145
13,774
23,591
-

Table 7.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY TYPE AND DETAILED CLASS OF ADMISSION:
FISCAL YEAR 2010 Continued
Type and class of admission
Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses, new arrivals (IR1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses, adjustments (IR6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses, new arrivals, conditional (CR1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses, adjustments, conditional (CR6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses, new arrivals, self petitioning (IB1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses, adjustments, self petitioning (IB6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses, widows or widowers, new arrivals (IW1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses, widows or widowers, adjustments (IW6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses, entered as fianc(e), adjustments, conditional (CF1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses, entered as fianc(e), adjustments (IF1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children, new arrivals (IR2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children, adjustments (IR7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children, new arrivals, conditional (CR2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children, adjustments, conditional (CR7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children, Amerasian, new arrivals (AR1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children, Amerasian, adjustments (AR6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children, new arrivals, self petitioning (IB2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children, adjustments, self petitioning (IB7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of IB1 or IB6, new arrivals (IB3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of IB1 or IB6, adjustments (IB8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of IW1 or IW6, new arrivals (IW2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of IW1 or IW6, adjustments (IW7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Step-children of CF1, adjustments (CF2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of IF1, adjustments (IF2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children adopted abroad under the Hague Convention, new arrivals (IH3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children to be adopted under the Hague Convention, new arrivals (IH4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Orphans adopted abroad, new arrivals (IR3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Orphans adopted abroad, adjustments (IR8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Orphans to be adopted, new arrivals (IR4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Orphans to be adopted, adjustments (IR9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parents of adult U.S. citizens, new arrivals (IR5) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parents of adult U.S. citizens, adjustments (IR0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parents battered or abused, of U.S. citizens, new arrivals, self petitioning (IB5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parents battered or abused, of U.S. citizens, adjustments, self petitioning (IB0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment-based preferences. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
First: Priority workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aliens with extraordinary ability, new arrivals (E11) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aliens with extraordinary ability, adjustments (E16). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outstanding professors or researchers, new arrivals (E12) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Outstanding professors or researchers, adjustments (E17). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Multinational executives or managers, new arrivals (E13) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Multinational executives or managers, adjustments (E18). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of E11, E12, E13, E16, E17, or E18, new arrivals (E14). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of E11, E12, E13, E16, E17, or E18, adjustments (E19) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of E11, E12, E13, E16, E17, or E18, new arrivals (E15). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of E11, E12, E13, E16, E17, or E18, adjustments (E10). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Second: Professionals with advanced degrees or aliens of exceptional ability . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professionals holding advanced degrees, new arrivals (E21) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professionals holding advanced degrees, adjustments (E26). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of E21 or E26, new arrivals (E22). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of E21 or E26, adjustments (E27) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of E21 or E26, new arrivals (E23). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of E21 or E26, adjustments (E28). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Third: Skilled workers, professionals, and needed unskilled workers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Schedule - A worker, new arrivals (EX1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Skilled workers, new arrivals (E31). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Skilled workers, adjustments (E36) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professionals with baccalaureate degrees, new arrivals (E32) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Professionals with baccalaureate degrees, adjustments (E37). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Needed unskilled workers, new arrivals (EW3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total

Adjustments
of status

New
arrivals

476,414
46,622
45,173
35,430
111,496
249
5,886
148
528
25,734
643
48,005
11,519
6,201
6,350
D
D
130
646
121
554
67
78
3,260
263
1,856
331
4,970
68
3,864
D
75,574
40,603
D
29
148,343
41,055
491
3,818
18
3,972
239
8,579
538
12,403
699
10,298
53,946
475
25,656
464
19,259
619
7,473
39,762
D
829
9,023
105
4,715
D

252,842
45,173
111,496
5,886
528
25,734
643
11,519
6,350
D
646
554
78
3,260
263
68
D
40,603
29
136,010
39,070
3,818
3,972
8,579
12,403
10,298
52,388
25,656
19,259
7,473
34,433
9,023
4,715
-

223,572
46,622
35,430
249
148
48,005
6,201
D
130
121
67
1,856
331
4,970
3,864
75,574
D
12,333
1,985
491
18
239
538
699
1,558
475
464
619
5,329
D
829
105
D

See footnotes at end of table.

Office of Immigration Statistics

21

Table 7.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY TYPE AND DETAILED CLASS OF ADMISSION:
FISCAL YEAR 2010 Continued
Type and class of admission
Needed unskilled workers, adjustments (EW8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chinese Student Protection Act (CSPA) principals, adjustments (EC6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of EX1 or EX6, adjustments (EX7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of E31, E32, E36, or E37, new arrivals (E34) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of E31, E32, E36, or E37, adjustments (E39). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of EW3 or EW8, new arrivals (EW4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of EW3 or EW8, adjustments (EW9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of E31, E32, E36, or E37, new arrivals (E35). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of E31, E32, E36, or E37, adjustments (E30) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of EW3 or EW8, new arrivals (EW5). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of EW3 or EW8, adjustments (EW0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fourth: Certain special immigrants. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Broadcast (IBCB of BBG) employees, new arrivals (BC1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Broadcast (IBCG of BBG) employees, adjustments (BC6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ministers, new arrivals (SD1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ministers, adjustments (SD6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employees of U.S. government abroad, new arrivals (SE1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employees of U.S. government abroad, adjustments (SE6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Former U.S. government employees in the Panama Canal Zone, new arrivals (SG1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Former U.S. government employees in the Panama Canal Zone, adjustments (SG6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retired employees of international organizations, new arrivals (SK1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retired employees of international organizations, adjustments (SK6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Certain surviving spouses of deceased international organization employees, adjustments (SK9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Juvenile court dependents, new arrivals (SL1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Juvenile court dependents, adjustments (SL6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retired NATO-6 civilian employees, new arrivals (SN1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retired NATO-6 civilian employees, adjustments (SN6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Religious workers, new arrivals (SR1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Religious workers, adjustments (SR6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of BC1 or BC6, new arrivals (BC2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of BC1 or BC6, adjustments (BC7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of SD1 or SD6, new arrivals (SD2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of SD1 or SD6, adjustments (SD7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of SE1 or SE6, new arrivals (SE2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of SE1 or SE6, adjustments (SE7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses or children of SF1 or SF6, adjustments (SF7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses or children of SG1 or SG6, new arrivals (SG2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of SK1 or SK6, new arrivals (SK2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of SK1 or SK6, adjustments (SK7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of SN1 of SN6, adjustments (SN7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of SR1 or SR6, new arrivals (SR2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of SR1 or SR6, adjustments (SR7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of BC1 or BC6, new arrivals (BC3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of BC1 or BC6, adjustments (BC8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of SD1 or SD6, new arrivals (SD3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of SD1 or SD6, adjustments (SD8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of SE1 or SE6, new arrivals (SE3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of SE1 or SE6, adjustments (SE8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Certain unmarried children of SK1 or SK6, new arrivals (SK3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Certain unmarried children of SK1 or SK6, adjustments (SK8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of SR1 or SR6, new arrivals (SR3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of SR1 or SR6, adjustments (SR8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Certain unmarried sons/daughters of SN1 or SN6, adjustments (SN8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fifth: Employment creation (investors). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment creation, not in targeted area, new arrivals, conditional (C51). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment creation, not in targeted area, adjustments, conditional (C56). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment creation, targeted area, pilot program, new arrivals, conditional (I51). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment creation, targeted area, pilot program, adjustments, conditional (I56) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment creation, targeted area, new arrivals, conditional (T51). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Employment creation, targeted area, adjustments, conditional (T56). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of C51 or C56, new arrivals, conditional (C52) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of C51 or C56, adjustments, conditional (C57). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of I51 or I56, new arrivals (I52). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of I51 or I56, adjustments (I57). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
See footnotes at end of table.

22

Office of Immigration Statistics

Total

Adjustments
of status

New
arrivals

2,042
D
D
1,215
10,225
102
1,079
2,641
6,616
355
728
11,100
41
80
69
2,015
337
45
D
D
4
215
D
12
1,480
D
D
70
1,674
23
43
72
904
246
20
D
D
D
67
D
39
579
42
49
134
1,201
539
41
3
226
80
734
3
2,480
31
68
518
168
32
47
D
55
392
79

2,042
D
D
10,225
1,079
6,616
728
9,384
80
2,015
45
D
215
D
1,480
D
1,674
43
904
20
D
67
D
579
49
1,201
41
226
734
3
735
68
168
47
55
79

1,215
102
2,641
355
1,716
41
69
337
D
4
12
D
70
23
72
246
D
D
39
42
134
539
3
80
1,745
31
518
32
D
392
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Table 7.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY TYPE AND DETAILED CLASS OF ADMISSION:
FISCAL YEAR 2010 Continued
Type and class of admission
Spouses of T51 or T56, new arrivals, conditional (T52). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of T51 or T56, adjustments, conditional (T57). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of R51 or R56, new arrivals, conditional (R52) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of C51 or C56, new arrivals, conditional (C53). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of C51 or C56, adjustments, conditional (C58) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of E51 or E56, adjustments (E58). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of I51 or I56, new arrivals, conditional (I53). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of I51 or I56, adjustments, conditional (I58) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of T51 or T56, new arrivals, conditional (T53) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of T51 or T56, adjustments, conditional (T58). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diversity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Principals, new arrivals (DV1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Principals, adjustments (DV6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of DV1 or DV6, new arrivals (DV2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of DV1 or DV6, adjustments (DV7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of DV1 or DV6, new arrivals (DV3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of DV1 or DV6, adjustments (DV8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Refugees and asylees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Refugees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cuban refugees (P.L. 89-732 of 1966) (CU6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Non-Cuban spouses or children of Cuban refugees (CU7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Refugee parolees (P.L. 95-412 of 1978) (R86) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other refugees (P.L. 96-212 Refugee Act of 1980) (RE6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of RE6 (RE7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of RE6 (RE8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other relatives (RE9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asylees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asylees (AS6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iraqi asylees (GA6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of AS6 (AS7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of GA6 (GA7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of AS6 (AS8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parolees . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parolees, Soviet/Indochinese (LA6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Parolees, Indochinese (ID6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children born abroad to alien residents (NA3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act (NACARA Section 202, P. L . 105-100). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Principals (NC6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of NC6 (NC7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of NC6 (NC8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unmarried sons/daughters of NC6 (NC9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cancellation of removal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sec. 244, P. L . 89-236, subject to 4,000 annual limit (Z13). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Battered spouses or children (Violence Against Women Act), P. L . 103-322 of 1994, subject to 4,000 annual limit (Z14). . . .
Salvadoran, Guatemalan and former Soviet bloc country nationals (NACARA Section 203, P.L. 105-100 of 1997) (Z15). . . . . .
Haitian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act (HRIFA, P. L . 105-277). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haitian asylum applicants (HA6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haitian parolees (HB6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haitian children without parents (HC6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haitian children orphaned in the United States (HD6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of HA6 (HA7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of HB6 (HB7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of HA6 (HA8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of HB6 (HB8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unmarried sons/daughters of HA6 (HA9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unmarried sons/daughters of HB6 (HB9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
IRCA legalization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Entered without inspection before 1/1/82 (W16) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Entered as nonimmigrant and overstayed visa before 1/1/82 (W26). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seasonal Agricultural Workers (SAW), worked at least 90 days during each year ending
May 1, 1984, 1985, and 1986 (S16). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seasonal Agricultural Workers (SAW), worked at least 90 days during the year ending on May 1, 1986 (S26). . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total

Adjustments
of status

New
arrivals

28
32
D
50
88
3
628
133
45
62
49,763
26,454
929
10,182
375
11,556
267
136,291
92,741
25,891
2,666
D
27,232
10,977
25,970
D
43,550
20,508
D
8,669
D
14,370
1,592
1,551
41
716
248
198
22
21
7
8,180
4,314
161
3,705
386
128
41
5
D
35
4
109
51
9
D
62
36
14

32
88
3
133
62
1,571
929
375
267
136,291
92,741
25,891
2,666
D
27,232
10,977
25,970
D
43,550
20,508
D
8,669
D
14,370
1,592
1,551
41
248
198
22
21
7
8,180
4,314
161
3,705
386
128
41
5
D
35
4
109
51
9
D
62
36
14

28
D
50
628
45
48,192
26,454
10,182
11,556
716
-

D
D

D
D

See footnotes at end of table.

Office of Immigration Statistics

23

Table 7.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY TYPE AND DETAILED CLASS OF ADMISSION:
FISCAL YEAR 2010 Continued
Type and class of admission

Total

Adjustments
of status

New
arrivals

IRCA legalization dependents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .


Spouses of legalized aliens, new arrivals (LB1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of legalized aliens, adjustments, conditional (CB6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of LB1 or LB6, new arrivals (LB2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of LB1 or LB6, adjustments (LB7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Amerasians, born in Vietnam between 1/1/62-1/1/76, new arrivals (AM1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses or children of AM1 or AM6, new arrivals (AM2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Individuals born under diplomatic status, adjustments (DS1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cuban Haitian entrants, adjustments (P.L. 99-603) (CH6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
American Indians born in Canada, new arrivals (S13). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Natives of Tibet who continuously resided in Nepal or India (Displaced Tibetan), new arrivals (DT1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lost citizenship through marriage, adjustments (SC6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Special immigrant interpreters who are nationals of Iraq or Afghanistan, new arrivals (SI1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Special immigrant interpreters who are nationals of Iraq or Afghanistan, adjustments (SI6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of SI1 or SI6, new arrivals (SI2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of SI1 or SI6, new arrivals (SI3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of SM1 or SM6, new arrivals (SM2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Certain Iraqis employed by US Government, new arrivals (SQ1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Certain Iraqis employed by US Government, adjustments (SQ6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of SQ1 or SQ6, new arrivals (SQ2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of SQ1 or SQ6, adjustments (SQ7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of SQ1 or SQ6, arrivals (SQ3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of SQ1 or SQ6, adjustments (SQ8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjustment of T1 nonimmigrant (ST6). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjustment of T2 nonimmigrant (ST7). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjustment of T3 nonimmigrant (ST8). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjustment of T4 nonimmigrant (ST0). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjustment of T5 nonimmigrant (ST9). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjustment of U1 nonimmigrant (SU6) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjustment of U2 nonimmigrant (SU7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjustment of U3 nonimmigrant (SU8) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjustment of U4 nonimmigrant (SU0) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Adjustment of U5 nonimmigrant (SU9) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Late amnesty applicants (Immigration Reform and Control Act) (W46). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Presumed lawfully admitted for permanent residence (XB3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children born subsequent to issuance of parents employment-based preference visa, new arrivals (XE3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children born subsequent to issuance of parents family-sponsored preference visa, new arrivals (XF3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children born subsequent to issuance of parents immediate relative of U.S. citizen visa, new arrivals (XR3). . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children born subsequent to issuance of parents visa other, new arrivals (XN3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Entered before 7/1/24, Section 249, P.L. 89-236, adjustments (Z33). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Entered 7/1/24-6/28/40, Section 249, P.L. 89-236, adjustments (Z03). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Entered 6/29/40-1/1/72, Section 249, P. L. 89-236, adjustments (Z66). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign government official who is immediate relative of U.S. citizen or special immigrant (Z83). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

18
D
D
D
D
6,023
D
15
13
4
111
D
D
33
4
33
49
D
1,204
10
513
D
846
D
306
49
144
6
6
1,541
21
485
93
25
234
D
6
21
26
58
3
D
151
D

13
D
D
3,102
13
4
D
4
10
D
D
306
49
144
6
6
1,541
21
485
93
25
234
D
3
D
151
D

5
D
D
2,921
D
15
111
D
33
33
49
D
1,204
513
846
6
21
26
58
-

D Data withheld to limit disclosure.


- Represents zero.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

24

Office of Immigration Statistics

Table 8.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY GENDER, AGE, MARITAL STATUS, AND OCCUPATION:
FISCAL YEAR 2010
Gender
Characteristic

Total

Male

Female

Unknown

AGE
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Under 1 year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 to 4 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 to 9 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10 to 14 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 29 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 39 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 49 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 59 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 to 74 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,042,625
5,215
32,377
50,823
68,164
87,005
104,323
122,040
131,148
112,119
83,090
66,319
51,751
41,827
33,990
39,415
13,010
9

471,849
2,466
16,181
25,897
35,023
43,961
45,234
50,823
59,962
53,051
37,421
28,547
21,298
16,558
13,646
16,416
5,362
3

570,771
2,749
16,196
24,925
33,141
43,044
59,089
71,216
71,186
59,067
45,668
37,771
30,453
25,269
20,344
22,999
7,648
6

5
1
1
1
1
1
-

BROAD AGE GROUPS


Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Under 16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 20 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,042,625
172,352
93,456
776,808
9

471,849
87,686
46,455
337,705
3

570,771
84,665
47,001
439,099
6

5
1
4
-

MARITAL STATUS
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Single. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Married. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Widowed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Divorced/separated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,042,625
390,470
596,959
26,097
25,077
4,022

471,849
204,770
254,333
3,137
7,496
2,113

570,771
185,698
342,625
22,960
17,581
1,907

5
2
1
2

OCCUPATION
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management, professional, and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sales and office occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Military . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
No occupation/not working outside home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Homemakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Students or children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retirees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,042,625
103,375
52,853
36,275
14,042
6,551
41,584
49
523,693
146,587
273,331
10,136
93,639
264,203

471,849
66,258
29,692
16,354
11,545
6,432
32,217
40
187,599
4,537
137,804
4,518
40,740
121,712

570,771
37,117
23,161
19,921
2,497
119
9,367
9
336,093
142,050
135,526
5,618
52,899
142,487

5
1
1
4

- Represents zero.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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Table 9.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY BROAD CLASS OF ADMISSION AND SELECTED
DEMOGRAPHIC CHARACTERISTICS: FISCAL YEAR 2010
Employmentbased
preferences

Immediate
relatives
of U.S.
citizens

Total

Familysponsored
preferences

GENDER
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Male. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,042,625
471,849
570,771
5

214,589
102,629
111,959
1

148,343
76,022
72,320
1

476,414
186,290
290,122
2

49,763
28,310
21,453
-

136,291
70,001
66,289
1

17,225
8,597
8,628
-

AGE
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Under 1 year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 to 4 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 to 9 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10 to 14 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 29 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 39 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 49 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 59 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 to 74 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,042,625
5,215
32,377
50,823
68,164
87,005
104,323
122,040
131,148
112,119
83,090
66,319
51,751
41,827
33,990
39,415
13,010
9

214,589
973
8,984
16,767
23,392
29,026
20,714
10,922
18,496
21,370
20,180
17,577
12,950
7,541
3,621
1,911
160
5

148,343
90
2,312
6,865
9,794
10,815
5,540
9,348
30,766
31,593
18,744
11,869
5,867
2,767
1,350
546
77
-

476,414
2,641
12,671
14,419
20,876
30,372
52,140
74,373
58,005
37,671
26,591
24,026
25,132
26,643
25,914
33,521
11,416
3

49,763
720
3,342
3,075
2,365
2,539
7,530
9,940
7,699
4,934
3,143
1,949
1,272
736
343
164
12
-

136,291
D
4,437
9,249
11,174
13,378
16,727
15,507
14,050
13,884
11,974
9,383
5,742
3,767
2,598
3,106
D
1

17,225
D
631
448
563
875
1,672
1,950
2,132
2,667
2,458
1,515
788
373
164
167
D
-

BROAD AGE GROUPS


Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Under 16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 20 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,042,625
172,352
93,456
776,808
9

214,589
55,642
30,588
128,354
5

148,343
21,303
10,554
116,486
-

476,414
55,653
33,861
386,897
3

49,763
9,930
3,200
36,633
-

136,291
27,259
14,180
94,851
1

17,225
2,565
1,073
13,587
-

MARITAL STATUS
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Single. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Married. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Widowed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Divorced/separated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,042,625
390,470
596,959
26,097
25,077
4,022

214,589
137,395
71,451
1,351
4,190
202

148,343
49,870
95,554
253
2,136
530

476,414
98,186
343,668
21,166
11,900
1,494

49,763
27,192
21,735
156
653
27

136,291
70,161
56,825
3,022
5,347
936

17,225
7,666
7,726
149
851
833

OCCUPATION
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management, professional, and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sales and office occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations . . . . .
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations. . . . . . .
Military . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
No occupation/not working outside home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Homemakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Students or children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retirees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,042,625
103,375
52,853
36,275
14,042
6,551
41,584
49
523,693
146,587
273,331
10,136
93,639
264,203

214,589
13,049
14,422
12,553
6,093
809
11,236
5
131,025
29,280
90,846
126
10,773
25,397

148,343
49,978
3,907
1,963
398
1,244
2,006
13
52,451
14,792
33,251
240
4,168
36,383

476,414
25,225
20,712
15,348
7,084
3,268
19,390
19
254,235
93,497
86,652
8,693
65,393
131,133

49,763
11,597
4,073
2,475
166
D
946
D
22,020
1,897
18,366
14
1,743
8,458

136,291
3,121
9,165
3,637
219
1,028
7,536
9
59,498
6,489
41,019
1,007
10,983
52,078

17,225
405
574
299
82
D
470
D
4,464
632
3,197
56
579
10,754

Characteristic

D Data withheld to limit disclosure.


- Represents zero.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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Diversity

Refugees
and
asylees

Other

Table 10.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY BROAD CLASS OF ADMISSION AND REGION
AND COUNTRY OF BIRTH: FISCAL YEAR 2010 Continued

Total

Familysponsored
preferences

Employmentbased
preferences

Immediate
relatives
of U.S.
citizens

REGION
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oceania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,042,625
101,355
422,063
88,743
336,602
5,345
87,187
1,330

214,589
5,938
92,470
4,955
95,557
581
14,951
137

148,343
5,222
85,471
20,058
22,444
1,090
13,925
133

COUNTRY
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Afghanistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Albania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Algeria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
American Samoa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Angola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Anguilla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Antigua-Barbuda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Argentina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Armenia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aruba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Australia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Azerbaijan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bahamas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bahrain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bangladesh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Barbados. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belarus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belgium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Benin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bermuda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bhutan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolivia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bosnia-Herzegovina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Botswana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brazil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
British Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brunei. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bulgaria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burkina Faso. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burundi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cambodia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cameroon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cape Verde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cayman Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Central African Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
China, Peoples Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colombia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Congo, Democratic Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Congo, Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Costa Rica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,042,625
2,017
4,711
1,305
14
148
19
359
4,399
2,979
49
2,512
442
781
652
104
14,819
465
2,038
592
965
486
72
6,109
2,253
946
66
12,258
46
20
2,570
377
12,925
841
2,986
4,161
13,328
1,668
52
101
120
1,950
70,863
22,406
1,764
968
2,164

214,589
260
315
31
14
4
107
188
175
D
58
23
55
85
16
6,006
111
69
17
212
3
6
D
267
23
D
305
14
D
125
13
459
3
418
106
628
737
8
D
D
199
13,610
3,297
12
12
166

148,343
46
91
53
14
12
1,336
149
7
735
127
44
41
42
827
48
162
262
46
19
7
6
484
41
17
3,208
3
6
344
12
86
15
59
83
5,731
20
3
D
390
17,949
2,374
25
26
299

Region and country of birth

Diversity

Refugees
and
asylees

Other

476,414
43,061
156,714
47,803
173,509
2,980
51,581
766

49,763
23,903
14,776
9,353
461
608
642
20

136,291
22,634
68,587
4,770
34,657
52
5,362
229

17,225
597
4,045
1,804
9,974
34
726
45

476,414
961
2,031
441
D
77
15
234
2,509
951
36
1,454
221
324
488
42
4,935
285
697
253
687
175
59
28
1,307
623
27
8,291
29
9
1,398
202
604
22
2,266
1,075
6,659
903
41
23
21
1,253
24,198
14,113
142
194
1,611

49,763
54
1,638
743
D
13
5
77
1,018
246
58
211
13
D
2,800
16
725
49
7
222
D
68
32
D
10
560
90
329
34
115
1,548
80
3
D
10
10
23
9
549
218
17

136,291
519
629
32
30
241
654
D
3
6
135
7
D
171
D
291
9
4
64
6,071
107
227
13
334
D
126
52
11,445
765
113
1,339
35
72
78
75
14,943
2,516
1,033
510
53

17,225
177
7
5
1
48
32
1
16
7
12
18
1
80
D
94
2
9
3
20
110
17
8
2
2
15
10
195
5
8
23
140
97
3
8
18

See footnotes at end of table.

Office of Immigration Statistics

27

Table 10.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY BROAD CLASS OF ADMISSION AND REGION
AND COUNTRY OF BIRTH: FISCAL YEAR 2010 Continued

Region and country of birth


Cote dIvoire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Croatia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cuba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cyprus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Czechoslovakia (former). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Denmark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Djibouti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominican Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ecuador. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
El Salvador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equatorial Guinea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eritrea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Estonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethiopia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fiji. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
France. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
French Polynesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gabon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gambia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Germany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ghana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grenada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guadeloupe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guatemala. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea-Bissau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guyana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hong Kong. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hungary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iceland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indonesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iraq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ireland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jamaica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kazakhstan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea, North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea, South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kosovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kuwait. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kyrgyzstan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Laos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lebanon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
See footnotes at end of table.

28

Office of Immigration Statistics

Total

Familysponsored
preferences

Employmentbased
preferences

Immediate
relatives
of U.S.
citizens

1,621
357
33,573
122
190
750
518
37
366
53,870
11,492
8,978
18,806
12
1,656
260
14,266
1,201
397
3,861
16
138
859
1,518
6,888
7,429
745
664
34
10,467
1,379
30
6,749
22,582
6,448
2,432
1,022
105
69,162
3,032
14,182
19,855
1,507
4,515
2,579
19,825
6,264
3,868
1,282
7,421
35
22,227
355
1,037
507
1,200
435
3,487

37
23
455
4
6
9
14
76
31,089
3,382
786
7,315
52
11
702
375
11
101
D
47
28
162
527
40
163
D
2,662
15
D
3,706
8,492
1,749
1,196
36
D
14,636
306
2,731
369
8
225
104
5,386
120
1,019
41
254
D
2,351
D
247
24
113
22
916

60
73
8
32
81
153
224
D
3
396
1,674
802
1,107
45
35
184
33
172
1,738
D
D
26
111
2,106
265
153
28
D
1,095
23
D
160
179
626
464
180
D
31,118
515
1,084
124
436
1,584
856
562
1,973
227
108
391
D
11,642
D
150
27
59
47
497

527
215
3,153
69
75
562
247
26
287
22,218
6,173
3,321
7,649
D
391
182
6,709
506
176
1,703
D
84
557
810
3,615
4,393
466
465
18
4,094
400
23
2,824
10,665
3,727
731
705
53
21,831
1,461
4,142
973
986
2,521
1,413
13,781
3,916
2,163
752
3,048
D
8,128
241
450
248
847
306
1,843

Diversity

Refugees
and
asylees

Other

269
25
125
14
28
11
29
D
16
3,447
D
386
11
3,987
233
33
273
11
29
458
919
2,086
70
3
D
111
23
4
21
30
81
32
58
138
1,469
32
68
106
175
D
218
63
191
2,279
6
45
53
129
4
31
46

671
19
29,804
D
13
6
72
113
593
D
D
781
18
2,664
49
D
25
37
148
101
46
135
11
644
767
4
14
2,817
151
7
13
1,324
573
4,735
15,855
D
46
27
46
12
372
132
1,416
20
7
44
133
51
172
21
173

57
2
28
D
2
4
79
150
29
2,279
1
3
20
5
D
21
52
10
40
23
5
5
D
63
22
425
174
4
7
195
39
21
2,502
D
33
4
D
25
24
58
33
93
4
28
5
8
12

Table 10.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY BROAD CLASS OF ADMISSION AND REGION
AND COUNTRY OF BIRTH: FISCAL YEAR 2010 Continued

Region and country of birth


Lesotho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liberia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Libya. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lithuania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Luxembourg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Macau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Macedonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Madagascar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malaysia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marshall Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Martinique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mauritania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mauritius. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Micronesia, Federated States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Moldova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Monaco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mongolia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montenegro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montserrat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Morocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mozambique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Namibia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nepal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Netherlands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Netherlands Antilles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Zealand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nicaragua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Niger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Palau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Panama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Papua New Guinea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Paraguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philippines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Portugal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Qatar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Russia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rwanda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Kitts-Nevis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Lucia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Samoa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sao Tome and Principe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saudi Arabia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senegal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Serbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Serbia and Montenegro1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sierra Leone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total

Familysponsored
preferences

Employmentbased
preferences

Immediate
relatives
of U.S.
citizens

23
4,837
355
985
22
143
963
80
164
1,714
528
74
37
15
495
84
139,120
10
1,981
12
594
120
27
5,013
53
60
7,115
1,321
77
919
3,565
96
13,376
334
63
18,258
18
1,536
30
467
14,247
58,173
7,643
755
148
4,003
6,718
489
339
872
576
219
10
1,263
1,285
20
2,196
2,011

D
190
34
72
D
84
151
D
11
149
13
3
4
8
34,114
D
46
5
24
3
292
D
D
269
56
10
40
984
1,412
D
14
6,247
221
26
2,926
17,849
1,510
63
28
326
324
155
164
122
20
D
279
65
D
110
104

D
37
32
86
11
18
46
24
18
508
33
17
D
D
20
19
11,535
D
89
4
66
4
D
188
9
12
788
576
D
296
86
D
845
77
23
2,896
3
120
4
110
1,198
6,423
1,396
162
36
777
1,489
12
7
30
17
5
171
82
5
173
62

17
1,174
190
678
8
34
576
36
118
704
303
19
D
9
57
32
88,572
5
607
8
320
76
20
2,754
39
40
1,312
584
48
495
2,202
88
7,961
235
22
8,522
12
1,148
13
303
9,403
33,746
4,658
509
63
2,457
3,157
89
170
670
423
185
D
623
868
12
1,266
929

Diversity

Refugees
and
asylees

Other

D
762
73
130
7
148
17
11
40
26
4
D
7
20
10
379
80
9
D
1,753
D
D
1,644
92
85
13
D
2,937
16
D
14
3
16
13
12
5
14
11
8
11
357
857
44
D
4
5
7
95
142
D
190
415

2,658
26
7
D
34
D
3
301
102
31
406
5
397
511
121
7
7
D
4
3,093
5
D
121
168
D
D
507
26
13
523
55
21
D
6
74
813
340
D
D
82
89
449
484

16
12
8
3
12
51
1
4,492
349
2
19
9
8
D
3
159
53
2
72
5
3
192
86
47
D
4
12
78
4
D
D
9
2
13
39
8
17

See footnotes at end of table.

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29

Table 10.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY BROAD CLASS OF ADMISSION AND REGION
AND COUNTRY OF BIRTH: FISCAL YEAR 2010 Continued

Region and country of birth


Singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Slovenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Somalia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Soviet Union (former). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sri Lanka. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sudan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Suriname. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Swaziland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sweden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Switzerland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Syria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Taiwan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tajikistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thailand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tonga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trinidad and Tobago. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkmenistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turks and Caicos Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uganda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ukraine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Arab Emirates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Kingdom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uruguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uzbekistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Venezuela. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vietnam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yemen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zambia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zimbabwe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All other countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1
Yugoslavia (unknown republic) prior to February 7, 2003.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

30

Office of Immigration Statistics

Total

Familysponsored
preferences

Employmentbased
preferences

Immediate
relatives
of U.S.
citizens

774
538
74
4,558
2,758
4,978
1,684
2,036
2,397
216
22
1,097
675
2,555
6,732
299
1,850
9,384
1,563
343
5,435
418
4,483
224
29
1,085
8,477
779
12,792
201
1,331
4,770
9,409
30,632
3,591
628
1,274
70
1,330

65
15
D
35
82
62
49
195
52
59
D
26
16
797
1,729
18
77
345
71
85
1,022
17
174
6
5
61
410
174
538
10
45
102
550
18,027
583
21
24
6
137

377
149
14
10
1,107
195
570
530
29
19
D
416
281
258
2,090
22
134
530
23
4
400
41
1,081
7
5
94
643
205
5,575
20
202
105
2,769
360
47
84
209
8
133

289
333
53
725
1,277
4,087
897
645
778
127
17
581
293
1,215
2,691
106
525
4,126
624
226
3,882
299
2,037
81
18
502
4,095
296
6,438
142
948
824
4,323
11,091
2,750
385
429
48
766

Diversity

Refugees
and
asylees

Other

14
37
D
59
267
82
85
394
480
4
D
61
75
44
196
116
76
43
467
20
91
57
1,053
71
134
1,758
44
155
5
8
3,279
415
45
30
58
4
20

18
3
D
3,715
11
339
66
258
1,049
D
D
3
D
230
6
36
1,036
4,276
376
9
4
119
58
289
850
41
22
11
111
418
1,314
1,032
156
97
547
4
229

11
1
14
14
213
17
14
9
D
10
D
11
20
1
2
64
2
8
31
19
1
1
5
721
19
64
13
17
42
38
122
10
11
7
45

Table 11.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY BROAD CLASS OF ADMISSION AND REGION
AND COUNTRY OF LAST RESIDENCE: FISCAL YEAR 2010 Continued
Employmentbased
preferences

Immediate
relatives
of U.S.
citizens

Total

Familysponsored
preferences

REGION
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oceania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,042,625
98,246
410,209
95,379
341,242
5,946
85,789
5,814

214,589
5,698
90,624
5,804
96,481
708
14,761
513

148,343
4,399
81,331
20,761
26,161
1,376
13,336
979

476,414
42,023
155,000
49,021
173,937
3,119
51,093
2,221

49,763
23,148
14,575
9,938
694
647
561
200

136,291
22,445
64,787
8,052
34,700
56
5,353
898

17,225
533
3,892
1,803
9,269
40
685
1,003

COUNTRY
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Afghanistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Albania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Algeria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Angola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Anguilla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Antigua-Barbuda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Argentina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Armenia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aruba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Australia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Azerbaijan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bahamas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bahrain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bangladesh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Barbados. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belarus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belgium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Benin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bermuda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bhutan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolivia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bosnia-Herzegovina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Botswana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brazil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
British Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brunei. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bulgaria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burkina Faso. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burundi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cambodia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cameroon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cape Verde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cayman Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Central African Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
China, Peoples Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colombia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Congo, Democratic Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Congo, Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Costa Rica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cote dIvoire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Croatia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

1,042,625
1,144
4,413
1,201
125
31
403
4,312
3,019
53
3,077
3,319
559
682
162
14,513
495
2,036
732
997
698
114
120
2,211
768
139
12,057
71
28
2,465
405
2,049
275
2,957
4,080
19,491
1,648
103
107
106
1,940
67,634
21,861
963
670
2,306
2,322
353

214,589
107
241
27
D
D
120
203
179
D
175
49
26
84
23
5,926
119
64
32
217
3
13
D
266
18
10
314
18
D
131
13
358
3
371
104
1,750
722
29
D
D
205
12,844
3,254
13
12
193
32
16

148,343
28
78
24
D
D
23
1,236
132
7
961
135
45
53
42
723
52
113
318
56
11
17
D
474
24
26
3,118
6
14
289
15
65
15
56
71
9,293
19
D
382
16,278
2,196
13
23
338
52
52

476,414
651
1,951
413
71
18
252
2,510
984
41
1,620
225
240
506
85
4,880
302
694
299
700
174
80
25
1,277
601
41
8,177
47
9
1,375
203
560
19
2,216
1,033
7,876
897
68
D
20
1,239
23,584
13,914
123
177
1,654
512
192

49,763
38
1,511
709
17
4
61
1,001
304
67
140
16
6
2,753
17
743
63
7
287
65
23
23
10
529
111
305
30
118
1,453
321
5
D
D
11
47
D
523
205
14
257
18

136,291
145
626
24
25
3
254
688
D
D
2,838
100
8
D
156
D
327
18
7
220
4
91
111
102
39
336
D
124
54
760
208
187
1,409
70
D
83
69
79
14,746
2,407
289
245
91
1,414
74

17,225
175
6
4
1
48
35
1
D
5
8
15
D
75
D
95
2
10
3
18
102
17
9
1
9
10
181
5
8
24
135
D
2
8
16
55
1

Region and country of last residence

Diversity

Refugees
and
asylees

Other

See footnotes at end of table.

Office of Immigration Statistics

31

Table 11.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY BROAD CLASS OF ADMISSION AND REGION
AND COUNTRY OF LAST RESIDENCE: FISCAL YEAR 2010 Continued

Region and country of last residence


Cuba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cyprus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Czechoslovakia (former). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Denmark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Djibouti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominican Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ecuador. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
El Salvador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eritrea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Estonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethiopia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fiji. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
France. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
French Polynesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gabon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gambia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Germany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ghana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grenada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guadeloupe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guatemala. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea-Bissau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guyana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hong Kong. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hungary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iceland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indonesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iraq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ireland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jamaica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kazakhstan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea, North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea, South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kosovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kuwait. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kyrgyzstan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Laos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lebanon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lesotho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
See footnotes at end of table.

32

Office of Immigration Statistics

Total

Familysponsored
preferences

Employmentbased
preferences

Immediate
relatives
of U.S.
citizens

33,372
142
220
780
545
47
363
53,890
11,463
9,822
18,547
918
260
13,853
1,157
414
4,289
13
233
900
1,385
7,929
8,060
966
667
32
10,263
1,778
25
6,441
22,336
6,381
3,263
1,006
103
66,185
2,866
9,078
5,102
1,610
5,172
2,956
19,439
7,100
9,327
1,085
10,932
16
22,006
413
753
512
1,062
426
4,811
24

424
D
4
10
30
74
31,116
3,362
764
7,268
19
12
683
357
15
195
D
48
23
333
531
84
164
15
2,665
18
3,544
8,428
1,736
1,705
41
D
13,985
276
2,410
140
21
316
173
5,270
142
1,173
29
290
D
2,311
D
115
24
100
21
916
D

8
33
102
201
214
D
3
401
1,642
742
1,086
20
30
146
34
181
1,914
D
D
31
95
2,263
224
142
35
3
1,090
30
133
D
621
448
180
D
29,394
477
745
52
491
1,815
880
524
2,351
248
72
384
11,201
D
91
18
55
42
440
4

3,061
82
77
545
252
23
283
22,206
6,156
3,425
7,580
208
187
6,573
491
176
1,803
D
76
561
766
4,203
4,336
511
460
14
4,083
398
19
2,714
10,540
3,689
1,070
686
54
21,028
1,385
3,812
709
996
2,709
1,599
13,547
4,330
2,446
672
3,413
9
8,390
252
429
236
839
301
1,778
17

Diversity

Refugees
and
asylees

Other

120
20
37
12
42
D
3
14
3,436
D
258
11
3,898
218
37
339
11
35
399
999
1,993
168
3
115
13
D
21
26
79
30
56
121
1,303
8
93
248
249
D
228
68
127
2,337
6
45
72
111
3
32
30
-

29,739
D
11
D
20
77
161
1,419
D
413
17
2,538
52
D
16
143
174
91
95
955
55
612
1,159
6
14
2,810
150
11
14
D
1,541
573
789
1,929
D
51
49
51
22
5,319
128
4,476
D
6
93
43
93
60
22
1,621
D

20
1
1
D
76
142
36
2,162
3
15
5
D
22
51
11
36
21
6
5
1,813
58
23
390
164
3
6
181
34
19
2,264
D
33
6
D
27
73
57
32
92
3
30
5
8
26
-

Table 11.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY BROAD CLASS OF ADMISSION AND REGION
AND COUNTRY OF LAST RESIDENCE: FISCAL YEAR 2010 Continued

Region and country of last residence


Liberia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Libya. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lithuania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Luxembourg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Macau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Macedonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Madagascar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malaysia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marshall Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Martinique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mauritania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mauritius. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Micronesia, Federated States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Moldova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mongolia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montenegro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montserrat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Morocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mozambique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Namibia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nepal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Netherlands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Netherlands Antilles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Caledonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Zealand. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nicaragua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Niger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Palau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Panama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Papua New Guinea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Paraguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philippines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Portugal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Qatar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Russia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rwanda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Kitts-Nevis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Lucia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Samoa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saudi Arabia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senegal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Serbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Serbia and Montenegro1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sierra Leone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Slovenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Somalia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total

Familysponsored
preferences

Employmentbased
preferences

Immediate
relatives
of U.S.
citizens

2,924
236
945
41
237
1,000
70
147
5,330
552
190
41
12
372
78
138,717
12
1,925
576
134
20
4,847
52
71
13,085
1,520
94
12
1,046
3,476
98
12,784
363
169
18,411
19
1,627
33
449
14,063
56,399
7,391
759
391
3,735
7,502
303
347
874
540
197
1,394
1,383
31
2,010
1,790
1,517
510
63
873
2,705

167
9
72
D
155
150
7
156
11
D
D
D
5
34,073
34
4
24
D
280
D
266
92
D
D
76
952
1,381
10
32
6,223
4
247
24
2,908
17,601
1,493
74
71
311
325
153
165
116
20
298
72
D
110
93
112
D
D
4
83

34
6
79
24
20
38
D
12
503
32
17
D
D
22
12
11,670
6
55
68
8
D
143
D
15
752
643
21
D
347
86
D
632
76
66
2,667
5
129
8
103
1,134
6,053
1,266
146
57
659
1,497
9
D
28
13
170
73
D
114
55
958
136
6
3
1,004

1,144
161
662
12
55
586
33
115
709
302
20
35
9
47
30
88,328
6
589
309
74
17
2,672
40
38
1,299
648
57
6
523
2,154
92
7,780
250
47
8,907
7
1,204
13
299
9,310
32,605
4,557
521
179
2,369
3,423
98
175
674
397
172
656
882
26
1,223
875
387
327
48
192
1,275

Diversity

Refugees
and
asylees

Other

755
49
111
D
7
146
18
10
58
23
D
D
D
14
19
351
77
7
1,726
D
D
1,599
108
D
89
13
D
2,850
20
20
31
3
15
12
8
4
7
14
D
64
309
912
39
D
4
5
3
163
137
D
177
382
29
31
6
3
277

812
11
9
73
D
D
3,880
137
149
D
298
16
465
548
116
21
8
8
14
9,162
13
D
D
121
D
98
5
D
518
27
12
525
58
16
D
8
75
1,260
157
D
96
182
378
370
23
D
D
671
51

12
12
7
D
24
47
1
4,162
348
2
18
1
7
16
1
D
150
43
2
D
65
5
3
182
75
45
10
12
12
85
6
D
9
2
11
37
8
15
8
15

See footnotes at end of table.

Office of Immigration Statistics

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Table 11.
PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY BROAD CLASS OF ADMISSION AND REGION
AND COUNTRY OF LAST RESIDENCE: FISCAL YEAR 2010 Continued

Region and country of last residence


Soviet Union (former). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sri Lanka. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sudan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Suriname. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Swaziland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sweden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Switzerland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Syria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Taiwan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tajikistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thailand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tonga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trinidad and Tobago. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkmenistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turks and Caicos Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uganda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ukraine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Arab Emirates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Kingdom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uruguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uzbekistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Venezuela. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vietnam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yemen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zambia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zimbabwe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All other countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1
Yugoslavia (unknown republic) prior to February 7, 2003.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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Office of Immigration Statistics

Total

Familysponsored
preferences

Employmentbased
preferences

Immediate
relatives
of U.S.
citizens

4,009
2,040
1,874
1,521
202
26
1,299
868
7,424
6,785
214
2,893
16,567
1,394
320
5,449
404
7,435
195
46
1,367
8,242
1,745
14,781
1,286
4,575
9,497
30,065
3,763
791
1,207
83
5,814

59
133
182
43
58
66
18
846
1,793
D
56
339
72
73
1,027
18
179
4
15
54
392
405
904
44
62
579
17,814
569
15
24
3
513

28
616
448
19
16
D
475
400
220
2,041
D
103
557
19
4
406
29
1,044
4
7
77
528
390
6,277
169
78
2,733
253
47
59
154
8
979

3,595
1,054
597
657
121
18
652
349
1,202
2,736
88
503
4,053
614
217
3,889
291
2,027
73
22
580
4,007
635
7,037
941
785
4,430
10,942
2,783
396
413
62
2,221

Diversity

Refugees
and
asylees

Other

72
137
375
379
D
80
89
40
198
84
79
46
401
18
90
62
1,061
51
143
1,764
187
466
5
3,198
380
46
28
47
3
200

56
83
262
419
D
8
7
5,068
6
27
2,151
11,496
286
9
4
3,107
62
508
834
75
24
113
411
1,340
945
302
282
567
7
898

199
17
10
4
D
18
5
48
11
1
76
2
8
28
17
1
2
5
717
53
73
14
41
35
111
16
11
2
1,003

Table 12.
IMMIGRANT ORPHANS ADOPTED BY U.S. CITIZENS BY GENDER, AGE, AND REGION AND COUNTRY OF BIRTH:
FISCAL YEAR 2010
Gender

Age

Total

Male

Female

Under 1
year

REGION
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oceania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11,100
3,156
5,409
1,721
433
28
335
18

4,864
1,605
1,984
895
203
14
154
9

6,236
1,551
3,425
826
230
14
181
9

2,312
937
1,246
53
9
17
48
2

5,874
1,345
3,267
1,007
133
6
108
8

2,914
874
896
661
291
5
179
8

COUNTRY
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Armenia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bangladesh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brazil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bulgaria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cameroon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
China, Peoples Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colombia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Congo, Democratic Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ecuador. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
El Salvador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Estonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethiopia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ghana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guatemala. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guyana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hong Kong. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jamaica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kazakhstan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea, South. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lesotho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liberia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lithuania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marshall Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Moldova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Morocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nepal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nicaragua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philippines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Russia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rwanda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sierra Leone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Taiwan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thailand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uganda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ukraine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All other countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11,100
18
12
24
39
11
3,361
233
25
11
10
19
2,548
99
49
33
179
15
249
13
63
35
182
16
875
40
12
40
15
18
59
13
33
29
12
197
40
34
215
48
1,079
42
12
277
57
64
445
182
18

4,864
7
4
12
17
4
863
106
10
D
5
10
1,301
55
30
12
73
7
83
7
30
19
81
9
573
26
D
20
4
9
31
6
21
9
7
88
17
15
114
21
596
21
4
153
29
33
202
93
9

6,236
11
8
12
22
7
2,498
127
15
D
5
9
1,247
44
19
21
106
8
166
6
33
16
101
7
302
14
D
20
11
9
28
7
12
20
5
109
23
19
101
27
483
21
8
124
28
31
243
89
9

2,312
5
8
D
498
47
11
864
D
14
D
28
70
464
15
4
D
13
23
28
D
D
D
47
14
123
D
3
3
18
2

5,874
8
D
8
D
2,292
81
8
5
5
4
1,107
D
22
8
74
6
179
9
D
4
78
5
396
5
6
10
6
3
11
D
16
D
4
86
8
D
113
D
826
22
D
89
37
30
113
66
8

2,914
5
D
16
27
11
571
105
6
6
5
15
577
67
27
25
105
9
56
4
58
3
34
11
15
35
6
30
9
44
4
D
8
88
4
27
D
25
206
6
D
65
D
31
329
98
8

Region and country of birth

1 to 4
years

5 years
and over

D Data withheld to limit disclosure.


- Represents zero.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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Table 13.
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Number

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159,252
98,096
61,218
70,393
67,704
62,146
64,528
76,483
107,070
122,066

1991.
1992.
1993.
1994.
1995.
1996.
1997.
1998.
1999.
2000.
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Number

Year

113,389
115,548
114,181
111,680
98,973
75,421
69,653
76,712
85,285
72,143
68,925

2002.
2003.
2004.
2005.
2006.
2007.
2008.
2009.
2010.

Number
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26,785
28,286
52,840
53,738
41,094
48,218
60,107
74,602
73,293

Note: Data series began following the Refugee Act of 1980. Excludes Amerasian immigrants except in Fiscal Years 1989 to 1991.
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), Worldwide Refugee Admissions Processing System (WRAPS), Fiscal Years 1980 to 2010.

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Table 14.
REFUGEE ARRIVALS BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY: FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country of nationality

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

REGION
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oceania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

68,925
19,070
16,985
29,897
2,968
5
-

26,785
2,551
7,723
14,579
1,924
8
-

28,286
10,719
6,731
10,381
306
149
-

52,840
29,108
12,276
7,879
2,998
579
-

53,738
20,746
15,769
10,524
6,368
331
-

41,094
18,129
10,086
9,615
3,145
119
-

48,218
17,486
23,563
4,193
2,922
54
-

60,107
8,943
44,819
2,059
4,177
100
9

74,602
9,678
58,309
1,693
4,800
57
65

73,293
13,325
52,695
1,238
4,856
126
1,053

COUNTRY
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Afghanistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Algeria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Angola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Armenia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Azerbaijan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belarus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bhutan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bosnia-Herzegovina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burundi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cambodia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cameroon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Central African Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
China, Peoples Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colombia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Congo, Democratic Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Congo, Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cote dIvoire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Croatia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cuba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Djibouti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equatorial Guinea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eritrea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Estonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethiopia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gambia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indonesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iraq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kazakhstan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea, North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kuwait. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kyrgyzstan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Laos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liberia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lithuania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Macedonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mauritania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Moldova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Russia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rwanda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Serbia and Montenegro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sierra Leone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

68,925
2,930
31
34
27
449
971
14,593
543
109
23
5
D
D
12
260
6
D
1,020
2,944
12
8
109
57
1,429
5
49
24
5
6,590
2,473
291
13
116
22
125
3,429
40
D
202
1,168
85
3
4,454
94
X
2,004

26,785
1,683
16
30
114
680
3,481
128
62
4
6
D
9
8
107
5
3
109
1,919
D
13
38
330
14
5
18
1,535
466
222
24
6
69
18
57
560
D
4
6
1,022
28
2,105
47
X
176

28,286
1,453
4
21
63
406
702
506
203
16
7
6
D
D
9
149
251
41
4
144
306
D
3
23
28
1,702
9
53
17
2,471
298
118
3
46
13
49
2,957
21
13
616
57
18
1,394
47
X
1,378

52,840
959
D
20
88
407
659
244
1,056
276
3
D
24
4
3
577
569
73
92
2,980
6
3
128
27
2,689
3
33
17
5
1,786
66
312
14
100
6,005
52
7,140
13
1,711
34
11
1,446
176
151
1,084

53,738
902
D
21
86
299
445
61
1,447
214
9
6
13
323
424
43
5
39
6,360
25
327
17
1,663
11
8
6
1,856
198
80
D
38
8,517
25
4,289
9
3
1,016
11
9
5,982
183
40
829

41,094
651
D
13
87
77
350
3
16
1,612
466
9
29
23
4
21
115
405
66
23
D
3,143
D
11
538
7
1,271
6
4
10
2,792
202
124
5
9
15
830
21
2,346
D
88
721
15
20
6,003
112
11
439

48,218
441
4
29
78
219
D
13,896
4,545
15
5
15
10
27
54
848
206
11
2,922
3
14
963
6
1,028
13
7
5,481
1,608
45
22
24
17
117
17
1,606
4
62
565
20
30
1,773
202
X
166

60,107
576
9
30
111
5,320
18,139
2,889
8
D
56
23
50
94
727
197
30
4,177
5
251
6
299
6
20
5,270
13,822
62
37
D
25
59
6
992
26
487
76
104
426
108
X
99

74,602
349
8
4
38
146
13,452
18,202
762
15
4
59
6
54
57
1,135
293
9
4,800
3
7
9
1,571
D
321
10
4
5,381
18,838
52
D
25
7
46
14
D
385
16
445
3
67
495
111
X
51

73,293
515
D
D
18
103
12,363
16,693
530
9
6
45
28
72
123
3,174
154
4
4,818
15
9
2,570
668
10
4
18
20
3,543
18,016
46
8
40
27
36
244
4
74
356
D
59
326
230
X
54

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Table 14.
REFUGEE ARRIVALS BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY: FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country of nationality

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Somalia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Soviet Union, former. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sri Lanka. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sudan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Syria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tajikistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

4,951
133
D
5,959
8
9

237
5
897
4
4

1,994
7
2,139
3
13

13,331
D
3,500
D

10,405
2,205
7
6

10,357
6
1,848
27
4

6,969
D
705
17
-

2,523
D
375
24
D

4,189
33
683
25
-

4,884
-

Togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uganda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ukraine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uzbekistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vietnam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yemen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yugoslavia, former . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zimbabwe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All other countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

280
10
12
7,172
681
2,730
153
6
49
-

16
D
5,217
394
2,988
1,860
31
-

47
D
5,065
166
1,354
D
1,839
29
-

35
8
3,482
426
979
8
X
D
18
-

72
10
2,889
271
2,009
D
X
D
20
-

18
20
2,483
527
3,039
11
X
13
23
-

40
38
1,605
190
1,500
6
X
D
25
-

204
42
1,022
134
1,112
X
3
31
9

14
8
601
152
1,486
47
X
10
30
65

9
D
30
449
185
873
15
X
7
46
1,053

118
558
25
3

X Not applicable.
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1
Includes admissions from Palestinian Territory.
Note: Excludes Amerasian immigrants.
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), Worldwide Refugee Admissions Processing System (WRAPS), Fiscal Years 2001 to 2010.

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Table 15.
REFUGEE ARRIVALS BY RELATIONSHIP TO PRINCIPAL APPLICANT AND GENDER, AGE, AND MARITAL STATUS:
FISCAL YEAR 2010
Dependents

Total

Principal
applicants

Spouses

Children

GENDER
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Male. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

73,293
38,624
34,669

32,251
22,066
10,185

12,835
1,853
10,982

28,207
14,705
13,502

AGE
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Under 1 year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 to 4 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 to 9 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10 to 14 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 29 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 39 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 49 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 59 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 to 74 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

73,293
386
6,632
7,194
6,857
7,491
8,666
8,447
6,507
5,380
4,207
3,287
2,440
1,761
1,457
1,819
762

32,251
12
96
230
404
1,351
5,359
6,065
4,385
3,516
2,759
2,155
1,639
1,224
1,000
1,395
661

12,835
124
1,492
2,363
2,109
D
1,441
1,127
801
D
457
424
101

28,207
374
6,536
6,964
6,453
6,016
1,815
19
13
D
7
5
D
-

Under 16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Age 16 to 20. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Age 21 and over. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

73,293
22,543
7,699
43,051

32,251
868
1,811
29,572

12,835
284
12,551

28,207
21,675
5,604
928

MARITAL STATUS
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Single. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Married. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Widowed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Divorced/Separated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

73,293
41,022
28,567
2,218
1,448
38

32,251
12,845
15,731
2,218
1,433
24

12,835
15
12,816
D
D

28,207
28,162
20
D
D

Characteristic

BROAD AGE GROUPS


Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D Data withheld to limit disclosure.


- Represents zero.
Note: Excludes Amerasian immigrants.
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Population, Refugees, and Migration (PRM), Worldwide Refugee Admissions Processing System (WRAPS).

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Office of Immigration Statistics

Table 16.
INDIVIDUALS GRANTED ASYLUM AFFIRMATIVELY OR DEFENSIVELY: FISCAL YEARS 1990 TO 2010
Year

Total

Affirmative

Defensive

1990. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

8,472

5,672

2,800

1991. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

5,035

2,908

2,127

1992. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

6,143

3,959

2,184

1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

9,378

7,344

2,034

1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

13,697

11,644

2,053

1995. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20,504

17,374

3,130

1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

23,502

18,594

4,908

1997. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22,822

16,263

6,559

1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

20,435

13,144

7,291

1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

26,548

18,127

8,421

2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

32,480

23,244

9,236

2001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

39,161

29,160

10,001

2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

36,923

25,946

10,977

2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

28,733

15,357

13,376

2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

27,347

14,325

13,022

2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25,228

13,471

11,757

2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

26,242

12,942

13,300

2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25,179

12,343

12,836

2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22,832

12,075

10,757

2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

22,090
21,113

11,904
11,244

10,186
9,869

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Refugee, Asylum, and Parole System (RAPS), and the U.S. Department of
Justice (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR).

Office of Immigration Statistics

43

Table 17.
INDIVIDUALS GRANTED ASYLUM AFFIRMATIVELY BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY:
FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country of nationality

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

REGION
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oceania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

29,160
6,471
12,714
1,938
1,720
344
5,856
117

25,946
5,896
11,772
1,432
1,397
178
5,164
107

15,357
4,020
5,227
1,062
1,508
60
3,420
60

14,325
3,835
3,043
855
2,207
64
4,264
57

13,471
2,670
3,851
675
2,911
23
3,305
36

12,942
2,030
3,327
548
3,596
18
3,382
41

12,343
2,491
4,420
675
2,238
27
2,439
53

12,075
2,639
4,842
753
1,747
23
1,978
93

11,904
2,807
5,534
813
1,479
17
1,125
129

11,244
2,643
5,429
730
1,441
8
940
53

COUNTRY
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Afghanistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Albania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Algeria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Angola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Armenia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Azerbaijan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bangladesh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belarus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bhutan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolivia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bosnia-Herzegovina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brazil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bulgaria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burkina Faso. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burundi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cambodia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cameroon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Central African Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
China, Peoples Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colombia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Congo, Democratic Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Congo, Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cote dIvoire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Croatia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cuba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Djibouti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ecuador. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
El Salvador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eritrea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Estonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethiopia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fiji. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gambia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ghana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guatemala. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea-Bissau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indonesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iraq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jamaica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

29,160
339
539
40
52
1,447
366
76
80
15
4
32
27
59
4
1,309
50
21
324
5
11
4,938
5,659
149
248
44
11
77
3
13
474
160
143
11
1,171
343
31
118
14
151
160
D
1,231
17
860
610
882
645
15
55

25,946
183
379
22
28
976
254
103
73
9
D
31
35
67
3
324
62
42
709
23
13
5,785
4,940
198
256
24
7
53
D
29
490
76
167
16
1,050
176
21
66
7
187
184
D
1,000
25
1,058
472
695
563
14
57

15,357
29
251
15
19
466
75
64
106
6
12
10
28
49
7
191
26
27
813
22
24
2,409
2,966
76
119
126
D
35
D
242
91
124
11
574
60
29
49
D
158
123
D
1,166
9
274
206
325
325
12
4
24

14,325
35
178
10
6
250
88
41
145
D
5
13
24
44
7
189
25
42
598
7
20
930
2,899
69
92
86
D
26
9
143
120
132
10
755
64
31
57
10
206
156
11
1,781
5
146
100
205
161
4
D
19

13,471
14
91
6
5
160
34
37
113
D
3
25
28
43
9
97
17
23
387
17
13
2,233
2,211
52
56
94
3
71
D
142
183
142
10
464
23
28
37
D
249
127
D
2,282
16
70
97
145
192
7
9
28

12,942
9
44
6
3
155
28
36
100
8
D
17
36
34
13
93
29
12
224
5
19
1,550
2,177
46
51
71
D
50
10
175
499
112
439
18
37
14
5
471
94
2,423
26
51
429
139
179
4
7
17

12,343
43
33
3
5
202
16
29
86
13
3
13
43
37
31
124
25
11
295
6
31
1,825
1,490
35
72
49
4
43
D
14
193
417
152
D
499
27
43
13
8
541
123
1,058
19
75
567
170
392
10
12
25

12,075
45
31
8
4
105
10
32
78
4
8
9
38
48
17
152
28
D
282
12
35
2,038
1,113
38
53
43
3
64
D
11
234
313
180
D
586
23
50
20
6
378
117
727
22
103
383
328
586
13
19
23

11,904
81
33
5
3
86
23
46
113
8
10
5
51
25
21
168
21
D
219
15
38
2,700
637
31
43
38
D
27
7
7
308
202
234
5
700
16
49
21
8
347
119
3
594
38
148
176
257
544
17
42
19

11,244
114
26
9
3
85
21
35
65
15
7
46
18
41
160
21
8
182
13
18
2,888
357
29
60
36
D
24
16
9
320
158
180
686
8
53
16
6
299
126
665
53
109
71
402
276
7
49
7

See footnotes at end of table.

44

Office of Immigration Statistics

Table 17.
INDIVIDUALS GRANTED ASYLUM AFFIRMATIVELY BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY:
FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country of nationality

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

Kazakhstan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kosovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kyrgyzstan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Laos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lebanon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liberia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Libya. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lithuania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Macedonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Madagascar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malaysia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mauritania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Moldova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mongolia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Morocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nepal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nicaragua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Niger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philippines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Russia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rwanda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saudi Arabia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senegal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Serbia and Montenegro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sierra Leone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Somalia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sri Lanka. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sudan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Syria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tajikistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkmenistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uganda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ukraine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Arab Emirates. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uzbekistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Venezuela. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vietnam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yemen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yugoslavia, former . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zambia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zimbabwe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All other countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

25
127
X
17
10
8
50
770
5
10
32
19
3
98
52
23
6
8
21
20
39
33
429
98
3
94
552
61
10
15
X
304
11
1,279
D
97
520
28
D
17
85
74
18
120
104
D
125
41
7
42
362
8
42
81
117

25
251
X
22
11
11
38
607
4
17
36
D
26
9
92
36
14
4
15
69
12
19
26
502
73
21
135
393
39
14
18
X
173
D
434
13
83
446
46
5
16
198
71
17
155
101
11
134
71
14
36
123
14
94
86
107

19
239
X
22
13
15
37
354
D
12
7
D
16
9
60
35
11
21
3
142
D
30
18
273
74
13
126
287
33
D
15
X
44
D
142
10
16
110
10
6
4
326
33
13
71
62
4
82
315
8
D
87
7
191
67
60

24
191
X
18
26
14
30
315
3
8
7
11
18
58
53
11
60
5
163
D
22
31
182
108
24
55
233
32
4
18
58
62
3
151
4
18
84
26
7
11
349
24
20
59
49
D
112
1,198
6
5
X
14
238
84
57

10
131
X
13
12
8
25
123
8
D
6
25
44
85
14
73
6
228
8
8
31
122
92
12
18
236
51
5
9
26
44
D
74
11
16
56
19
19
199
16
21
45
61
74
952
8
D
X
13
202
63
36

15
84
X
9
13
4
11
65
3
3
8
D
28
14
84
12
56
3
211
20
8
23
92
59
8
15
229
64
7
7
30
22
D
52
5
16
52
12
4
82
9
26
31
40
87
1,080
15
7
X
D
141
55
41

23
182
X
22
33
5
50
50
D
5
51
11
103
35
103
D
282
20
4
28
132
44
20
26
287
70
D
11
65
24
71
4
34
84
8
3
6
58
16
15
78
64
108
836
11
26
X
9
160
80
53

18
215
26
15
D
44
61
3
D
D
D
7
35
5
176
49
77
D
347
28
11
36
162
44
16
10
372
75
8
9
52
20
D
69
4
39
86
23
10
8
38
34
13
55
65
D
106
756
21
18
X
9
194
75
93

26
234
5
36
13
D
37
44
D
D
4
6
53
13
191
114
49
4
496
20
4
38
196
18
16
6
366
59
7
23
37
34
D
93
5
126
73
8
14
6
34
25
7
55
73
D
100
393
35
25
X
D
153
82
129

34
176
23
51
16
22
36
11
4
4
11
D
76
34
143
80
105
D
410
20
8
31
201
22
12
3
389
96
16
10
18
22
D
60
3
107
72
12
24
7
14
48
11
87
69
D
78
479
22
43
X
6
61
99
53

X Not applicable.
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Refugee, Asylum, and Parole System (RAPS).

Office of Immigration Statistics

45

Table 18.
INDIVIDUALS GRANTED ASYLUM AFFIRMATIVELY BY RELATIONSHIP TO PRINCIPAL APPLICANT AND GENDER, AGE,
AND MARITAL STATUS: FISCAL YEAR 2010
Dependents

Total

Principal
applicants

Spouses

Children

GENDER
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Male. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11,244
5,870
5,374

8,730
4,705
4,025

1,147
486
661

1,367
679
688

AGE
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Under 1 year. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1 to 4 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11,244
D
217

8,730
D

1,147
-

1,367
D
D

5 to 9 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10 to 14 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 29 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 39 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 49 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 59 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 to 74 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

394
396
772
2,035
2,139
1,604
1,259
971
671
378
187
107
84
D

D
36
457
1,836
1,896
1,344
1,080
830
572
324
161
87
71
D

D
127
227
D
179
141
99
54
26
20
13
D

D
360
D
72
16
D
-

BROAD AGE GROUPS


Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Under 16 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
16 to 20 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11,244
1,163
927
9,154

8,730
89
674
7,967

1,147
10
1,137

1,367
1,074
243
50

MARITAL STATUS
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Single. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Married. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Widowed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Divorced/separated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

11,244
5,625
4,992
160
463
4

8,730
4,258
3,846
160
463
3

1,147
1,146
1

1,367
1,367
-

Characteristic

D Data withheld to limit disclosure.


- Represents zero.
Note: Data not available for individuals granted asylum defensively.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Service (USCIS) Refugee, Asylum, and Parole System (RAPS).

46

Office of Immigration Statistics

Table 19.
INDIVIDUALS GRANTED ASYLUM DEFENSIVELY BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY:
FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country of nationality

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

REGION
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oceania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10,001
1,957
5,164
1,395
767
119
583
16

10,977
1,908
5,745
1,321
728
90
1,162
23

13,376
2,264
6,558
1,706
917
97
1,802
32

13,022
2,413
6,073
1,696
937
95
1,748
60

11,757
2,276
5,286
1,621
1,016
36
1,448
74

13,300
2,827
6,668
1,441
1,008
45
1,224
87

12,836
2,513
6,700
1,316
1,068
25
1,130
84

10,757
2,034
5,454
1,169
1,050
36
948
66

10,186
2,313
5,362
917
840
32
633
89

9,869
2,225
5,515
884
643
20
486
96

COUNTRY
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Afghanistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Albania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Algeria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Angola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Argentina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Armenia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Azerbaijan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bangladesh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belarus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolivia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bosnia-Herzegovina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brazil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bulgaria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burkina Faso. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burundi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cambodia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cameroon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Central African Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
China, Peoples Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colombia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Congo, Democratic Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Congo, Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cote dIvoire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cuba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominican Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ecuador. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
El Salvador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eritrea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Estonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethiopia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fiji. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gambia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Germany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ghana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guatemala. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guyana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indonesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iraq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

10,001
134
513
26
9
3
203
33
121
22
11
5
9
64
6
124
11
21
135
3
4
11
2,677
396
37
129
10
77
4
5
194
89
59
12
218
119
17
55
9
18
140
64
9
369
22
506
181
232
188

10,977
74
515
15
4
13
323
38
104
18
D
23
9
47
D
126
9
9
116
4
D
D
D
3,113
1,019
36
129
13
23
4
D
228
41
42
4
232
89
18
66
D
8
D
113
94
D
479
16
494
283
210
280

13,376
70
717
15
D
10
412
46
107
47
6
8
19
47
4
118
19
28
186
4
9
D
3
3,601
1,590
38
125
38
37
D
13
277
30
66
8
239
97
30
58
6
10
D
162
155
6
566
34
595
366
212
197

13,022
58
724
13
9
18
305
31
149
56
7
6
33
43
D
138
12
31
273
5
D
5
6
3,419
1,473
24
129
77
33
3
D
268
42
61
8
260
95
16
66
4
5
3
177
258
32
535
46
452
427
203
115

11,757
33
610
23
6
10
268
30
120
89
4
8
24
77
5
166
11
29
263
4
18
10
D
3,014
1,151
38
76
111
21
D
11
194
65
68
6
266
35
30
64
5
4
8
140
257
30
653
67
311
375
143
94

13,300
25
497
13
16
9
289
27
113
106
D
7
33
72
13
157
13
20
357
9
10
16
D
4,048
780
24
94
159
26
D
11
239
95
96
D
341
45
46
59
9
6
3
161
356
16
569
66
450
314
117
192

12,836
22
420
6
7
15
179
23
100
76
D
18
33
66
20
129
13
13
204
9
12
21
D
4,545
682
23
78
135
25
5
10
232
139
119
13
352
24
59
27
4
8
12
134
325
15
586
86
358
210
108
279

10,757
28
324
D
8
14
141
12
81
80
6
6
31
48
23
125
12
12
161
3
13
24
D
3,424
533
24
71
91
21
D
13
182
172
120
3
314
24
53
26
5
12
162
238
D
510
73
269
195
71
408

10,186
7
211
6
6
10
196
13
47
73
D
17
22
42
39
108
15
12
203
11
16
40
6
3,418
356
11
56
96
15
3
6
173
117
196
8
409
29
49
24
D
8
155
193
406
46
260
155
91
364

9,869
6
148
D
D
8
206
9
48
67
8
4
17
20
49
80
7
13
196
5
10
28
D
3,795
234
12
60
66
9
11
7
216
146
179
D
407
18
42
32
11
8
D
166
186
3
167
65
241
116
83
149

See footnotes at end of table.

Office of Immigration Statistics

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Table 19.
INDIVIDUALS GRANTED ASYLUM DEFENSIVELY BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY:
FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country of nationality
Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kazakhstan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kyrgyzstan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Laos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lebanon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liberia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lithuania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Macedonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malaysia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mauritania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Moldova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mongolia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Morocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nepal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nicaragua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Niger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Niue . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philippines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Russia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rwanda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saudi Arabia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senegal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Serbia and Montenegro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seychelles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sierra Leone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Somalia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Soviet Union, former. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sri Lanka. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sudan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Syria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkmenistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uganda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ukraine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Kingdom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uzbekistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Venezuela. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vietnam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yemen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yugoslavia, former . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zambia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zimbabwe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All other countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

7
18
21
42
8
11
6
57
132
4
15
4
7
90
46
10
D
D
31
9
4
74
155
129
37
7
58
351
24
3
10
X
9
91
354
6
4
218
78
17
4
30
18
5
51
86
13
30
5
15
19
189
D
D
64
16

6
14
28
32
3
12
6
53
141
D
18
3
6
118
37
8
4
37
4
3
42
D
180
88
22
8
49
312
17
D
4
X
15
110
236
16
D
140
86
10
5
43
23
5
40
96
14
45
24
10
9
177
4
21
64
23

11
33
39
47
13
10
12
38
146
11
22
11
3
181
64
14
7
10
57
7
13
50
227
118
26
10
79
381
23
D
13
X
D
117
149
7
D
55
96
25
6
62
36
7
53
106
10
91
35
10
26
181
6
54
74
32

9
28
28
62
16
5
17
42
91
9
14
4
10
220
68
13
13
D
93
7
6
50
164
111
29
5
61
320
28
5
17
207
6
122
89
5
86
63
68
10
3
66
27
16
50
90
7
76
59
5
9
X
5
71
113
60

17
21
13
54
12
19
4
23
70
5
21
5
18
193
34
D
25
4
85
16
3
33
140
59
26
6
18
251
19
6
26
225
4
82
88
5
169
74
55
11
7
102
12
13
53
69
7
95
153
8
10
X
9
58
93
74

25
27
25
60
20
11
12
26
59
18
20
4
62
218
49
D
39
8
165
15
10
30
178
88
17
D
43
203
26
13
15
175
D
79
116
20
188
85
45
20
17
145
34
23
36
45
D
95
279
10
10
X
8
56
100
87

18
16
31
50
7
6
6
29
53
4
27
4
60
173
49
7
49
4
131
23
10
39
D
140
54
9
7
31
209
22
5
30
152
D
48
109
8
191
89
19
23
16
81
23
12
50
40
3
74
316
10
8
X
7
97
88
84

16
19
14
60
6
4
D
20
31
D
11
D
28
94
72
16
42
23
148
20
8
28
11
142
51
15
7
55
198
19
5
18
151
47
100
D
172
87
30
11
5
63
11
15
34
59
3
67
294
7
8
X
5
67
91
66

17
20
20
94
7
13
D
9
31
D
15
D
71
94
62
22
28
4
171
19
14
29
3
99
39
13
5
30
127
24
3
24
148
29
167
3
153
112
40
15
6
39
17
14
28
26
5
64
191
10
7
X
5
69
92
89

10
19
17
90
10
7
26
25
D
10
8
74
59
49
46
50
D
230
15
4
35
D
113
25
5
D
27
159
25
3
18
108
D
27
208
D
176
111
35
13
3
45
12
7
26
62
D
54
181
9
7
X
7
52
93
96

X Not applicable.
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
Source: U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) Executive Office for Immigration Review (EOIR).

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Office of Immigration Statistics

Naturalizations

Table 20.
PETITIONS FOR NATURALIZATION FILED, PERSONS NATURALIZED, AND PETITIONS FOR NATURALIZATION DENIED:
FISCAL YEARS 1907 TO 2010 Continued
Persons naturalized
Year
19071. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1908. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1909. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1910. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1911. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1912. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1913. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1914. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1915. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1916. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1917. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1918. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1919. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1920. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1921. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1922. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1923. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1924. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1925. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1926. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1927. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1928. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1929. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1930. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1931. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1932. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1933. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1934. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1935. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1936. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1937. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1938. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1939. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1940. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1941. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1942. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1943. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1944. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1945. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1946. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1947. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1948. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1949. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1950. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1951. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1952. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1953. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1954. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1955. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1956. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1957. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1958. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1959. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1960. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1961. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1962. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1963. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1964. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1965. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

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Petitions
filed

Total

Civilian

Military2

Not
reported

Petitions
denied

21,113
44,032
43,141
55,750
74,740
95,661
95,380
124,475
106,399
108,767
130,865
169,507
256,858
218,732
195,534
162,638
165,168
177,117
162,258
172,232
240,339
240,321
255,519
113,151
145,474
131,062
112,629
117,125
131,378
167,127
165,464
175,413
213,413
278,028
277,807
343,487
377,125
325,717
195,917
123,864
88,802
68,265
71,044
66,038
61,634
94,086
98,128
130,722
213,508
137,701
140,547
117,344
109,270
127,543
138,718
129,682
121,170
113,218
106,813

7,941
25,975
38,374
39,448
56,683
70,310
83,561
104,145
91,848
87,831
88,104
151,449
217,358
177,683
181,292
170,447
145,084
150,510
152,457
146,331
199,804
233,155
224,728
169,377
143,495
136,600
113,363
113,669
118,945
141,265
164,976
162,078
188,813
235,260
277,294
270,364
318,933
441,979
231,402
150,062
93,904
70,150
66,594
66,346
54,716
88,655
92,051
117,831
209,526
145,885
138,043
119,866
103,931
119,442
132,450
127,307
124,178
112,234
104,299

7,941
25,975
38,374
39,448
56,683
70,310
83,561
104,145
91,848
87,831
88,104
87,456
89,023
125,711
163,656
160,979
137,975
140,340
152,457
146,239
195,493
228,006
224,197
167,637
140,271
136,598
112,368
110,867
118,945
140,784
162,923
158,142
185,175
232,500
275,747
268,762
281,459
392,766
208,707
134,849
77,442
69,080
64,138
64,279
53,741
87,070
90,476
104,086
197,568
138,681
137,198
118,950
102,623
117,848
130,731
124,972
121,618
109,629
101,214

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
63,993
128,335
51,972
17,636
9,468
7,109
10,170
NA
92
4,311
5,149
531
1,740
3,224
2
995
2,802
NA
481
2,053
3,936
3,638
2,760
1,547
1,602
37,474
49,213
22,695
15,213
16,462
1,070
2,456
2,067
975
1,585
1,575
13,745
11,958
7,204
845
916
1,308
1,594
1,719
2,335
2,560
2,605
3,085

250
3,330
6,341
7,781
9,017
9,635
10,891
13,133
13,691
11,927
9,544
12,182
13,119
15,586
18,981
29,076
24,884
18,324
15,613
13,274
11,946
12,479
11,848
9,068
7,514
5,478
4,703
1,133
2,765
3,124
4,042
4,854
5,630
6,549
7,769
8,348
13,656
7,297
9,782
6,575
3,953
2,887
2,271
2,276
2,395
2,163
2,300
2,084
4,571
3,935
2,948
2,688
2,208
2,277
3,175
3,557
2,436
2,309
2,059

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 20.
PETITIONS FOR NATURALIZATION FILED, PERSONS NATURALIZED, AND PETITIONS FOR NATURALIZATION DENIED:
FISCAL YEARS 1907 TO 2010 Continued
Persons naturalized
Year
1966. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1967. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1968. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1969. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1970. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1971. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1972. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1973. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1974. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1975. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
19763. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1977. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1978. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1979. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1980. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1981. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1982. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1983. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1984. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1985. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1986. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1987. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1988. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1989. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1990. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1991. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1992. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1993. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1995. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1997. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1998. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2000. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2002. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2003. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2004. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2005. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2008. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
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.
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.

Petitions
filed

Total

Civilian

Military2

Not
reported

Petitions
denied

104,853
108,369
103,085
102,317
114,760
109,897
121,883
126,929
136,175
149,399
199,152
186,354
168,854
165,434
192,230
171,073
201,507
187,719
286,440
305,981
290,732
232,988
237,752
227,692
233,843
206,668
342,238
521,866
543,353
959,963
1,277,403
1,412,712
932,957
765,346
460,916
501,643
700,649
523,370
662,796
602,972
730,642
1,382,993
525,786
570,442
710,544

103,059
104,902
102,726
98,709
110,399
108,407
116,215
120,404
131,153
140,749
189,988
159,873
171,971
163,107
156,627
164,389
141,004
178,415
195,862
242,451
279,497
223,249
240,775
232,655
267,586
307,394
239,664
313,590
429,123
485,720
1,040,991
596,010
461,169
837,418
886,026
606,259
572,646
462,435
537,151
604,280
702,589
660,477
1,046,539
743,715
619,913

100,498
102,211
100,288
93,251
99,783
98,858
107,740
112,628
124,342
134,586
182,887
154,568
166,911
157,305
152,073
160,342
138,188
175,159
190,984
236,202
274,263
220,393
238,275
230,088
245,410
298,741
221,997
302,383
398,364
472,518
924,368
532,871
437,689
740,718
812,579
575,030
550,835
449,123
520,771
589,269
684,484
648,005
1,032,281
726,043
604,410

2,561
2,691
2,438
5,458
10,616
9,549
8,475
7,776
6,811
6,163
7,101
5,305
5,060
5,802
4,554
4,047
2,816
3,182
2,944
3,237
2,886
2,362
2,278
1,947
1,618
1,802
5,699
7,062
5,890
3,855
1,214
531
961
711
836
758
1,053
3,865
4,668
4,614
6,259
3,808
4,342
7,100
9,122

74
1,934
3,012
2,348
494
222
620
20,558
6,851
11,968
4,145
24,869
9,347
115,409
62,608
22,519
95,989
72,611
30,471
20,758
9,447
11,712
10,397
11,846
8,664
9,916
10,572
6,381

2,029
2,008
1,962
2,043
1,979
2,028
1,837
1,708
2,210
2,300
2,799
2,845
3,894
3,987
4,370
4,316
3,994
3,160
3,373
3,610
5,980
6,771
4,304
5,200
6,516
6,268
19,293
39,931
40,561
46,067
229,842
130,676
137,395
379,993
399,670
218,326
139,779
91,599
103,339
108,247
120,722
89,683
121,283
109,813
56,990

NA Not available.
- Represents zero.
Data on naturalizations were first compiled by a single federal agency with the establishment of the Naturalization Service in 1906. The year 1907 includes naturalizations
from September 27, 1906 to June 30, 1907.
2
Data on military naturalizations prior to 1918 not available. Special provisions for military naturalizations expired or suspended in 1925 and 1935.
3
Includes the 15 months from July 1, 1975 to September 30, 1976 because the end date of fiscal years was changed from June 30 to September 30.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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Table 21.
PERSONS NATURALIZED BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF BIRTH: FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country of birth

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

REGION
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oceania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

606,259
24,255
253,275
82,451
200,089
2,585
42,155
1,449

572,646
31,489
238,965
86,540
169,548
2,348
42,812
944

462,435
28,529
196,972
68,902
130,551
2,889
33,635
957

537,151
34,531
224,072
83,916
151,047
3,551
38,676
1,358

604,280
38,830
243,514
91,692
180,572
3,898
44,504
1,270

702,589
50,397
263,516
101,068
223,086
3,657
59,985
880

660,477
41,652
243,783
81,756
241,163
3,342
48,133
648

1,046,539
54,420
330,361
108,618
462,372
4,781
84,853
1,134

743,715
60,383
276,375
90,149
250,266
3,928
61,674
940

619,913
64,023
251,598
77,951
163,888
3,646
58,481
326

COUNTRY
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Afghanistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Albania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Algeria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
American Samoa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Angola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Anguilla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Antigua-Barbuda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Argentina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Armenia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aruba . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Australia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Azerbaijan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bahamas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bahrain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bangladesh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Barbados. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belarus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belgium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Benin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bermuda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bhutan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolivia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bosnia-Herzegovina . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Botswana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brazil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
British Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brunei. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bulgaria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burkina Faso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burundi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cambodia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cameroon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cape Verde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cayman Islands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Central African Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
China, Peoples Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colombia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Congo, Democratic Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Congo, Republic. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Costa Rica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cote dIvoire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Croatia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cuba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cyprus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

606,259
1,938
1,032
469
97
85
38
477
2,204
1,968
41
391
270
946
392
47
4,416
906
2,006
296
1,014
19
58
4
905
2,756
7
3,925
48
8
1,169
10
1,076
15
3,460
299
7,528
577
15
3
12
1,200
34,353
10,826
115
90
1,138
171
516
11,343
185
47

572,646
1,424
2,450
615
102
68
30
450
2,129
1,814
49
424
275
1,187
401
47
5,626
871
2,141
265
771
25
47
D
1,098
4,092
4
3,885
40
12
1,310
7
1,069
28
3,113
461
7,581
683
17
10
3
1,148
31,987
10,601
116
139
1,000
271
620
10,857
150
64

462,435
1,235
2,284
493
117
64
24
325
1,879
1,673
28
882
240
886
342
31
4,345
663
1,224
250
665
27
38
3
932
4,993
12
3,091
22
9
1,599
12
905
21
3,135
534
6,399
429
7
6
24
1,073
23,991
7,939
101
123
868
264
615
7,698
100
50

537,151
1,323
3,324
616
137
87
18
357
1,965
1,793
30
1,295
277
793
378
54
5,148
650
1,464
232
664
42
47
3
1,125
8,013
5
4,074
41
10
2,487
19
1,177
59
3,975
575
7,682
635
9
5
27
1,142
27,309
9,819
88
163
970
317
1,084
11,236
104
69

604,280
1,464
3,830
722
294
86
27
371
1,976
1,737
39
1,155
307
904
343
57
5,503
778
1,549
247
704
56
58
6
1,361
8,921
9
4,583
38
13
2,906
26
1,360
56
4,806
661
7,815
933
8
10
19
1,183
31,708
11,396
122
193
1,161
324
1,348
11,227
134
102

702,589
2,018
3,964
825
247
106
35
520
2,695
1,605
44
1,240
359
997
574
81
6,683
1,006
1,769
355
918
64
72
D
1,630
9,686
17
7,028
54
13
3,488
51
1,486
71
4,778
771
9,607
1,126
18
14
18
1,549
35,387
15,698
229
369
1,402
491
1,623
21,481
140
122

660,477
2,013
2,786
578
161
105
37
416
2,348
1,495
36
1,067
292
606
397
56
4,746
718
1,401
248
799
61
42
10
1,311
8,175
4
5,745
40
20
2,621
37
1,058
95
4,197
611
8,473
1,223
9
17
22
1,346
33,134
12,089
164
287
1,227
382
1,073
15,394
109
122

1,046,539
2,650
2,972
894
178
161
47
661
4,170
2,195
55
1,636
357
834
838
85
5,345
1,203
1,767
716
1,291
79
75
9
2,807
8,176
18
8,808
67
25
3,213
48
1,383
76
5,869
967
12,387
1,265
24
19
22
2,851
40,017
22,926
211
306
2,376
479
1,251
39,871
160
192

743,715
2,588
3,483
1,024
265
95
29
456
3,153
2,021
37
1,392
303
1,005
569
91
6,644
878
1,583
673
854
119
80
17
1,700
4,544
17
7,960
43
14
3,211
90
1,447
90
4,673
1,098
9,753
903
22
22
27
1,585
37,130
16,593
349
308
1,517
589
718
24,891
160
266

619,913
2,230
5,088
808
232
135
26
341
3,140
3,168
27
1,202
277
1,233
475
102
6,979
535
1,523
523
556
127
65
50
1,185
4,012
24
8,867
36
15
3,123
112
2,399
145
3,756
1,519
8,539
675
17
27
39
1,249
33,969
18,417
744
313
1,114
549
589
14,050
118
367

See footnotes at end of table.

Office of Immigration Statistics

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Table 21.
PERSONS NATURALIZED BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF BIRTH: FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country of birth
Czechoslovakia (former) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Denmark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Djibouti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominican Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ecuador. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
El Salvador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equatorial Guinea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eritrea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Estonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethiopia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fiji. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
France. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
French Polynesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gabon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gambia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ghana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grenada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guadeloupe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guatemala. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea-Bissau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hong Kong. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hungary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iceland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indonesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iraq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ireland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jamaica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kazakhstan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea, North . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea, South1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kosovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kuwait. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kyrgyzstan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Laos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lebanon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lesotho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liberia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Libya. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lithuania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Luxembourg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Macau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Macedonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Madagascar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malaysia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
See footnotes at end of table.

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Office of Immigration Statistics

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

489
226
9
370
14,958
6,547
3,779
13,613
755
105
2,756
1,175
114
1,742
41
5
69
415
3,200
1,828
1,661
609
14
6,257
67
6
7,038
10,355
3,248
5,269
873
44
34,240
1,242
13,834
3,443
4,437
2,970
2,972
13,947
2,362
2,876
429
731
NA
17,979
X
766
81
6,469
359
3,550
3
778
171
402
9
199
394
25
39
1,032

453
194
18
456
15,562
6,392
3,698
10,699
3
809
110
3,892
1,020
140
1,718
16
12
135
444
3,424
3,326
1,285
607
25
5,442
111
14
7,220
9,268
3,496
4,849
827
32
33,737
1,003
11,773
3,314
3,438
2,556
2,614
13,949
1,857
2,821
562
865
NA
17,252
X
791
128
8,363
376
3,402
5
1,047
163
489
8
196
559
29
44
1,092

333
197
16
361
12,607
5,061
2,922
8,719
D
819
102
3,820
1,206
118
1,476
9
11
113
416
3,192
2,831
933
524
18
4,551
81
15
4,929
7,247
3,004
3,752
618
41
29,761
963
10,782
2,209
2,583
2,036
1,845
11,218
1,795
1,917
455
823
NA
15,928
X
606
131
5,841
224
2,499
6
917
112
457
9
115
376
22
25
983

434
175
12
441
15,464
5,616
3,726
9,602
3
829
126
4,255
1,267
352
1,802
10
12
136
382
3,836
3,577
1,100
530
21
5,080
124
10
4,877
8,215
3,455
3,713
738
79
37,975
1,131
11,781
3,646
2,421
2,373
2,295
12,271
1,955
2,324
572
997
NA
17,184
X
796
159
5,678
335
3,314
8
1,218
130
738
9
146
601
30
52
1,019

490
154
17
543
20,831
7,091
4,061
12,174
4
692
104
4,621
1,503
431
1,963
22
18
189
443
3,811
3,561
1,075
649
26
6,250
137
10
5,543
9,740
3,953
4,479
720
82
35,962
1,234
11,031
3,273
1,995
2,436
2,511
13,674
2,154
2,464
726
1,158
NA
19,223
X
846
217
5,261
348
3,288
4
1,548
173
887
7
195
651
29
60
1,221

614
199
18
741
22,165
8,321
4,271
13,430
D
653
156
5,397
1,163
532
2,449
16
23
286
628
4,556
4,760
1,291
781
36
6,551
194
14
7,434
15,979
4,949
4,263
955
70
47,542
1,287
11,363
3,614
1,754
2,905
2,769
18,953
2,192
2,634
872
1,636
NA
17,668
X
903
246
4,114
347
3,393
7
2,193
142
964
9
163
837
36
67
1,264

449
170
14
539
20,645
7,229
3,231
17,157
6
553
132
5,165
1,118
359
1,979
19
18
246
514
3,617
3,181
1,200
511
16
8,181
191
5
5,631
11,552
4,669
3,871
788
62
46,871
1,213
10,557
2,967
1,335
2,363
2,217
12,314
1,934
2,125
725
1,396
NA
17,628
X
755
331
3,787
327
2,779
11
1,815
136
819
9
158
597
26
46
1,217

629
210
25
975
35,251
11,908
4,165
35,796
9
694
221
7,160
1,508
549
2,765
15
24
330
627
4,708
4,557
1,314
850
39
17,087
225
14
8,290
21,229
8,794
4,940
1,089
83
65,971
1,823
11,813
5,057
2,179
2,933
2,991
21,324
2,712
2,632
908
2,218
NA
22,759
89
1,031
361
5,553
455
3,399
6
2,468
198
969
17
181
756
43
64
1,705

503
156
19
672
20,778
7,609
5,224
18,927
D
760
209
8,698
998
385
2,464
12
35
419
864
4,564
4,819
1,067
683
34
8,619
304
17
6,840
13,290
4,858
3,329
1,142
75
52,889
1,794
12,069
4,197
1,296
3,410
2,552
15,098
2,192
2,891
917
2,546
28
17,576
397
1,152
338
3,081
404
3,787
D
2,767
249
786
22
158
741
49
58
1,178

372
123
17
543
15,451
5,931
5,860
10,343
12
991
185
8,903
1,140
286
2,203
12
43
444
1,107
4,001
4,211
800
446
38
5,375
418
17
4,932
12,291
3,056
2,198
916
51
61,142
2,765
9,337
3,489
1,178
3,205
2,064
12,070
1,622
2,436
763
3,043
13
11,170
590
919
380
2,743
342
3,266
7
3,360
173
843
18
94
682
55
80
1,211

Table 21.
PERSONS NATURALIZED BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF BIRTH: FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country of birth
Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marshall Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Martinique. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mauritania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mauritius. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Micronesia, Federated States . . . . . . . . . . . .
Moldova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mongolia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montenegro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montserrat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Morocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mozambique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Namibia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nepal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Netherlands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Netherlands Antilles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Zealand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nicaragua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Niger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Palau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Panama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Papua New Guinea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Paraguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philippines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Portugal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Qatar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Russia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rwanda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Kitts-Nevis. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Lucia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. . . . . . . . .
Samoa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saudi Arabia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senegal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Serbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Serbia and Montenegro2. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seychelles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sierra Leone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Slovenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Somalia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Soviet Union (former) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sri Lanka. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sudan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Suriname. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Swaziland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sweden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Syria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Taiwan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tajikistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

51
63
3
21
19
38
102,736
4
955
9
X
86
1,247
29
15
205
546
34
345
3,549
183
4,349
126
8
8,367
7
1,577
7
165
6,659
35,347
11,625
2,762
37
3,512
9,395
60
331
392
439
194
247
250
X
2,076
18
516
306
243
42
1,167
1,468
4,563
722
835
739
111
3
321
516
2,151
9,052
368

72
85
D
16
23
37
76,310
6
919
13
X
84
1,274
57
13
247
512
28
356
3,788
110
6,412
108
9
8,643
9
1,591
7
198
7,375
30,440
12,811
2,187
48
4,014
9,841
86
351
417
461
150
309
346
X
2,302
12
763
322
301
58
1,789
1,526
4,302
631
961
1,012
119
8
819
462
2,278
8,599
234

64
61
4
10
29
42
55,946
6
713
17
X
64
1,283
32
13
318
500
19
340
3,044
46
5,691
93
16
7,424
12
1,248
D
175
6,130
29,043
9,139
2,034
34
3,267
6,669
77
321
366
374
117
251
274
X
2,012
15
777
273
286
43
2,235
1,262
3,437
552
827
839
120
7
948
430
1,881
6,742
127

66
80
9
18
53
43
63,840
14
711
21
X
54
1,841
40
13
408
722
23
420
3,444
46
6,470
137
13
8,744
19
1,462
3
178
6,980
31,448
10,335
2,173
48
4,388
7,586
116
282
359
388
157
354
371
X
3,159
13
945
332
318
60
2,714
1,453
3,772
1,120
980
1,104
97
5
1,016
487
2,385
7,889
117

85
67
4
21
56
46
77,089
22
927
41
X
78
2,628
50
18
417
860
25
444
5,080
48
6,894
136
16
9,699
18
1,643
10
202
7,904
36,673
9,801
2,403
66
4,602
8,297
123
331
515
491
165
397
401
X
5,857
8
1,043
338
362
58
3,238
1,495
3,668
1,256
927
1,551
125
5
980
541
2,252
8,295
116

118
86
14
16
106
65
83,979
41
988
60
X
96
3,643
62
17
575
1,008
33
440
9,283
46
8,652
145
23
10,411
36
1,930
12
285
10,063
40,500
10,230
2,638
59
5,484
9,412
178
483
623
624
201
511
503
X
5,555
22
1,683
347
479
61
4,242
2,225
3,831
1,465
1,023
2,587
222
10
984
539
2,395
8,819
147

93
66
12
11
72
55
122,258
41
1,068
53
51
2,684
45
22
638
819
28
447
8,164
52
6,582
105
15
9,147
40
1,617
5
234
7,965
38,830
9,320
2,506
60
3,986
7,660
91
334
506
450
163
504
386
3,382
5
1,485
315
380
60
3,594
2,069
2,813
1,175
1,024
2,785
159
4
786
501
1,799
7,486
109

124
71
12
21
122
70
231,815
62
1,328
129
32
87
3,383
73
38
953
1,219
43
649
17,954
73
8,597
153
33
11,813
62
2,870
14
386
15,016
58,792
14,237
3,988
85
4,515
10,778
101
529
779
623
204
615
566
3
3,582
26
2,018
433
498
80
3,816
2,980
3,538
1,958
1,377
2,893
202
8
1,207
658
2,105
8,711
168

149
72
29
23
175
89
111,630
125
1,239
137
140
59
4,556
47
27
1,632
889
40
562
7,445
67
9,298
128
32
12,528
54
1,694
18
310
10,349
38,934
10,604
2,143
106
4,388
9,490
161
389
583
513
185
768
640
15
2,597
19
1,868
403
488
64
3,818
2,436
4,263
1,420
1,367
2,855
198
21
940
529
2,484
7,606
156

200
46
21
14
281
79
67,062
84
1,235
157
167
57
3,710
41
38
2,185
691
56
495
4,047
89
9,126
91
30
11,601
71
1,215
16
212
8,551
35,465
8,038
1,266
115
4,385
7,566
278
305
554
375
154
739
633
27
2,653
12
1,878
336
485
64
5,728
2,550
2,954
1,115
1,421
2,885
161
8
774
484
2,029
5,621
178

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 21.
PERSONS NATURALIZED BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF BIRTH: FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country of birth
Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thailand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tonga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trinidad and Tobago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkmenistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turks and Caicos Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uganda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ukraine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Arab Emirates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Kingdom. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uruguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uzbekistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Venezuela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vietnam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yemen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zambia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zimbabwe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
All other countries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

333
4,088
57
301
4,474
157
1,792
60
39
296
11,819
84
8,038
38
471
2,492
2,103
41,462
807
158
206
37
1,449

345
4,013
113
246
4,814
165
1,924
65
18
321
12,106
109
8,194
42
485
2,541
2,156
36,757
882
168
231
36
944

295
3,636
153
182
3,774
119
1,724
43
15
279
8,236
112
6,717
37
352
1,480
1,952
25,933
589
134
210
32
957

348
3,779
204
207
3,958
192
1,964
58
16
327
8,069
168
7,785
36
412
1,224
2,385
27,480
822
180
225
38
1,358

363
4,314
291
246
4,832
226
2,231
59
21
340
9,343
197
8,087
29
475
1,588
2,659
32,926
814
159
260
43
1,270

490
4,583
536
235
6,612
315
2,742
75
30
477
10,184
277
9,104
57
579
1,821
4,476
29,917
989
239
322
32
880

356
4,438
473
251
4,514
299
2,009
58
14
344
8,594
253
7,752
41
496
1,148
3,575
27,921
734
212
312
40
648

464
6,930
673
421
7,305
390
2,771
99
33
541
10,992
328
12,095
67
924
1,377
6,557
39,584
1,080
290
413
69
1,134

567
4,962
1,132
269
5,726
479
3,219
91
21
489
9,123
383
10,060
51
634
1,513
4,735
31,168
1,243
289
489
56
940

466
4,112
1,253
208
4,740
407
3,213
138
20
637
7,345
404
8,401
45
585
1,472
5,243
19,313
1,186
317
546
45
326

NA Not available.
X Not applicable.
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1
Data for South Korea prior to Fiscal Year 2009 include a small number of cases from North Korea.
2
Yugoslavia (unknown republic) prior to February 7, 2003.
Note: Based on N-400 data for persons aged 18 and over.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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Table 22.
PERSONS NATURALIZED BY STATE OR TERRITORY OF RESIDENCE: FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010
State or territory of residence
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
District of Columbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

606,259
407
707
8,239
132
202,668
4,210
5,005
697
951
48,577
3,223
282
2,875
355
32,256
2,558
1,055
2,337
402
685
367
5,405
17,596
6,109
5,697
270
2,627
75
1,547
3,321
817
26,730
785
98,858
3,866
200
3,645
1,916
4,189
8,383
699
1,058
694
202
1,255
43,287
1,828
332
7,414
8,778
285
2,955
135
305
27,008

572,646
1,274
929
6,064
583
149,213
5,875
6,072
568
926
44,732
11,066
604
2,881
58
32,585
2,774
1,465
1,367
1,986
2,106
514
13,217
18,024
11,113
5,443
506
2,311
7
1,644
3,779
448
26,760
1,084
94,181
8,348
210
6,053
1,828
4,441
9,619
1,060
1,158
504
209
2,441
42,767
1,789
428
10,598
9,335
302
3,623
102
362
15,310

462,435
1,182
745
7,218
715
135,599
4,833
4,284
707
852
35,105
11,068
599
2,287
56
23,401
2,725
1,123
1,897
1,543
1,702
427
13,836
11,461
5,191
6,226
445
3,255
81
789
4,095
1,027
22,968
993
63,888
3,577
146
2,764
1,573
4,300
9,443
559
1,620
1,020
177
2,011
28,638
1,682
426
9,583
11,787
261
2,775
111
466
7,193

537,151
734
777
6,500
823
145,593
6,007
5,957
982
882
43,795
6,880
1,052
2,050
864
29,432
2,455
1,314
2,093
1,307
1,458
548
12,295
16,263
14,615
7,713
557
3,999
285
1,537
4,622
958
30,291
1,449
66,234
5,084
267
8,590
1,765
3,612
10,205
512
2,185
1,748
257
2,613
35,417
3,110
419
13,478
12,667
237
3,570
146
287
8,661

604,280
795
951
6,785
990
170,489
5,681
8,169
945
939
42,999
7,903
682
4,663
1,097
27,739
2,650
234
1,814
1,820
1,700
772
11,503
22,685
11,418
7,383
520
2,733
209
1,365
5,901
971
33,160
1,401
84,624
5,862
203
9,415
1,799
4,777
13,307
1,641
2,604
916
354
3,578
38,553
2,874
488
17,653
14,817
362
4,040
134
480
6,733

702,589
1,946
831
9,707
1,133
152,836
5,526
7,231
1,187
1,089
90,846
19,785
873
5,276
980
30,156
3,885
805
2,509
2,049
1,336
802
14,465
22,932
11,675
9,137
495
3,711
225
1,797
8,202
2,483
39,801
1,538
103,870
12,592
329
8,796
2,246
4,332
15,846
1,413
2,266
2,940
342
3,334
37,835
2,740
569
20,401
12,762
390
3,247
169
608
8,313

660,477
1,343
849
12,091
1,214
181,684
7,829
4,552
1,094
1,334
54,563
14,181
1,057
4,521
1,261
38,735
3,652
2,093
2,406
2,256
2,240
728
11,613
20,952
10,678
9,124
657
4,237
251
2,188
8,363
1,821
35,235
1,704
73,676
6,606
415
9,250
1,812
5,572
11,371
1,518
2,088
1,499
460
2,927
53,032
2,777
468
14,171
14,671
310
4,485
190
643
6,030

1,046,539
1,982
1,145
24,055
2,330
297,909
11,972
9,589
1,425
1,492
128,328
20,417
998
5,205
2,240
45,224
5,104
3,503
4,072
3,093
3,018
924
23,342
28,728
14,634
9,220
944
5,849
358
2,866
13,150
1,617
59,950
3,058
90,572
8,509
336
11,142
3,335
9,257
19,673
2,622
3,721
3,488
572
5,560
82,129
5,394
518
29,949
18,665
505
5,200
245
1,499
5,907

743,715
1,775
1,100
12,377
1,648
179,754
6,813
10,421
1,545
2,188
82,788
15,408
654
3,744
1,674
28,112
4,261
2,198
3,129
2,390
3,402
729
17,099
21,748
10,703
9,089
1,170
4,526
267
1,644
8,470
1,492
35,077
3,062
88,733
16,294
273
8,072
2,256
5,051
16,905
1,253
2,458
3,506
415
4,938
54,024
2,823
426
24,730
19,853
361
3,845
186
1,051
5,805

619,913
2,027
831
10,340
1,275
129,354
7,165
7,452
1,829
1,319
67,484
18,253
644
3,190
1,102
26,180
3,866
1,858
2,492
2,398
2,423
839
16,220
21,095
11,162
9,020
967
4,388
259
1,590
6,791
1,670
33,864
2,205
67,972
9,988
286
8,617
2,678
4,910
16,143
1,318
2,078
3,081
399
4,229
49,699
2,908
407
17,815
16,830
550
3,864
229
590
3,770

Includes U.S. territories and armed forces posts.


Note: Based on N-400 data for persons aged 18 and over.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Table 23.
PERSONS NATURALIZED BY CORE BASED STATISTICAL AREA (CBSA) OF RESIDENCE: FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010
(Ranked by 2010 Naturalizations)
Geographic area
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island,
NY-NJ-PA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA. . . . . . . . .
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL. . . . . . .
Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV. . . .
San Francisco-Oakland-Fremont, CA. . . . . . . . . . . .
Houston-Sugar Land-Baytown, TX. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dallas-Fort Worth-Arlington, TX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Atlanta-Sandy Springs-Marietta, GA . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Jose-Sunnyvale-Santa Clara, CA . . . . . . . . . . .
Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD. . . .
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA . . . . . . . . . . .
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA. . . . . . . . . . .
Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI. . . . . . . .
Phoenix-Mesa-Scottsdale, AZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Orlando-Kissimmee, FL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sacramento--Arden-Arcade--Roseville, CA . . . . . . . .
Tampa-St. Petersburg-Clearwater, FL. . . . . . . . . . . .
Las Vegas-Paradise, NV . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Baltimore-Towson, MD . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Denver-Aurora-Broomfield, CO . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Portland-Vancouver-Beaverton, OR-WA . . . . . . . . . .
Columbus, OH . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Austin-Round Rock, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jacksonville, FL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA . . . . . . . .
Bridgeport-Stamford-Norwalk, CT. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Charlotte-Gastonia-Concord, NC-SC . . . . . . . . . . . .
Raleigh-Cary, NC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Honolulu, HI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Louis, MO-IL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hartford-West Hartford-East Hartford, CT . . . . . . . .
San Antonio, TX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Worcester, MA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kansas City, MO-KS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fresno, CA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cleveland-Elyria-Mentor, OH. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nashville-Davidson--Murfreesboro--Franklin, TN . . . .
Virginia Beach-Norfolk-Newport News, VA-NC. . . . . .
El Paso, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Stockton, CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indianapolis-Carmel, IN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oxnard-Thousand Oaks-Ventura, CA. . . . . . . . . . . .
Salt Lake City, UT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cincinnati-Middletown, OH-KY-IN . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Richmond, VA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Haven-Milford, CT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other CBSAs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other metropolitan areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other micropolitan areas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Non-CBSA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

606,259

572,646

462,435

537,151

604,280

702,589

660,477

1,046,539

743,715

619,913

118,281
96,852
33,503
30,492
9,982
32,375
22,221
14,246
10,193
2,636
16,316
6,838
6,949
14,239
10,489
4,440
5,075
5,828
4,355
7,082
4,550
2,753
1,470
2,869
3,789
1,300
2,008
1,079
1,939
1,931
1,051
783
2,385
1,502
1,651
1,788
1,413
1,598
2,859
537
636
977
1,173
2,507
859
3,001
1,240
946
715
974
69,934
61,045
8,889
4,641
27,009

114,964
69,495
31,113
31,323
18,214
22,393
16,743
14,850
13,413
9,395
15,320
6,540
7,144
9,667
7,264
8,331
4,836
4,010
3,970
4,930
4,489
2,945
3,581
4,072
3,941
837
2,449
644
1,632
2,486
2,293
1,725
2,250
1,379
1,955
2,355
1,704
1,167
3,482
2,580
1,041
1,419
1,493
1,562
966
2,357
1,267
956
694
1,151
77,964
68,134
9,830
4,583
15,312

82,431
62,556
23,995
22,787
16,981
23,744
10,362
9,198
7,586
9,327
10,174
6,773
9,058
8,757
9,522
3,709
5,455
4,772
1,965
5,903
3,939
3,188
3,946
3,364
4,024
478
2,110
1,079
2,456
1,526
797
700
1,915
1,943
1,485
1,944
986
1,612
1,579
941
954
1,705
1,368
1,974
1,181
1,991
1,179
577
903
888
63,716
55,508
8,208
3,740
7,192

89,925
66,733
28,848
28,264
19,711
22,931
12,816
13,177
11,248
5,634
15,408
7,623
9,586
11,184
8,368
10,811
6,776
4,250
2,382
5,913
4,650
3,905
3,452
4,221
3,586
2,529
1,935
1,860
3,024
2,291
1,195
997
1,854
2,471
1,874
1,714
1,494
1,724
1,483
3,014
932
1,705
1,975
1,848
883
2,087
2,082
1,012
969
1,276
78,047
68,135
9,912
4,813
8,661

108,439
78,182
24,110
27,054
22,473
25,490
13,401
18,273
12,748
6,647
15,494
10,526
11,318
12,265
13,417
8,271
6,388
4,467
5,326
7,556
4,754
4,833
3,391
3,987
4,425
3,624
2,043
2,491
3,746
3,319
1,455
1,150
4,326
1,656
2,561
2,069
2,128
1,485
1,579
2,568
1,835
2,176
2,056
2,218
873
3,387
1,962
1,371
1,237
1,649
84,695
74,231
10,464
4,651
6,735

132,322
65,811
63,621
29,047
26,463
24,038
13,893
18,585
12,111
16,823
14,129
13,252
9,407
12,682
11,311
8,724
7,932
7,016
9,247
6,424
5,394
6,986
4,310
3,688
4,044
3,090
2,120
2,278
3,390
2,441
3,277
2,778
4,207
2,119
2,496
1,758
2,149
1,770
1,812
2,583
1,661
2,156
1,239
2,102
1,617
2,743
1,835
1,297
1,386
1,642
104,989
90,952
14,037
5,927
8,467

99,007
78,454
36,159
37,736
19,367
25,873
18,398
16,954
18,069
11,720
12,347
9,272
10,066
17,924
12,253
7,868
7,839
8,344
3,622
8,968
4,721
6,829
3,490
5,414
5,037
3,141
3,004
2,626
3,202
1,625
1,850
1,399
3,585
2,711
1,510
2,568
1,883
2,016
3,070
2,599
1,422
1,547
2,314
3,157
1,421
3,221
1,717
1,568
1,276
999
106,890
93,349
13,541
6,401
6,024

134,571
138,618
89,440
43,548
40,731
37,852
28,275
22,859
25,172
16,812
24,142
16,720
12,534
21,154
23,627
10,731
7,834
17,594
11,914
11,347
9,623
11,058
6,920
8,047
7,779
4,014
4,707
3,208
5,536
3,534
2,620
1,556
4,083
3,532
3,142
5,387
2,572
3,250
5,133
2,975
2,619
2,826
4,436
4,196
2,058
5,235
3,230
2,037
2,376
2,088
165,752
144,937
20,815
9,636
5,899

112,801
84,061
54,202
26,676
32,690
20,956
18,380
17,429
17,423
12,651
14,201
14,285
15,061
12,978
19,422
7,494
7,969
8,653
7,181
6,372
7,587
7,357
5,296
4,497
4,821
2,742
2,829
2,305
3,470
3,930
4,243
4,121
2,950
2,549
3,323
2,594
2,038
2,439
2,396
2,173
2,290
2,028
3,512
2,044
1,766
3,371
1,727
1,354
1,633
2,162
124,232
107,390
16,842
7,251
5,800

91,257
51,977
42,220
25,053
24,861
21,281
18,344
17,027
16,572
15,519
13,455
13,453
12,774
11,473
8,724
8,084
7,917
7,527
6,744
6,099
5,786
5,724
5,150
4,751
4,611
3,075
2,953
2,859
2,819
2,732
2,650
2,560
2,551
2,531
2,466
2,457
2,273
2,199
2,152
2,122
2,112
2,065
1,980
1,845
1,834
1,823
1,781
1,693
1,689
1,656
107,081
93,435
13,646
5,803
3,769

Note: Based on N-400 data for persons aged 18 and over.


Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

58

Office of Immigration Statistics

Table 24.
PERSONS NATURALIZED BY GENDER, AGE, MARITAL STATUS, AND OCCUPATION: FISCAL YEAR 2010
Gender
Characteristic

Total

Male

Female

Unknown

AGE
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 29 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 39 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 49 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 59 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 to 74 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
75 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

619,913
8,523
50,707
78,069
87,840
102,168
82,613
60,158
45,462
36,511
25,244
30,129
12,489
-

290,846
4,132
24,298
33,850
36,959
49,271
41,879
29,957
22,028
17,606
12,206
13,596
5,064
-

328,965
4,389
26,408
44,214
50,877
52,881
40,728
30,192
23,418
18,884
13,027
16,525
7,422
-

102
2
1
5
4
16
6
9
16
21
11
8
3
-

BROAD AGE GROUPS


Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
18 to 20 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
21 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

619,913
16,322
603,591
-

290,846
7,996
282,850
-

328,965
8,324
320,641
-

102
2
100
-

MARITAL STATUS
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Single. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Married. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Widowed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Divorced/separated. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

619,913
131,595
413,194
16,945
54,405
3,774

290,846
70,859
192,459
2,548
23,057
1,923

328,965
60,736
220,735
14,397
31,348
1,749

102
102

OCCUPATION
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Management, professional, and related occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Service occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sales and office occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Farming, fishing, and forestry occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Construction, extraction, maintenance, and repair occupations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Production, transportation, and material moving occupations. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Military . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
No occupation/not working outside home . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Homemakers. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Students or children. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Retirees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unemployed. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

619,913
161,869
78,607
59,055
1,688
13,678
76,063
4,264
151,449
27,237
75,446
11,045
37,721
73,240

290,846
83,271
29,799
21,426
1,333
12,785
49,485
3,447
51,075
732
30,226
5,584
14,533
38,225

328,965
78,598
48,808
37,629
355
893
26,578
817
100,374
26,505
45,220
5,461
23,188
34,913

102
102

- Represents zero.
Note: Based on N-400 data for persons aged 18 and over.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Office of Immigration Statistics

59

Nonimmigrant Admissions

Table 25.
NONIMMIGRANT ADMISSIONS BY CLASS OF ADMISSION: FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Class of Admission
Total All Admissions2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total I-94 Admissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Temporary workers and families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Temporary workers and trainees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Temporary workers in specialty occupations (H1B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chile and Singapore Free Trade Agreement aliens (H1B1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Registered nurses participating in the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged
Areas (H1C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seasonal agricultural workers (H2A)3,4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seasonal nonagricultural workers (H2B)3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Returning H2B workers (H2R)3,5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trainees (H3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses and children of H1, H2, or H3 (H4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Workers with extraordinary ability or achievement (O1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Workers accompanying and assisting in performance of O1 workers (O2) . . . . . .
Spouses and children of O1 and O2 (O3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Internationally recognized athletes or entertainers (P1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Artists or entertainers in reciprocal exchange programs (P2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Artists or entertainers in culturally unique programs (P3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses and children of P1, P2, or P3 (P4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Workers in international cultural exchange programs (Q1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Workers in religious occupations (R1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses and children of R1 (R2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) professional workers (TN) . . . . . .
Spouses and children of TN (TD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intracompany transferees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intracompany transferees (L1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses and children of L1 (L2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treaty traders and investors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treaty traders and their spouses and children (E1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treaty investors and their spouses and children (E2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Australian Free Trade Agreement principals, spouses and children (E3). . . . . . . .
Representatives of foreign information media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Representatives of foreign information media and spouses and children (I1). . . .
Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Academic students (F1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses and children of F1 (F2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vocational students (M1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses and children of M1 (M2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exchange visitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exchange visitors (J1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses and children of J1 (J2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diplomats and other representatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ambassadors, public ministers, career diplomatic or consular officers and their
families (A1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other foreign government officials or employees and their families (A2) . . . . . . .
Attendants, servants, or personal employees of A1 and A2 and their families (A3).
Principals of recognized foreign governments (G1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other representatives of recognized foreign governments (G2). . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Representatives of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign governments (G3) . . . .
International organization officers or employees (G4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Attendants, servants, or personal employees of representatives (G5). . . . . . . . .
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) officials, spouses, and children
(N1 to N7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Temporary visitors for pleasure6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Temporary visitors for pleasure (B2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Visa Waiver Program temporary visitors for pleasure (WT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guam Visa Waiver Program temporary visitors for pleasure to Guam (GT). . . . .
Guam Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Visa Waiver
Program temporary visitors for pleasure to Guam or Northern Mariana
Islands (GMT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

NA
32,824,088
1,541,703
855,290
384,191
X

NA
27,907,139
1,468,421
809,494
370,490
X

180,500,000
27,849,443
1,431,472
796,653
360,498
X

180,200,000
30,781,330
1,507,769
831,144
386,821
4

175,300,000
32,003,435
1,572,863
882,957
407,418
47

29
27,695
72,387
X
3,245
135,907
25,685
3,834
4,540
42,430
3,877
9,484
1,575
2,089
17,122
4,404
95,287
21,509
473,391
328,480
144,911
178,534
51,443
127,091
X
34,488
34,488
741,921
688,970
42,544
9,625
782
389,435
339,848
49,587
239,227

111
15,628
86,987
X
2,695
129,188
25,008
4,156
4,023
41,453
3,754
9,487
1,605
1,755
19,115
5,348
73,360
15,331
454,145
313,699
140,446
171,368
46,440
124,928
X
33,414
33,414
687,506
637,954
40,433
8,062
1,057
370,176
325,580
44,596
252,538

48
14,094
102,833
X
2,370
124,487
25,541
5,321
3,665
43,274
3,898
8,869
1,667
2,074
20,272
6,105
59,201
12,436
434,281
298,054
136,227
168,508
44,090
124,418
X
32,030
32,030
662,966
617,556
37,112
7,361
937
362,782
321,660
41,122
249,454

70
22,141
86,958
X
2,226
130,847
27,127
6,332
3,719
40,466
3,810
10,038
1,853
2,113
21,571
6,443
65,970
12,635
456,583
314,484
142,099
182,934
47,083
135,851
X
37,108
37,108
656,373
613,221
35,771
6,989
392
360,777
321,975
38,802
276,817

31
NA
NA
NA
2,938
130,145
29,715
7,635
4,154
43,766
4,423
10,836
1,938
2,575
22,362
6,712
64,713
14,222
455,350
312,144
143,206
192,824
D
143,786
D
41,732
41,732
663,919
621,178
33,756
8,378
607
382,463
342,742
39,721
287,484

26,683
102,478
2,152
11,948
10,947
356
69,215
1,643

28,489
110,131
2,278
12,987
13,052
381
71,096
1,496

26,903
109,699
1,894
12,231
9,813
392
74,343
1,610

28,046
122,809
1,794
13,189
13,685
593
80,515
1,373

28,488
126,827
1,630
13,606
16,608
740
82,826
1,336

13,805
NA
NA
NA
NA

12,628
19,720,169
8,773,307
10,839,036
107,826

12,569
19,981,833
8,532,461
11,365,723
83,649

14,813
22,653,699
9,185,492
13,380,069
88,138

15,423
23,701,858
9,758,617
13,462,507
480,734

See footnotes at end of table.

Office of Immigration Statistics

63

Table 25.
NONIMMIGRANT ADMISSIONS BY CLASS OF ADMISSION: FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Class of Admission
Temporary visitors for business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Temporary visitors for business (B1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Visa Waiver Program temporary visitors for business (WB). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guam Visa Waiver Program temporary visitors for business to Guam (GB). . . . .
Guam Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Visa Waiver
Program temporary visitors for business to Guam or Northern Mariana
Islands (GMB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transit aliens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aliens in continuous and immediate transit through the United States (C1). . . . .
Aliens in transit to the United Nations (C2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign government officials, their spouses, children, and attendants in transit (C3).
Transit without visa (C4)7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commuter students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canadian or Mexican national academic commuter students (F3). . . . . . . . . . . .
Canadian or Mexican national vocational commuter students (M3). . . . . . . . . . .
Legal Immigration Family Equity (LIFE) Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fianc(e)s of U.S. citizens (K1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of K1 (K2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of U.S. citizens, visa pending (K3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of U.S. citizens, visa pending (K4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of permanent residents, visa pending (V1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of permanent residents, visa pending (V2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dependents of V1 or V2, visa pending (V3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6

See footnotes at end of table.

64

Office of Immigration Statistics

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

NA
NA
NA
NA

4,349,189
2,329,708
2,018,095
1,386

4,198,988
2,245,350
1,952,506
1,132

4,576,783
2,352,404
2,223,331
1,048

4,684,164
2,432,587
2,249,816
1,761

X
456,174
214,814
2,785
8,960
229,615
X
X
X
34,678
23,634
3,487
D
D
2,691
4,540
318
369
588,725

X
614,934
221,443
2,346
10,080
381,065
X
X
X
92,435
27,340
4,257
4,575
1,158
18,169
19,642
17,294
532
351,239

X
554,559
239,681
2,181
10,870
301,827
109,089
24,643
3,652
12,774
2,960
22,509
20,496
22,055
741
297,559

X
338,170
322,187
2,283
13,700
X
103,839
28,546
4,515
17,864
4,253
17,866
15,239
15,556
433
306,670

X
361,597
343,609
2,379
15,609
X
33
33
84,754
32,900
5,127
16,249
4,098
10,157
7,159
9,064
241
264,059

Table 25.
NONIMMIGRANT ADMISSIONS BY CLASS OF ADMISSION: FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Class of Admission
Total All Admissions2 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Total I-94 Admissions. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Temporary workers and families. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Temporary workers and trainees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Temporary workers in specialty occupations (H1B). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chile and Singapore Free Trade Agreement aliens (H1B1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Registered nurses participating in the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged
Areas (H1C) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seasonal agricultural workers (H2A)3,4 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seasonal nonagricultural workers (H2B)3 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Returning H2B workers (H2R)3,5. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trainees (H3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses and children of H1, H2, or H3 (H4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Workers with extraordinary ability or achievement (O1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Workers accompanying and assisting in performance of O1 workers (O2) . . . . . .
Spouses and children of O1 and O2 (O3) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Internationally recognized athletes or entertainers (P1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Artists or entertainers in reciprocal exchange programs (P2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Artists or entertainers in culturally unique programs (P3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses and children of P1, P2, or P3 (P4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Workers in international cultural exchange programs (Q1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Workers in religious occupations (R1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses and children of R1 (R2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) professional workers (TN) . . . . . .
Spouses and children of TN (TD) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intracompany transferees. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Intracompany transferees (L1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses and children of L1 (L2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treaty traders and investors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treaty traders and their spouses and children (E1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Treaty investors and their spouses and children (E2) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Australian Free Trade Agreement principals, spouses and children (E3). . . . . . . .
Representatives of foreign information media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Representatives of foreign information media and spouses and children (I1). . . .
Students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Academic students (F1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses and children of F1 (F2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vocational students (M1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses and children of M1 (M2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exchange visitors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Exchange visitors (J1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses and children of J1 (J2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Diplomats and other representatives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ambassadors, public ministers, career diplomatic or consular officers and their
families (A1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other foreign government officials or employees and their families (A2) . . . . . . .
Attendants, servants, or personal employees of A1 and A2 and their families (A3).
Principals of recognized foreign governments (G1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other representatives of recognized foreign governments (G2). . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Representatives of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign governments (G3) . . . .
International organization officers or employees (G4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Attendants, servants, or personal employees of representatives (G5). . . . . . . . .
North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) officials, spouses, and children
(N1 to N7) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Temporary visitors for pleasure6 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Temporary visitors for pleasure (B2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Visa Waiver Program temporary visitors for pleasure (WT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guam Visa Waiver Program temporary visitors for pleasure to Guam (GT). . . . .
Guam Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Visa Waiver
Program temporary visitors for pleasure to Guam or Northern Mariana
Islands (GMT) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2006

2007

2008

2009

20101

175,100,000
33,667,328
1,709,268
985,456
431,853
129

171,300,000
37,149,651
1,932,075
1,118,138
461,730
170

175,400,000
39,381,928
1,949,695
1,101,938
409,619
153

162,600,000
36,231,554
1,703,697
936,272
339,243
213

159,700,000
46,471,516
2,816,525
1,682,132
454,763
163

24
46,432
97,279
36,792
4,134
133,437
31,969
9,567
4,674
46,205
4,604
12,630
2,067
2,423
22,706
7,330
73,880
17,321
466,009
320,829
145,180
216,842
50,230
164,795
1,817
40,961
40,961
740,724
693,805
35,987
10,384
548
427,067
385,286
41,781
292,846

49
87,316
75,727
79,168
5,540
144,136
36,184
10,349
5,377
53,050
4,835
11,900
2,223
2,412
25,162
6,881
85,142
20,787
531,073
363,536
167,537
238,936
51,722
177,920
9,294
43,928
43,928
841,673
787,756
40,178
13,073
666
489,286
443,482
45,804
303,290

170
173,103
104,618
5,003
6,156
122,423
41,238
12,497
6,386
57,030
4,358
12,767
2,229
3,231
25,106
6,421
88,382
21,048
558,485
382,776
175,709
243,386
50,377
180,270
12,739
45,886
45,886
917,373
859,169
42,039
15,496
669
506,138
459,126
47,012
314,920

231
149,763
56,381
162
4,168
105,429
45,600
12,966
6,533
54,432
4,028
11,441
2,359
2,555
17,362
4,481
99,018
19,907
493,992
333,386
160,606
229,301
49,111
166,983
13,207
44,132
44,132
951,964
895,392
40,956
14,632
984
459,408
413,150
46,258
323,183

295
139,406
69,395
104
3,078
141,575
49,995
13,989
6,764
72,917
11,213
9,669
2,836
2,430
21,043
7,966
634,121
40,410
702,460
502,732
199,728
383,700
87,989
281,873
13,838
48,233
48,233
1,595,078
1,514,783
61,036
17,641
1,618
543,335
484,740
58,595
380,241

29,337
127,296
1,496
14,523
15,661
811
85,119
1,411

30,291
131,583
1,602
15,099
15,160
816
88,374
1,477

30,882
136,699
1,686
15,348
18,367
844
89,711
1,399

31,038
142,315
1,766
14,876
17,529
912
92,878
1,389

38,948
173,293
1,870
16,452
17,711
904
105,040
1,385

17,192
24,788,438
11,269,933
12,827,677
690,828

18,888
27,486,177
13,087,974
13,469,851
928,352

19,984
29,442,168
13,371,671
15,099,059
971,438

20,480
27,800,027
12,680,504
14,272,553
846,970

24,638
35,131,310
19,144,042
14,821,569
120,544

1,045,155

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 25.
NONIMMIGRANT ADMISSIONS BY CLASS OF ADMISSION: FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Class of Admission
Temporary visitors for business . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Temporary visitors for business (B1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Visa Waiver Program temporary visitors for business (WB). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guam Visa Waiver Program temporary visitors for business to Guam (GB). . . . .
Guam CNMI Visa Waiver Program temporary visitors for business to Guam or
Northern Mariana Islands (GMB) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Transit aliens. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Aliens in continuous and immediate transit through the United States (C1). . . . .
Aliens in transit to the United Nations (C2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Foreign government officials, their spouses, children, and attendants in transit (C3).
Transit without visa (C4)7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Commuter students . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canadian or Mexican national academic commuter students (F3) . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canadian or Mexican national vocational commuter students (M3) . . . . . . . . . . .
Legal Immigration Family Equity (LIFE) Act. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fianc(e)s of U.S. citizens (K1) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of K1 (K2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of U.S. citizens, visa pending (K3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of U.S. citizens, visa pending (K4). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spouses of permanent residents, visa pending (V1). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Children of permanent residents, visa pending (V2). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dependents of V1 or V2, visa pending (V3). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
6

2006

2007

2008

2009

20101

5,030,779
2,673,309
2,355,332
2,138

5,418,884
2,928,875
2,486,015
3,994

5,603,668
3,052,581
2,546,322
4,765

4,390,888
2,408,092
1,977,361
5,435

5,205,980
2,944,397
2,256,611
904

X
378,749
357,682
2,854
18,213
X
188
188
76,726
30,021
4,926
14,739
3,692
9,321
6,070
7,957
208
222,335

X
396,383
376,451
2,914
17,018
X
310
307
3
76,101
32,991
5,516
15,065
3,430
6,960
5,435
6,704
100
205,372

X
387,237
365,958
2,646
18,633
X
1,102
1,102
59,035
29,916
4,947
12,849
2,845
3,609
2,270
2,599
103
200,489

X
346,695
326,704
2,613
17,378
X
6,488
6,488
52,969
27,754
4,255
12,937
2,578
2,482
1,424
1,539
74
196,161

4,068
327,584
304,023
2,987
20,574
X
53,711
53,711
73,703
30,445
4,448
25,615
4,557
3,620
2,206
2,812
92
343,957

NA Not available.
X Not applicable.
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1
The number of I-94 nonimmigrant admissions in 2010 greatly exceeds totals reported in previous years due to a more complete count of land admissions.
2
Estimated admission totals rounded to the nearest hundred thousand. Excludes sea and air crew admissions (D1 and D2 visas).
3
Data are not available separately for 2005; during 2005 there were 129,327 admissions for H2 classes (H2A, H2B, H2R).
4
Beginning in 2006, annual increases in H2A admissions may be due to more complete recording of pedestrian admissions along the Southwest border.
5
Issuances of H2R (returning H2B workers not subject to annual numerical limits) ceased at the end of 2007.
6
Due to the temporary expiration of the Visa Waiver Program from May through October 2000, data for temporary visitors by business and pleasure are not available for 2000
and 2001.
7
C4 admissions were suspended as of 8/2/2003.
Note: Admissions represent counts of events, i.e., arrivals, not unique individuals; multiple entries of an individual on the same day are counted as one admission. The majority
of short-term admissions from Canada and Mexico are excluded.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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Table 26.
NONIMMIGRANT ADMISSIONS (I-94 ONLY) BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP: FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country
of citizenship

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

20101

REGION
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . .
North America . . . . . . .
Oceania. . . . . . . . . . . .
South America. . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . .

32,824,088
465,598
9,122,726
12,476,590
6,690,817
792,527
3,110,132
165,698

27,907,139
387,396
7,041,530
10,648,427
6,370,671
776,033
2,441,336
241,746

27,849,443
371,799
6,827,204
11,057,048
6,427,392
808,166
2,120,339
237,495

30,781,330
384,442
7,856,176
12,524,817
6,662,475
934,439
2,167,603
251,378

32,003,435
395,734
8,157,755
12,950,441
6,988,624
997,175
2,333,652
180,054

33,667,328
394,163
8,371,244
12,792,122
8,491,307
1,039,872
2,432,010
146,610

37,149,651
426,922
8,781,480
13,993,051
9,963,858
1,067,258
2,763,355
153,727

39,381,928
474,160
8,795,236
15,931,641
9,832,557
1,127,444
3,039,883
181,007

36,231,554
452,693
7,820,986
14,559,083
8,963,282
1,065,909
3,075,013
294,588

46,471,516
485,116
9,404,480
14,687,194
16,449,885
1,291,009
3,587,895
565,937

32,824,088
1,983
8,671
7,524
624
4,267
21,190
541,493
10,539
548,842
172,561
2,698
351,467
4,671
21,120
51,918
8,391
220,167
30,996
1,558
395
44,520

27,907,139
1,183
7,033
5,104
449
4,137
18,777
252,333
6,679
514,311
123,702
2,126
318,745
2,281
15,593
45,288
7,482
188,702
26,904
1,394
361
37,506

27,849,443
1,382
7,237
3,466
560
4,091
19,045
241,352
5,178
550,317
130,873
2,613
306,316
2,405
13,914
47,812
11,146
178,904
26,337
1,392
368
34,222

30,781,330
1,526
6,812
3,968
720
4,432
21,205
242,103
5,238
645,236
152,285
2,523
321,046
2,667
14,712
55,198
9,691
208,754
25,855
1,569
425
33,652

32,003,435
1,784
8,842
4,406
825
4,807
22,401
256,680
5,245
702,108
156,511
2,570
284,825
3,593
14,909
58,826
9,252
220,043
24,730
1,932
451
31,606

33,667,328
2,020
8,118
4,633
858
5,206
23,416
275,778
5,137
750,504
157,474
3,142
351,244
3,701
14,224
60,494
9,938
219,727
26,195
2,375
432
31,341

37,149,651
2,539
7,902
5,151
912
6,235
23,037
337,511
4,641
813,558
168,857
3,839
368,687
4,334
13,100
62,107
10,378
248,107
27,131
2,326
514
39,206

39,381,928
2,323
9,939
6,215
1,295
6,509
22,649
383,803
5,694
867,121
201,070
4,591
332,571
5,287
13,758
65,434
10,719
306,492
26,747
2,910
801
41,622

36,231,554
2,616
8,768
6,491
977
7,147
18,743
395,781
5,412
834,000
201,339
4,938
282,172
4,500
15,368
57,993
10,214
281,736
25,867
2,585
578
40,408

46,471,516
2,589
8,920
6,319
1,152
7,557
18,563
482,637
5,282
1,037,683
209,635
5,596
276,899
5,549
18,034
62,971
12,287
293,762
25,081
2,804
660
44,761

8,846
2,448
733,953
934
23,329
1,657
3,044
906
4,278
7,787
248,069
5,575

6,315
2,112
576,466
645
26,595
1,915
2,263
824
3,402
8,360
224,691
2,373

6,373
1,931
497,042
586
30,524
1,708
2,219
570
3,737
8,194
221,477
1,546

7,048
1,980
534,164
686
33,688
1,760
2,029
678
4,904
7,972
238,897
1,509

7,278
2,102
636,119
773
36,407
2,169
1,816
861
4,829
7,982
231,171
2,000

7,371
1,906
698,808
847
39,495
2,507
2,069
1,098
4,132
8,558
247,828
2,362

7,412
2,228
784,758
998
42,205
2,674
2,361
1,059
3,851
9,094
276,399
2,871

7,190
2,564
893,186
1,216
41,793
2,767
2,515
1,052
3,953
9,517
285,359
2,966

6,170
2,349
959,448
1,110
35,871
2,862
2,937
960
3,652
9,329
291,642
2,918

5,838
2,386
1,233,457
1,217
35,456
3,004
3,383
1,182
3,660
9,831
1,428,940
2,727

356
539
190,048
542,435
470,242
63
4,372
133
166,676
5,457
21,882
30,864
12,066
53,047

379
486
154,783
479,895
418,053
82
3,257
151
153,325
3,207
18,233
24,548
9,320
35,455

185
398
139,394
390,482
379,524
67
2,731
157
148,780
2,235
19,196
8,529
9,439
43,895

145
355
139,261
446,838
394,156
78
2,838
117
156,610
2,444
22,097
12,520
9,406
43,455

387
478
134,593
505,479
412,271
106
3,223
192
160,273
2,381
22,413
13,443
9,656
45,671

407
532
141,658
596,171
443,781
90
3,017
477
158,216
3,290
23,141
10,606
8,942
47,169

339
652
157,973
685,026
492,957
63
2,764
996
176,882
3,001
25,435
11,237
9,637
52,411

299
522
169,166
753,037
527,451
106
2,950
1,269
195,459
3,837
27,772
15,130
11,003
59,805

253
541
152,676
729,931
511,071
92
2,724
1,401
176,284
4,216
26,461
17,047
9,935
77,395

282
441
174,645
1,038,279
592,362
90
2,806
1,506
189,999
3,672
26,056
23,722
10,294
76,951

COUNTRY
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Afghanistan. . . . . . . . .
Albania. . . . . . . . . . . .
Algeria. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Andorra. . . . . . . . . . . .
Angola. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Antigua and Barbuda. . .
Argentina. . . . . . . . . . .
Armenia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Australia2 . . . . . . . . . .
Austria . . . . . . . . . . . .
Azerbaijan . . . . . . . . . .
Bahamas. . . . . . . . . . .
Bahrain. . . . . . . . . . . .
Bangladesh. . . . . . . . .
Barbados. . . . . . . . . . .
Belarus. . . . . . . . . . . .
Belgium. . . . . . . . . . . .
Belize. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Benin . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bhutan . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolivia. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bosnia and
Herzegovina. . . . . . . .
Botswana . . . . . . . . . .
Brazil. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brunei. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bulgaria. . . . . . . . . . . .
Burkina Faso . . . . . . . .
Burma. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burundi. . . . . . . . . . . .
Cambodia . . . . . . . . . .
Cameroon . . . . . . . . . .
Canada. . . . . . . . . . . .
Cape Verde . . . . . . . . .
Central African
Republic . . . . . . . . . .
Chad. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chile. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
China3. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colombia. . . . . . . . . . .
Comoros. . . . . . . . . . .
Congo (Brazzaville)4. . . .
Congo (Kinshasa)5. . . .
Costa Rica. . . . . . . . . .
Cote dIvoire . . . . . . . .
Croatia . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cuba. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cyprus. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Czech Republic . . . . . .

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 26.
NONIMMIGRANT ADMISSIONS (I-94 ONLY) BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP: FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country
of citizenship

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

20101

Denmark . . . . . . . . . .
Djibouti. . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominica. . . . . . . . . . .
Dominican Republic. . . .
East Timor. . . . . . . . . .
Ecuador. . . . . . . . . . . .
Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
El Salvador . . . . . . . . .
Equatorial Guinea. . . . .
Eritrea. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Estonia . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethiopia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Fiji. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finland . . . . . . . . . . . .
France7. . . . . . . . . . . .
Gabon. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gambia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Germany . . . . . . . . . . .
Ghana. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greece . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grenada . . . . . . . . . . .
Guatemala. . . . . . . . . .
Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea-Bissau . . . . . . .
Guyana . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Holy See . . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras. . . . . . . . . .
Hungary. . . . . . . . . . . .
Iceland . . . . . . . . . . . .
India. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indonesia . . . . . . . . . .
Iran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iraq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ireland. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jamaica. . . . . . . . . . . .
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kazakhstan. . . . . . . . .
Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kiribati . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea8 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea, North9. . . . . . .
Korea, South10. . . . . .
Kuwait. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kyrgyzstan. . . . . . . . . .
Laos. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lebanon . . . . . . . . . . .
Lesotho. . . . . . . . . . . .
Liberia. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Libya. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liechtenstein. . . . . . . .
Lithuania. . . . . . . . . . .
Luxembourg. . . . . . . . .
Macedonia. . . . . . . . . .
Madagascar. . . . . . . . .

167,819
377
13,180
207,989
X
166,961
61,854
216,978
157
1,590
8,731
9,369
8,554
103,646
1,212,085
1,219
3,178
3,931
1,750,089
24,935
75,060
11,903
198,936
6,621
85
25,524
83,162
171
104,414
62,764
28,068
567,992
96,970
20,286
3,075
403,602
373,444
738,192
277,985
5,070,501
33,563
5,859
23,755
1,003
841,905
NA
NA
19,757
1,597
2,558
12,484
32,352
326
3,449
452
1,588
18,353
9,678
5,700
1,059

146,200
189
19,048
186,810
176,920
37,475
220,795
203
1,581
7,977
8,433
8,849
85,845
1,060,055
1,273
3,840
3,879
1,405,858
26,023
56,177
9,739
181,022
5,781
179
28,096
81,566
127
109,235
45,232
23,171
501,890
68,662
12,329
1,899
343,525
316,126
578,876
248,092
3,651,862
21,491
5,738
22,769
1,049
804,460
NA
NA
11,271
1,654
1,987
10,774
21,847
406
2,312
347
1,184
17,717
7,163
5,535
834

162,804
308
7,380
203,706
161,390
31,447
207,043
154
1,443
8,520
9,044
9,553
86,427
1,039,094
1,160
3,509
4,724
1,439,136
28,510
59,379
10,546
187,464
5,866
81
27,846
78,816
124
108,375
44,241
25,158
538,008
63,255
6,454
1,213
370,719
303,632
638,513
221,075
3,589,591
20,278
5,666
18,527
1,073
840,168
NA
NA
11,051
1,508
1,535
10,142
19,415
345
1,651
270
1,178
15,210
7,623
5,292
849

186,886
232
8,809
205,905
152,958
32,164
205,047
158
1,605
8,230
8,189
9,595
101,983
1,244,651
1,427
2,854
5,064
1,630,249
29,028
60,810
11,254
190,044
5,919
102
26,680
82,101
146
107,860
44,163
31,787
611,337
72,859
7,808
2,041
428,215
337,516
759,895
223,898
4,335,979
22,068
6,275
19,636
1,152
829,039
72
828,967
12,404
1,532
1,856
10,140
22,615
372
1,684
402
1,457
12,928
8,581
5,420
939

212,501
213
6,401
254,113
18
161,243
34,659
189,340
179
1,518
10,113
7,656
9,878
113,782
1,309,842
1,775
2,749
4,266
1,711,433
22,988
66,727
11,212
194,638
5,190
103
27,734
85,458
141
111,009
47,441
41,878
665,260
78,127
9,576
2,999
469,878
339,459
810,141
222,945
4,400,400
23,967
8,044
19,244
820
876,623
60
876,563
15,112
1,462
2,336
11,888
23,202
406
1,409
757
1,203
12,831
9,240
5,233
1,015

228,269
186
5,897
267,324
11
163,917
38,115
176,552
290
1,299
10,057
9,096
9,944
112,950
1,192,209
1,560
1,969
4,868
1,704,168
20,677
65,840
10,976
199,623
4,495
100
25,331
72,518
118
109,478
47,707
49,535
761,257
81,705
10,433
2,893
496,662
339,109
758,899
269,980
4,306,800
24,540
10,434
19,607
722
942,425
75
942,350
16,518
1,788
2,696
11,938
24,008
403
1,299
949
1,376
12,781
9,330
5,929
945

261,192
204
5,322
301,306
5
179,450
43,139
179,678
272
1,009
12,785
10,964
9,755
117,829
1,414,627
1,811
2,022
4,967
1,839,544
20,903
71,048
11,513
213,213
4,619
107
25,465
101,276
113
127,745
51,054
52,319
1,019,766
86,905
11,181
2,569
585,915
375,482
890,366
293,421
4,122,044
27,075
13,681
21,843
737
1,028,303
50
1,028,253
20,276
2,467
2,988
13,975
28,232
429
2,228
1,680
1,478
14,569
9,939
7,508
1,015

310,371
283
5,821
276,511
D
174,104
47,706
164,984
379
841
13,179
12,468
10,261
140,266
1,711,342
2,099
2,014
5,341
2,119,640
27,125
82,518
11,773
224,030
4,324
241
24,862
115,591
122
139,103
53,664
57,247
1,100,401
87,917
11,479
3,351
669,638
388,787
1,086,722
281,353
3,906,231
27,950
16,515
23,186
798
1,007,500
34
1,007,466
22,305
2,898
2,619
14,533
28,669
425
1,948
4,313
1,701
15,991
12,918
7,964
1,267

298,098
437
5,855
250,368
177,441
49,838
141,428
562
854
20,437
12,116
8,602
144,335
1,683,372
2,170
2,394
5,196
2,023,971
23,943
75,426
11,069
204,994
3,382
316
25,985
103,601
127
137,923
60,937
35,330
974,306
80,049
15,084
3,999
561,051
363,209
1,036,940
252,663
3,368,590
27,848
13,756
21,443
1,164
906,040
34
906,006
25,246
2,783
1,861
15,892
26,894
434
1,681
3,711
1,786
20,188
12,878
7,618
1,084

309,372
443
6,718
272,897
5
205,174
57,442
132,336
523
901
14,195
12,321
10,948
138,310
1,696,770
2,452
2,966
5,728
2,076,216
24,926
79,719
11,487
213,056
2,870
165
28,148
106,054
125
131,782
66,516
41,990
1,140,937
89,262
18,376
6,162
486,354
363,908
1,111,973
240,306
3,831,174
30,200
16,826
21,183
995
1,332,517
130
1,332,387
29,500
3,383
1,514
16,177
30,735
509
2,075
4,956
1,913
16,623
14,349
8,441
1,189

See footnotes at end of table.

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Office of Immigration Statistics

Table 26.
NONIMMIGRANT ADMISSIONS (I-94 ONLY) BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP: FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country
of citizenship
Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malaysia . . . . . . . . . . .
Maldives. . . . . . . . . . .
Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malta . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marshall Islands . . . . .
Mauritania. . . . . . . . . .
Mauritius. . . . . . . . . . .
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . .
Micronesia, Federated
States of. . . . . . . . . .
Moldova . . . . . . . . . . .
Monaco. . . . . . . . . . . .
Mongolia. . . . . . . . . . .
Morocco11. . . . . . . . . .
Mozambique . . . . . . . .
Namibia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Nauru. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nepal . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Netherlands12 . . . . . . .
New Zealand13. . . . . . .
Nicaragua . . . . . . . . . .
Niger. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . .
Norway . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oman . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . .
Palau. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Panama. . . . . . . . . . . .
Papua New Guinea. . . .
Paraguay. . . . . . . . . . .
Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philippines. . . . . . . . . .
Poland. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Portugal. . . . . . . . . . . .
Qatar. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania . . . . . . . . . . .
Russia. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rwanda. . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Kitts and Nevis. . . .
Saint Lucia . . . . . . . . .
Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines . . . . .
Samoa . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Marino . . . . . . . . .
Sao Tome and
Principe. . . . . . . . . . .
Saudi Arabia . . . . . . . .
Senegal. . . . . . . . . . . .
Serbia and
Montenegro14 . . . . . .
Seychelles. . . . . . . . . .
Sierra Leone . . . . . . . .
Singapore . . . . . . . . . .
Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . .
Slovenia . . . . . . . . . . .
Solomon Islands . . . . .
Somalia. . . . . . . . . . . .
South Africa. . . . . . . . .
Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

20101

1,637
96,219
194
5,737
8,543
7,430
1,455
2,798
4,334,330

1,601
59,345
164
3,760
5,340
6,964
1,083
1,528
4,183,991

1,566
52,327
158
3,881
5,743
6,598
976
1,351
4,307,144

1,472
68,712
208
2,609
6,756
7,914
1,194
1,510
4,454,061

1,744
73,537
291
2,646
6,391
7,403
1,339
2,054
4,774,169

1,584
78,050
349
3,567
5,367
5,679
1,211
2,376
6,146,126

1,673
82,457
381
4,055
6,055
244
1,123
2,962
7,405,191

2,054
85,631
403
4,549
5,556
207
1,125
3,491
7,273,511

1,850
66,410
343
4,464
5,258
238
955
3,411
6,601,059

2,001
80,550
368
4,405
5,835
178
1,130
4,455
12,917,788

16,391
2,490
710
3,176
26,181
1,161
1,272
229
8,252
610,742
195,922
50,524
2,076
48,490
159,331
3,693
95,714
6,583
96,653
673
19,254
232,881
315,212
150,252
106,732
3,769
49,586
126,587
1,410
14,566
18,492

16,707
2,647
482
5,172
22,883
1,021
1,024
99
9,556
552,566
212,139
51,919
6,260
50,750
133,725
2,315
61,838
7,910
90,716
658
16,799
225,158
302,199
148,982
80,941
1,829
48,478
114,990
1,313
13,012
15,994

21,145
2,839
514
6,214
17,463
986
1,217
50
9,677
561,475
203,521
50,302
2,890
59,824
142,228
1,659
56,804
9,114
91,979
561
14,885
220,791
267,681
153,783
83,977
1,660
48,339
111,270
1,310
13,140
15,603

23,922
3,313
721
5,801
18,623
980
1,265
59
10,327
624,587
226,166
52,152
3,955
61,550
162,018
1,996
58,572
13,689
95,497
588
13,983
219,765
266,843
170,533
98,887
1,845
55,483
121,776
1,461
14,313
17,206

24,470
4,233
748
5,956
18,721
1,048
1,374
64
11,690
642,261
231,438
50,371
4,487
64,697
163,298
2,500
55,976
14,140
93,344
681
14,161
216,147
271,541
182,712
103,473
2,351
65,123
139,519
1,639
16,497
17,566

18,458
5,764
857
7,004
18,296
1,074
1,365
83
14,440
646,025
238,215
51,032
2,781
61,107
173,365
2,281
53,462
9,271
95,314
732
12,517
199,288
284,065
182,419
108,123
2,789
70,463
152,463
1,959
16,057
18,797

275
10,382
898
6,832
18,856
1,011
1,455
57
15,986
709,357
234,932
53,641
1,426
69,985
199,296
2,495
55,739
234
104,641
599
14,568
211,340
316,241
183,491
124,574
3,272
74,213
176,983
2,391
15,720
19,891

201
11,402
1,225
6,739
21,029
1,260
1,568
100
20,924
836,900
241,458
57,497
1,243
88,732
244,827
2,806
57,922
202
111,354
878
15,833
227,158
334,894
186,888
143,053
4,900
76,799
206,629
2,840
15,761
19,458

196
8,369
1,303
7,901
21,991
1,288
1,613
76
18,003
760,738
215,037
53,426
1,380
88,473
228,229
2,978
56,672
210
112,596
862
15,290
221,301
311,907
157,116
128,463
5,451
64,118
197,173
2,772
13,243
17,573

189
10,596
1,274
9,885
24,686
1,343
1,716
102
18,537
764,486
233,994
52,925
1,246
97,402
251,321
3,257
63,191
310
124,114
1,091
17,501
223,752
326,216
152,953
148,965
7,592
69,402
229,725
3,132
13,450
20,100

12,351
1,590
448

11,274
1,728
325

12,092
1,799
327

13,521
1,599
408

13,952
1,773
538

14,276
2,061
583

14,640
2,418
557

14,545
2,305
774

14,076
2,251
677

14,271
2,425
797

69
66,722
14,845

82
22,314
11,349

51
16,154
10,262

67
16,092
9,350

80
20,232
8,235

56
31,733
7,360

63
38,087
7,696

D
46,853
9,437

78
61,530
9,582

64
91,936
10,005

17,972
392
2,762
109,893
24,188
15,108
170
1,004
129,708
435,264

18,577
342
2,297
79,661
25,873
8,545
1,446
441
105,054
408,281

13,231
301
2,409
81,373
24,281
11,665
979
289
106,256
428,234

8,088
282
2,594
98,849
24,365
13,769
684
383
111,563
542,733

6,835
289
2,257
105,463
25,220
15,365
382
328
120,522
507,547

5,884
285
2,362
112,581
27,403
15,443
319
223
119,165
543,757

4,785
290
2,630
120,930
28,049
18,922
304
271
124,564
655,788

3,737
363
2,892
132,889
28,702
24,812
333
248
123,725
830,812

1,787
277
2,711
103,762
36,341
24,437
292
243
107,238
763,335

1,151
340
2,900
126,101
39,776
23,539
378
279
111,173
823,209

See footnotes at end of table.

Office of Immigration Statistics

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Table 26.
NONIMMIGRANT ADMISSIONS (I-94 ONLY) BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP: FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country
of citizenship

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

20101

Sri Lanka. . . . . . . . . . .
Sudan. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Suriname. . . . . . . . . . .
Swaziland . . . . . . . . . .
Sweden. . . . . . . . . . . .
Switzerland . . . . . . . . .
Syria. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Taiwan. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tajikistan. . . . . . . . . . .
Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . .
Thailand . . . . . . . . . . .
Togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tonga . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trinidad and Tobago. . . .
Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkmenistan. . . . . . . .
Tuvalu. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uganda. . . . . . . . . . . .
Ukraine. . . . . . . . . . . .
United Arab Emirates. . . .
United Kingdom15. . . . .
Uruguay. . . . . . . . . . . .
Uzbekistan. . . . . . . . .
Vanuatu. . . . . . . . . . . .
Venezuela . . . . . . . . . .
Vietnam. . . . . . . . . . . .
Yemen. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zambia . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zimbabwe . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . .

16,396
4,578
6,171
421
326,365
344,710
14,407
442,829
472
6,770
95,418
2,565
4,531
148,174
9,167
121,788
523
338
5,641
33,025
17,247
4,948,989
72,456
8,945
271
606,629
21,029
2,875
4,997
9,394
165,698

11,512
2,258
5,363
313
238,722
270,878
8,592
309,393
533
4,890
78,718
2,341
3,657
135,180
4,288
101,804
291
348
4,865
28,001
6,112
4,351,692
59,923
7,488
168
489,936
22,543
1,308
4,403
7,824
241,746

13,215
1,435
5,799
294
256,454
256,700
6,059
264,950
713
4,785
73,118
2,293
3,057
134,431
4,002
104,439
324
244
4,969
29,818
5,368
4,583,902
54,604
6,800
155
343,490
18,600
1,090
3,448
7,706
237,495

13,618
1,562
6,252
337
307,827
276,435
6,357
322,641
636
4,762
82,205
2,201
3,405
149,476
4,906
106,341
488
244
5,588
35,640
5,645
5,051,387
40,666
6,038
186
363,963
22,245
1,370
3,646
8,026
251,378

14,668
1,534
6,025
462
345,712
271,021
6,379
340,759
762
5,051
84,699
1,779
3,642
151,940
5,448
116,470
600
222
5,493
41,802
6,929
5,087,129
40,228
6,535
154
396,845
26,815
1,646
3,788
7,832
180,054

16,331
1,877
5,538
452
347,803
284,197
6,582
331,490
896
5,231
89,431
1,563
3,498
159,358
5,363
121,157
659
247
6,073
51,996
7,592
4,949,151
40,466
6,480
139
393,587
31,458
2,112
3,786
7,599
146,610

18,846
2,250
6,166
406
392,293
303,408
7,116
342,971
1,442
6,247
100,105
1,689
3,683
171,180
5,725
132,942
750
283
6,976
63,331
8,749
5,132,789
43,423
5,361
179
470,538
42,169
1,828
3,649
7,831
153,727

19,156
2,319
6,926
556
470,303
339,106
7,441
332,764
2,372
6,736
101,622
1,855
3,110
177,916
6,241
147,837
706
257
8,300
75,308
11,165
5,480,917
44,087
5,203
213
531,685
55,251
1,616
3,449
7,968
181,007

16,865
2,584
7,851
649
414,126
340,943
7,575
272,105
1,948
6,855
87,664
1,765
2,572
173,660
6,334
134,839
893
208
7,765
66,069
13,258
4,713,284
43,515
5,723
201
524,246
47,468
1,853
2,944
7,238
294,588

18,432
2,840
8,535
678
426,254
377,976
8,904
327,306
2,037
7,277
95,686
1,800
2,373
166,426
7,713
148,097
1,077
193
7,773
71,402
16,889
4,539,433
49,016
7,123
150
527,907
54,303
2,223
3,847
7,383
565,937

NA Not available.
X Not applicable.
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1
The number of I-94 nonimmigrant admissions in 2010 greatly exceeds totals reported in previous years due to a more complete count of land admissions.
2
Australia includes Australia, Norfolk Island, Christmas Island, and Cocos (Keeling) Island.
3
China includes the Peoples Republic of China, Hong Kong, and Macau.
4
Congo (Brazzaville) refers to the Republic of the Congo.
5
Congo (Kinshasa) refers to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
6
Denmark includes Denmark, Faroe Islands, and Greenland.
7
France includes France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Guadeloupe, Martinique, New Caledonia, Reunion, St. Pierre and Miquelon, and
Wallis and Futuna.
8
Korea includes North and South Korea prior to 2004.
9
North Korea refers to the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea.
10
South Korea refers to the Republic of Korea.
11
Morocco includes Morocco and Western Sahara.
12
Netherlands includes the Netherlands, Aruba, and the Netherlands Antilles.
13
New Zealand includes New Zealand, Cook Islands, Tokelau, and Niue.
14
Yugoslavia (unknown republic) prior to February 7, 2003.
15
United Kingdom includes the United Kingdom, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Montserrat,
Pitcairn Island, St. Helena, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
Note: Admissions represent counts of events, i.e., arrivals, not unique individuals; multiple entries of an individual on the same day are counted as one admission. The majority
of short-term admissions from Canada and Mexico are excluded.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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Table 27.
NONIMMIGRANT ADMISSIONS (I-94 ONLY) BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country
of residence

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

20101

REGION
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . .
North America . . . . . . .
Oceania. . . . . . . . . . . .
South America. . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . .

32,824,088
405,951
8,580,845
11,472,120
8,123,850
747,328
3,055,235
438,759

27,907,139
328,926
6,496,758
9,674,778
7,714,627
720,362
2,331,053
640,635

27,849,443
314,491
6,283,473
10,115,369
7,821,600
744,132
2,003,562
566,816

30,781,330
324,374
7,282,206
11,461,349
8,171,106
872,054
2,037,651
632,590

32,003,435
333,454
7,609,943
11,840,254
8,466,488
934,173
2,207,087
612,036

33,667,328
333,474
7,766,144
11,617,585
10,030,590
975,487
2,301,755
642,293

37,149,651
361,357
8,117,887
12,694,971
11,592,193
999,083
2,644,877
739,283

39,381,928
410,020
8,164,330
14,520,845
11,517,852
1,050,825
2,972,682
745,374

36,231,554
391,415
7,228,615
13,242,341
10,619,982
1,003,953
3,050,774
694,474

46,471,516
419,541
8,759,430
13,587,620
17,843,962
1,250,505
3,617,269
993,189

32,824,088
204
6,254
4,091
2,861
1,234
3,953
5,008
23,761
523,938
10,118
23,073
518,455
153,140
2,614
370,158
7,335
15,665
56,032
7,333
222,963
32,493
999
9,340
325
43,660

27,907,139
261
4,871
2,912
2,173
894
3,610
4,465
21,114
234,016
6,204
24,122
479,158
107,204
1,946
329,913
4,139
12,343
49,101
6,743
188,179
28,279
918
9,676
286
35,199

27,849,443
538
5,031
2,227
1,311
1,055
3,715
4,991
21,362
219,156
4,780
22,524
509,211
114,599
2,471
317,293
4,406
10,845
51,738
10,274
181,601
27,753
986
16,189
297
31,987

30,781,330
745
4,544
2,498
1,505
1,316
4,027
5,270
23,499
217,306
4,886
22,212
596,906
135,062
2,509
332,428
4,682
10,731
58,832
8,747
213,604
27,692
1,095
23,837
368
31,755

32,003,435
1,090
6,619
2,980
1,618
1,351
4,445
5,700
24,785
235,475
4,905
23,792
653,076
135,780
2,467
294,744
5,899
11,364
63,380
8,165
224,056
26,400
1,336
24,146
391
28,974

33,667,328
1,415
5,975
3,295
1,650
1,390
5,144
6,919
26,027
254,371
4,850
25,213
694,222
137,134
3,016
366,271
6,218
10,441
65,211
8,856
221,164
27,888
1,642
28,075
345
29,061

37,149,651
2,011
5,500
3,837
1,410
1,524
6,136
8,139
25,351
318,743
4,108
26,222
748,489
148,588
3,647
387,210
7,281
9,485
66,572
9,018
250,012
28,739
1,666
41,254
463
36,752

39,381,928
1,845
7,110
4,710
1,384
2,045
6,577
8,851
24,953
374,359
5,013
28,146
795,931
179,014
4,411
353,205
8,351
10,369
70,150
9,189
309,247
27,967
2,209
46,325
728
38,919

36,231,554
2,167
6,186
5,123
1,402
1,724
7,351
6,192
20,420
396,635
4,624
24,991
770,481
181,219
4,786
305,115
7,480
11,780
62,348
8,806
284,285
27,348
1,932
44,152
447
38,447

46,471,516
2,266
6,499
4,813
1,485
1,810
7,592
4,764
20,197
496,353
4,472
22,366
996,293
192,186
5,296
303,101
8,780
14,045
67,828
10,759
296,493
26,770
2,116
37,507
518
42,719

6,173
3,215
730,536
1,355
19,281
1,412
2,280
576
3,807
5,111
445,579
5,211
53,409

4,521
2,756
557,184
963
22,188
1,574
1,613
599
3,188
6,233
450,928
2,246
46,473

4,757
2,519
479,853
872
26,162
1,365
1,593
349
3,653
5,962
521,691
1,396
47,789

5,494
2,771
512,992
911
29,117
1,502
1,436
426
4,778
5,507
584,554
1,418
57,565

5,668
2,912
602,819
982
31,795
1,758
1,178
687
4,696
5,318
527,264
1,559
66,414

5,829
2,558
663,587
1,055
34,693
2,081
1,376
977
4,038
5,783
565,825
1,590
60,831

5,916
2,846
749,025
1,375
36,934
2,171
1,556
866
3,890
5,977
634,436
2,226
70,342

5,743
3,216
877,517
1,586
36,344
2,151
1,608
788
4,040
6,459
684,480
2,365
70,826

5,034
2,849
956,443
1,404
31,007
2,256
2,089
676
3,708
5,935
689,600
2,796
69,384

5,003
2,871
1,263,934
1,443
30,663
2,328
2,542
852
3,742
6,644
1,666,496
2,782
66,973

344
385
188,377
298,450
D

305
398
150,110
249,684
D

130
373
134,966
185,552
21

73
352
137,227
225,978
16

379
456
134,524
285,928
7

532
487
142,210
346,824
D

420
598
160,434
432,507
5

335
466
173,832
540,617
D

245
561
157,291
568,703
8

377
468
182,609
838,153
4

D
435,323
57

13
373,710
66

D
334,748
53

5
347,509
71

11
368,464
92

7
399,385
77

10
448,429
50

D
484,296
82

10
473,213
77

6
557,941
48

COUNTRY2
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Afghanistan. . . . . . . . .
Albania . . . . . . . . . . . .
Algeria. . . . . . . . . . . . .
American Samoa . . . . .
Andorra. . . . . . . . . . . .
Angola. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Anguilla. . . . . . . . . . . .
Antigua and Barbuda. . .
Argentina. . . . . . . . . . .
Armenia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Aruba . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Australia . . . . . . . . . . .
Austria . . . . . . . . . . . .
Azerbaijan . . . . . . . . . .
Bahamas. . . . . . . . . . .
Bahrain. . . . . . . . . . . .
Bangladesh. . . . . . . . .
Barbados. . . . . . . . . . .
Belarus. . . . . . . . . . . .
Belgium. . . . . . . . . . . .
Belize. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Benin . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bermuda. . . . . . . . . . .
Bhutan . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolivia. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bosnia and
Herzegovina . . . . . . .
Botswana . . . . . . . . . .
Brazil. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brunei. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bulgaria. . . . . . . . . . . .
Burkina Faso . . . . . . . .
Burma. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burundi. . . . . . . . . . . .
Cambodia . . . . . . . . . .
Cameroon . . . . . . . . . .
Canada. . . . . . . . . . . .
Cape Verde . . . . . . . . .
Cayman Islands. . . . . .
Central African
Republic . . . . . . . . . .
Chad. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chile. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
China . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Christmas Island . . . . .
Cocos (Keeling)
Island . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colombia. . . . . . . . . . .
Comoros. . . . . . . . . . .

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 27.
NONIMMIGRANT ADMISSIONS (I-94 ONLY) BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country
of residence

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

20101

Congo (Brazzaville). . . .
Congo (Kinshasa)4. . . .
Cook Islands . . . . . . . .
Costa Rica. . . . . . . . . .
Cote dIvoire . . . . . . . .
Croatia . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cuba. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cyprus. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Czech Republic . . . . . .
Denmark. . . . . . . . . . .
Djibouti. . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominica. . . . . . . . . . .
Dominican Republic. . . .
East Timor. . . . . . . . . .
Ecuador. . . . . . . . . . . .
Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
El Salvador . . . . . . . . .
Equatorial Guinea. . . . .
Eritrea. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Estonia . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethiopia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Falkland Islands. . . . . .
Fiji. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finland . . . . . . . . . . . .
France. . . . . . . . . . . . .
French Guiana . . . . . . .
French Polynesia . . . . .
Gabon. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gambia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Germany . . . . . . . . . . .
Ghana. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gibraltar . . . . . . . . . . .
Greece . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greenland . . . . . . . . . .
Grenada . . . . . . . . . . .
Guadeloupe. . . . . . . . .
Guam . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guatemala. . . . . . . . . .
Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea-Bissau . . . . . . .
Guyana . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Holy See . . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras. . . . . . . . . .
Hong Kong. . . . . . . . . .
Hungary. . . . . . . . . . . .
Iceland . . . . . . . . . . . .
India. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indonesia . . . . . . . . . .
Iran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iraq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ireland. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jamaica. . . . . . . . . . . .
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kazakhstan. . . . . . . . .
Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,864
123
460
177,226
6,179
17,533
28,559
13,238
51,013
148,870
351
17,083
205,782
X
167,908
54,712
218,535
212
668
8,509
6,574
134
8,465
88,820
1,077,729
196
2,728
1,526
2,726
3,911
1,630,710
19,494
1,300
67,509
544
10,406
8,587
7,236
205,771
5,079
76
19,972
72,418
85
105,894
204,342
60,473
25,662
419,232
86,660
11,015
1,505
348,867
357,638
603,376
272,780
4,932,835
23,709
5,328
22,504

2,119
116
411
163,685
3,466
14,806
23,477
10,251
34,074
127,761
166
22,471
178,069
174,421
31,527
219,321
168
1,204
7,847
6,094
112
8,253
73,691
915,860
138
5,632
1,424
3,412
3,705
1,281,811
20,342
709
48,723
352
8,470
7,240
9,293
187,026
4,360
74
22,241
68,725
74
110,068
145,216
42,319
20,720
368,822
59,609
7,847
1,097
294,727
298,034
464,786
241,250
3,526,243
15,415
5,126
21,162

1,651
102
630
157,211
1,969
15,954
9,357
10,707
42,434
143,730
310
9,493
196,449
158,539
26,537
204,801
136
1,086
8,399
6,908
148
7,302
73,842
900,832
137
4,832
1,319
3,203
4,547
1,334,215
23,112
959
51,813
297
9,080
9,099
10,721
193,128
4,480
32
20,725
66,675
51
109,191
130,324
41,311
22,597
392,382
53,895
4,328
685
318,417
285,070
518,508
210,353
3,463,108
14,872
5,105
16,627

1,796
107
617
168,281
1,985
18,678
13,039
10,862
41,299
166,511
224
10,426
202,766
151,937
27,126
203,823
140
1,220
7,996
6,356
83
7,105
88,369
1,072,387
180
12,316
1,469
2,558
4,787
1,518,492
23,451
1,342
53,086
307
9,821
8,021
11,557
197,095
4,357
31
18,255
70,187
60
109,156
140,685
41,078
28,791
442,328
62,517
5,125
1,410
369,802
316,886
623,770
210,945
4,208,240
16,292
5,763
17,716

2,087
177
523
171,157
1,668
18,832
14,139
10,976
43,257
191,121
187
7,683
253,343
43
161,010
29,644
188,672
184
1,051
9,721
5,927
85
7,481
99,786
1,125,352
280
13,758
1,812
2,352
3,941
1,590,648
17,509
1,732
58,821
391
9,667
9,247
11,081
200,723
3,672
39
19,636
76,092
59
112,179
146,132
44,153
38,578
496,376
68,218
6,442
2,146
411,657
320,020
659,849
209,813
4,280,788
18,325
7,297
17,047

2,024
432
409
168,477
2,432
19,477
10,964
10,327
44,255
205,880
211
7,572
266,787
17
162,829
32,879
175,672
245
873
9,590
7,242
121
7,983
98,990
1,002,087
278
14,707
1,631
1,552
4,505
1,568,461
15,157
1,652
58,282
565
9,337
7,716
9,844
205,563
3,124
30
17,207
62,650
40
110,599
149,580
44,522
45,861
571,608
71,345
7,111
2,022
435,154
320,050
617,945
255,243
4,179,874
18,857
9,695
17,101

1,773
851
537
188,135
2,095
21,310
11,137
11,094
49,474
237,139
210
6,742
301,790
5
179,944
37,072
178,822
280
516
12,181
8,971
80
7,963
103,765
1,196,097
359
16,739
1,780
1,598
4,522
1,687,963
15,790
1,786
63,145
768
9,785
9,007
5,061
220,041
3,106
38
17,134
89,990
55
128,407
154,211
47,762
48,571
791,842
75,497
7,377
1,720
519,960
357,106
725,447
276,989
3,988,552
21,117
12,901
19,102

2,248
1,142
523
207,211
2,886
23,035
15,200
12,725
56,679
284,832
282
7,797
276,677
D
175,195
41,169
163,772
384
318
12,444
10,450
143
8,342
124,750
1,463,998
371
17,169
2,118
1,594
4,736
1,950,233
22,180
2,033
74,199
585
10,166
10,596
4,991
230,837
3,056
35
16,466
103,784
62
140,122
156,364
49,874
53,319
863,222
76,828
7,423
2,181
600,872
373,942
884,439
265,136
3,760,606
21,707
15,660
20,444

2,284
1,283
418
187,689
3,193
22,220
17,113
11,379
73,490
275,140
420
8,101
252,070
180,542
43,065
140,383
579
312
19,372
10,080
156
7,038
129,870
1,443,230
537
18,848
2,098
2,042
4,660
1,866,557
19,546
1,979
67,984
553
9,660
10,677
5,654
212,475
2,400
53
17,873
92,335
70
139,364
123,392
55,392
32,207
742,180
70,841
10,394
2,639
499,026
353,145
839,317
239,096
3,231,509
21,893
13,020
18,848

2,583
1,591
221
203,062
3,065
21,739
26,749
11,506
72,028
290,173
463
9,425
281,719
D
211,324
48,687
132,872
502
322
12,978
10,348
70
8,914
125,795
1,507,882
641
13,469
2,168
2,620
5,407
1,940,162
20,996
1,683
70,885
393
10,208
11,210
5,735
223,093
1,913
51
19,958
96,060
71
134,485
146,652
60,474
38,883
886,964
79,174
12,862
4,158
431,345
352,362
944,223
230,147
3,676,427
22,958
15,952
18,749

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 27.
NONIMMIGRANT ADMISSIONS (I-94 ONLY) BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country
of residence
Kiribati . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea5 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea, North6. . . . . . .
Korea, South7 . . . . . .
Kuwait. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kyrgyzstan. . . . . . . . . .
Laos. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lebanon . . . . . . . . . . .
Lesotho. . . . . . . . . . . .
Liberia. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Libya. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liechtenstein. . . . . . . .
Lithuania. . . . . . . . . . .
Luxembourg. . . . . . . . .
Macau. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Macedonia. . . . . . . . . .
Madagascar. . . . . . . . .
Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malaysia . . . . . . . . . . .
Maldives. . . . . . . . . . .
Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malta . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marshall Islands . . . . .
Martinique. . . . . . . . . .
Mauritania. . . . . . . . . .
Mauritius. . . . . . . . . . .
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . .
Micronesia, Federated
States of. . . . . . . . . .
Moldova . . . . . . . . . . .
Monaco. . . . . . . . . . . .
Mongolia. . . . . . . . . . .
Montserrat. . . . . . . . . .
Morocco . . . . . . . . . . .
Mozambique . . . . . . . .
Namibia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Nauru. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nepal . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Netherlands. . . . . . . . .
Netherlands Antilles. . .
New Caledonia. . . . . . .
New Zealand . . . . . . . .
Nicaragua . . . . . . . . . .
Niger. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . .
Niue . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Northern Mariana
Islands . . . . . . . . . . .
Norway . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oman . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . .
Palau. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Panama. . . . . . . . . . . .
Papua New Guinea. . . .
Paraguay. . . . . . . . . . .
Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philippines. . . . . . . . . .
Pitcairn Island . . . . . . .
Poland. . . . . . . . . . . . .

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

20101

1,149
736,938
NA
NA
26,163
1,432
2,303
12,022
23,441
370
2,928
437
1,935
17,463
14,348
3,848
4,537
990
1,645
78,422
189
4,874
8,391
6,388
8,535
1,044
2,050
4,332,783

1,403
694,349
NA
NA
15,104
1,544
1,822
10,372
15,763
408
1,717
347
1,435
16,749
10,490
2,501
4,594
817
1,590
45,286
152
3,089
5,242
5,623
6,339
771
1,092
4,149,079

1,514
730,137
NA
NA
14,913
1,384
1,416
9,713
14,215
330
1,092
244
1,321
14,221
11,122
2,491
4,456
803
1,515
39,311
143
3,313
5,635
4,989
7,246
708
877
4,273,664

1,524
714,820
17
714,803
16,523
1,376
1,716
9,652
17,061
360
1,290
405
1,654
11,958
12,637
2,609
4,571
897
1,400
52,371
194
2,038
6,591
6,077
6,416
884
1,089
4,429,284

1,198
767,689
18
767,671
19,713
1,320
2,141
11,291
17,357
409
1,132
659
1,403
11,505
13,919
3,176
4,314
992
1,601
56,474
278
2,002
6,381
5,383
6,175
868
1,531
4,766,919

1,071
827,723
38
827,685
21,607
1,569
2,503
11,168
17,975
374
1,095
817
1,676
11,101
13,952
3,169
4,978
936
1,468
60,123
332
2,847
5,287
4,665
5,613
762
1,756
6,121,709

947
898,227
33
898,194
26,195
2,149
2,711
13,104
20,869
397
2,107
1,540
1,765
12,582
15,825
3,368
6,428
1,061
1,569
62,697
366
3,227
5,917
790
7,526
642
2,074
7,332,929

1,025
877,394
20
877,374
28,918
2,574
2,418
13,456
20,879
401
1,840
4,152
1,920
13,650
20,357
3,974
6,800
1,276
1,846
64,938
398
3,643
5,585
930
9,284
792
2,532
7,215,118

1,372
778,938
28
778,910
31,418
2,443
1,773
14,308
19,822
390
1,533
3,643
2,024
16,750
19,993
3,380
6,603
1,110
1,688
50,510
326
3,634
5,434
944
8,497
754
2,580
6,585,742

1,243
1,196,497
94
1,196,403
35,230
2,884
1,498
14,443
22,411
473
2,024
4,853
2,152
13,369
20,734
3,877
7,393
1,019
1,894
61,463
329
3,649
5,948
776
9,695
956
3,433
12,605,033

11,449
2,050
5,601
2,786
843
20,971
1,371
1,483
219
6,946
493,794
37,530
1,638
171,169
50,734
2,250
39,108
23

10,253
2,182
4,175
4,733
780
16,942
1,128
1,200
68
8,131
436,977
46,754
1,504
183,052
52,395
5,261
42,312
18

12,398
2,347
4,429
5,569
801
14,496
1,108
1,284
37
8,246
450,959
47,910
1,216
175,021
50,577
2,421
49,994
22

14,710
2,721
5,059
5,221
1,012
15,600
1,148
1,438
50
8,612
508,958
47,629
1,643
197,426
53,787
3,367
50,577
13

15,179
3,550
5,345
5,290
888
15,697
1,210
1,464
50
9,843
523,929
44,791
1,763
202,453
51,471
4,014
52,546
21

12,065
4,984
5,682
6,049
965
15,369
1,222
1,444
70
12,409
519,849
48,999
1,672
211,267
52,317
2,803
48,567
11

1,437
9,503
6,126
5,870
907
15,975
1,116
1,573
41
13,646
576,474
48,364
1,614
204,320
54,847
1,413
55,693
17

1,532
10,510
7,185
5,776
978
18,427
1,452
1,766
81
18,082
694,062
51,964
2,031
207,537
59,044
1,130
73,197
14

1,481
7,520
7,057
6,843
724
19,288
1,505
1,719
60
15,112
629,394
47,342
2,067
185,885
54,968
1,365
73,609
11

1,724
9,628
6,301
8,734
560
21,498
1,567
1,899
100
15,336
646,501
42,717
1,255
208,728
54,570
1,218
83,695
12

71
148,358
6,060
72,982
7,838
109,550
1,275
21,092
220,879
272,958
142,408

24
122,020
4,097
46,735
7,511
102,751
1,137
18,362
205,001
261,766
D
140,092

22
131,013
3,419
39,429
9,475
102,838
845
15,963
201,416
227,417
D
145,101

28
151,788
4,146
41,876
14,881
109,047
862
14,891
196,072
227,691
3
161,885

16
153,800
4,363
40,480
14,508
104,940
901
14,932
192,201
234,547
7
172,801

11
162,861
4,253
39,190
9,978
107,812
904
12,902
173,953
247,055
D
171,179

152
188,472
4,769
41,334
3,100
120,276
788
15,114
186,752
275,675
5
170,132

166
234,819
5,599
43,538
2,938
130,199
974
16,855
206,606
292,964
3
170,534

332
219,670
5,786
42,488
2,683
133,978
985
16,492
206,431
270,467
D
142,831

104
244,707
5,933
47,749
5,063
152,097
1,105
19,542
211,618
292,813
D
138,410

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 27.
NONIMMIGRANT ADMISSIONS (I-94 ONLY) BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country
of residence
Portugal. . . . . . . . . . . .
Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . .
Qatar. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Reunion. . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania . . . . . . . . . . .
Russia. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rwanda. . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Helena . . . . . . . .
Saint Kitts and Nevis. . .
Saint Lucia . . . . . . . . .
Saint Pierre and
Miquelon. . . . . . . . . .
Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines . . . . .
Samoa . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Marino . . . . . . . . .
Sao Tome
and Principe. . . . . . . .
Saudi Arabia . . . . . . . .
Senegal. . . . . . . . . . . .
Serbia and
Montenegro8. . . . . . .
Seychelles. . . . . . . . . .
Sierra Leone . . . . . . . .
Singapore . . . . . . . . . .
Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . .
Slovenia . . . . . . . . . . .
Solomon Islands . . . . .
Somalia. . . . . . . . . . . .
South Africa. . . . . . . . .
Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sri Lanka. . . . . . . . . . .
Sudan. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Suriname. . . . . . . . . . .
Swaziland . . . . . . . . . .
Sweden. . . . . . . . . . . .
Switzerland . . . . . . . . .
Syria. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Taiwan. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tajikistan. . . . . . . . . . .
Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . .
Thailand . . . . . . . . . . .
Togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tonga . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trinidad and Tobago . . .
Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkmenistan. . . . . . . .
Turks and Caicos
Islands . . . . . . . . . . .
Tuvalu. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uganda. . . . . . . . . . . .
Ukraine. . . . . . . . . . . .
United Arab
Emirates. . . . . . . . . .
United Kingdom. . . . . .
United States9. . . . . . .
Uruguay. . . . . . . . . . . .
Uzbekistan. . . . . . . . .
Vanuatu. . . . . . . . . . . .
Venezuela . . . . . . . . . .

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

20101

84,856
4,029
6,885
270
41,532
111,915
1,028
48
12,324
17,638

60,615
3,613
3,431
133
40,325
101,269
1,034
27
10,888
14,912

64,046
4,098
3,173
187
40,618
99,158
1,029
54
11,025
14,501

75,660
4,693
3,829
231
47,052
109,863
1,235
23
12,545
16,155

78,150
4,560
4,932
310
56,895
127,987
1,380
26
14,726
16,479

78,373
4,655
6,411
226
61,886
140,338
1,660
18
14,367
17,446

89,246
4,490
8,052
234
65,085
164,228
1,923
34
13,914
18,153

100,269
4,131
11,794
562
67,100
193,745
2,286
34
14,041
18,011

85,138
3,646
13,455
636
55,135
185,386
2,309
17
11,994
15,932

105,319
4,220
17,259
518
59,413
208,627
2,551
25
12,456
18,741

105

24

32

26

49

38

61

43

84

122

8,662
1,316
687

7,977
1,158
404

8,384
1,590
375

9,330
1,394
450

9,601
1,473
546

9,781
1,558
591

9,863
1,982
548

9,560
1,937
796

9,280
1,686
783

9,706
1,730
777

85
83,761
12,739

75
30,065
9,181

59
23,254
8,252

77
22,235
7,337

79
26,217
6,227

77
35,717
5,559

72
42,160
6,062

68
52,305
7,870

70
65,967
7,975

129
94,185
8,424

12,486
463
909
134,948
22,047
13,968
201
108
125,474
372,452
11,488
2,073
6,897
462
294,442
374,845
10,075
422,271
447
6,220
95,296
2,413
3,315
144,446
6,794
107,440
516

13,719
343
977
97,680
23,390
7,754
282
48
96,865
349,245
8,056
1,224
5,982
373
212,062
293,073
6,218
314,538
514
4,330
76,895
2,155
2,594
131,741
2,655
86,567
278

8,810
300
1,062
97,993
22,030
10,766
217
29
94,428
373,565
9,503
807
6,418
303
232,301
284,211
4,587
271,708
664
4,409
71,691
2,027
2,193
129,920
2,790
88,551
312

4,392
219
1,277
118,345
21,833
12,819
236
44
99,035
481,026
9,513
851
7,196
365
282,555
306,946
4,690
333,528
613
4,313
80,807
1,866
2,394
144,512
3,979
90,867
459

3,842
237
1,070
126,714
22,687
14,173
221
89
108,742
447,603
10,785
853
6,815
521
319,711
300,497
4,704
348,405
727
4,606
83,686
1,390
2,705
148,013
4,634
100,129
572

3,202
221
1,232
135,328
24,403
14,096
217
58
109,124
479,682
12,362
1,338
6,191
499
319,774
312,378
4,673
338,605
834
4,980
88,718
1,175
2,546
155,305
4,474
103,673
577

2,339
251
1,615
146,288
24,611
17,210
313
75
113,924
579,586
14,308
1,680
7,095
440
361,760
338,847
5,183
347,638
1,323
5,962
99,366
1,284
2,693
167,780
4,708
114,875
671

1,972
294
1,858
160,356
24,780
22,782
349
84
115,270
742,056
14,440
1,848
8,029
736
437,561
386,291
5,441
336,190
2,167
6,490
101,031
1,428
2,153
175,352
5,196
128,982
626

965
272
1,818
123,309
31,502
22,213
280
90
99,093
675,521
12,298
2,125
9,465
672
385,321
392,854
5,652
273,211
1,808
6,585
86,764
1,327
1,752
170,702
5,412
116,898
804

869
327
2,085
152,901
34,847
21,515
357
87
98,764
741,838
13,428
2,421
9,948
928
401,159
436,788
6,440
335,729
1,930
6,900
94,538
1,387
1,678
164,803
6,426
128,744
997

16,544
301
4,790
27,398

13,317
275
4,130
22,599

12,464
206
4,110
24,788

14,583
193
4,765
30,719

15,770
184
4,630
37,124

20,289
186
5,176
46,913

25,259
218
5,880
58,226

26,314
202
7,248
69,768

19,942
163
6,700
60,875

16,367
164
6,578
65,855

43,712
4,717,751
1,004,390
70,669
8,708
597
625,654

20,800
4,133,487
950,898
57,504
7,103
377
497,073

20,287
4,357,843
920,778
52,575
6,483
292
346,931

24,512
4,781,015
948,221
39,546
5,688
305
362,702

28,644
4,815,801
934,668
39,281
6,019
313
402,591

34,055
4,655,995
977,185
39,001
5,953
263
400,659

42,485
4,814,810
1,033,607
42,209
4,777
336
482,807

51,838
5,165,386
1,011,283
43,740
4,547
408
556,354

55,921
4,430,949
956,051
44,590
5,028
311
552,659

62,185
4,339,293
1,137,598
51,030
6,293
270
549,582

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 27.
NONIMMIGRANT ADMISSIONS (I-94 ONLY) BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE: FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Region and country
of residence
Vietnam. . . . . . . . . . . .
Virgin Islands,
British. . . . . . . . . . . .
Virgin Islands, U.S. . . .
Wallis and Futuna . . . .
Western Sahara. . . . . .
Yemen. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zambia . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zimbabwe . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . .

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

20101

17,542

19,685

16,270

19,854

24,666

28,920

39,120

51,860

44,561

52,788

32,123
1,176
144
D
1,722
5,330
8,781
438,759

27,961
973
141
D
953
4,591
6,858
640,635

30,043
855
61
D
877
3,444
6,468
566,816

33,328
782
288
1,131
3,665
6,323
632,590

36,957
750
243
6
1,468
3,576
5,675
612,036

40,061
643
173
17
1,792
3,627
5,454
642,293

43,725
614
116
9
1,498
3,508
5,334
739,283

45,031
713
180
4
1,338
3,299
5,327
745,374

41,359
675
81
D
1,393
2,756
4,733
694,474

39,241
611
67
8
1,577
3,728
5,128
993,189

NA Not available.
X Not applicable.
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1
The number of I-94 nonimmigrant admissions in 2010 greatly exceeds totals reported in previous years due to a more complete count of land admissions.
2
Includes countries and territories/dependencies.
3
Congo (Brazzaville) refers to the Republic of the Congo.
4
Congo (Kinshasa) refers to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
5
Korea includes North and South Korea prior to 2004.
North Korea refers to the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea.
South Korea refers to the Republic of Korea.
8
Yugoslavia (unknown republic) prior to February 7, 2003.
9
United States includes nonimmigrants who self-report that they reside in the United States.
Note: Admissions represent counts of events, i.e., arrivals, not unique individuals; multiple entries of an individual on the same day are counted as one admission. The majority
of short-term admissions from Canada and Mexico are excluded.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
6
7

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Table 28.
NONIMMIGRANT ADMISSIONS (I-94 ONLY) BY SELECTED CATEGORY OF ADMISSION AND REGION AND COUNTRY
OF CITIZENSHIP: FISCAL YEAR 2010 Continued
Tourists and business
travelers
Total1

Visa
waiver2

Other3

Students
and
exchange
visitors4

REGION
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North America . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oceania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South America. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

46,471,516
485,116
9,404,480
14,687,194
16,449,885
1,291,009
3,587,895
565,937

18,248,851
X
4,352,649
12,737,005
X
1,159,197
X
X

22,088,439
374,615
3,236,490
911,230
13,957,157
48,405
3,245,878
314,664

2,138,413
42,768
822,551
362,674
717,552
17,408
106,792
68,668

2,816,525
22,747
705,812
453,133
1,455,855
43,350
112,216
23,412

380,241
31,979
96,503
112,703
68,858
14,596
42,361
13,241

455,090
9,817
164,243
78,589
135,103
6,701
50,575
10,062

343,957
3,190
26,232
31,860
115,360
1,352
30,073
135,890

COUNTRY
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Afghanistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Albania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Algeria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Andorra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Angola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Antigua and Barbuda . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Argentina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Armenia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Australia7 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Azerbaijan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bahamas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bahrain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bangladesh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Barbados. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belarus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belgium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Benin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bhutan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolivia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bosnia and Herzegovina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Botswana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brazil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brunei. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bulgaria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burkina Faso . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burundi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cambodia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cameroon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cape Verde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Central African Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
China8,9. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colombia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Comoros. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Congo (Brazzaville)10. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Congo (Kinshasa)11 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Costa Rica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cote dIvoire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Croatia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cuba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cyprus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

46,471,516
2,589
8,920
6,319
1,152
7,557
18,563
482,637
5,282
1,037,683
209,635
5,596
276,899
5,549
18,034
62,971
12,287
293,762
25,081
2,804
660
44,761
5,838
2,386
1,233,457
1,217
35,456
3,004
3,383
1,182
3,660
9,831
1,428,940
2,727
282
441
174,645
1,038,279
592,362
90
2,806
1,506
189,999
3,672
26,056
23,722
10,294
76,951

18,248,851
X
X
X
1,056
X
X
X
X
948,577
191,057
X
X
X
X
X
X
272,776
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
764
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
1,753
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
43,101

22,088,439
1,093
6,918
4,926
D
5,281
17,534
443,146
3,772
23,959
4,205
2,943
263,511
3,914
12,571
59,766
7,293
4,057
22,275
1,973
169
38,220
4,335
1,642
1,123,617
124
21,545
1,792
1,928
720
2,191
6,875
121,315
2,342
136
229
152,528
747,936
536,290
22
1,944
1,099
179,083
2,591
18,335
21,558
8,569
26,203

2,138,413
526
1,046
404
26
1,203
460
8,774
577
13,278
5,398
1,679
7,468
1,016
2,753
846
3,339
4,875
676
340
134
2,096
583
331
38,961
71
7,709
552
684
112
417
1,234
335,327
94
32
54
7,274
221,820
18,479
D
288
127
3,211
516
1,878
62
1,105
4,153

2,816,525
21
303
169
18
459
101
17,886
335
37,116
6,452
265
897
54
855
582
723
8,290
317
74
18
1,334
178
62
30,676
32
2,512
150
155
44
64
380
894,237
20
12
30
6,799
40,508
19,658
50
33
2,940
112
936
417
343
1,929

380,241
628
521
576
38
410
304
6,265
402
11,006
1,919
634
845
536
1,279
871
198
3,020
435
392
202
1,332
320
301
10,574
194
914
427
150
264
304
1,152
17,790
162
84
121
3,954
6,455
8,218
61
465
219
1,427
372
730
478
175
1,209

455,090
293
79
69
D
143
23
2,155
161
2,955
514
58
587
5
371
339
694
504
1,255
14
68
1,292
384
45
20,445
32
2,613
74
404
29
649
140
8,138
68
5
3
1,946
9,015
6,398
D
30
19
2,047
45
4,046
270
38
248

343,957
28
53
175
61
141
4,411
35
792
90
17
3,591
24
205
567
40
240
123
11
69
487
38
5
9,184
163
9
62
13
35
50
52,133
41
13
4
2,144
10,792
3,319
3
29
9
1,291
36
131
937
64
108

Region and country of citizenship

See footnotes at end of table.

76

Office of Immigration Statistics

Temporary
workers
and
families5

Diplomats
and other
representatives6

All other
classes

Unknown

Table 28.
NONIMMIGRANT ADMISSIONS (I-94 ONLY) BY SELECTED CATEGORY OF ADMISSION AND REGION AND COUNTRY
OF CITIZENSHIP: FISCAL YEAR 2010 Continued
Tourists and business
travelers
Region and country of citizenship
Denmark12. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Djibouti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominican Republic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
East Timor. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ecuador. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
El Salvador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equatorial Guinea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Eritrea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Estonia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethiopia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fiji. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
France13 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gabon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gambia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ghana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grenada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guatemala. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea-Bissau . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Holy See . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hungary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iceland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indonesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iraq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ireland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jamaica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kazakhstan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kiribati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea, North14. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea, South15. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kuwait. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kyrgyzstan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Laos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lebanon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lesotho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liberia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Libya. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liechtenstein. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lithuania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Luxembourg. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Macedonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total1

Visa
waiver2

Other3

Students
and
exchange
visitors4

309,372
443
6,718
272,897
5
205,174
57,442
132,336
523
901
14,195
12,321
10,948
138,310
1,696,770
2,452
2,966
5,728
2,076,216
24,926
79,719
11,487
213,056
2,870
165
28,148
106,054
125
131,782
66,516
41,990
1,140,937
89,262
18,376
6,162
486,354
363,908
1,111,973
240,306
3,831,174
30,200
16,826
21,183
995
130
1,332,387
29,500
3,383
1,514
16,177
30,735
509
2,075
4,956
1,913
16,623
14,349
8,441

285,815
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
8,037
X
X
126,658
1,540,409
X
X
X
1,886,810
X
16,572
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
40,200
37,069
X
218
X
X
449,283
X
1,022,291
X
3,546,721
X
X
X
X
X
679,939
X
X
X
8,230
X
X
X
X
1,723
8,001
13,318
X

6,004
323
5,903
253,163
5
190,692
45,595
123,865
281
604
3,978
9,484
8,731
1,460
30,919
1,306
2,089
3,147
40,935
19,627
50,583
10,233
199,537
2,217
35
25,213
99,409
19
119,837
18,177
2,225
691,569
54,395
14,187
3,191
8,182
323,719
26,161
206,978
16,612
20,264
8,427
14,560
195
59
394,186
22,144
1,615
818
4,726
24,122
275
1,394
2,207
69
5,331
269
4,698

5,270
19
256
4,858
6,145
4,774
2,263
83
104
1,124
1,011
113
3,396
41,876
422
409
1,058
53,003
2,682
5,053
345
3,032
162
9
332
1,337
5
2,573
3,726
1,284
99,786
9,443
2,529
1,193
12,332
12,328
21,822
9,037
67,862
4,207
6,953
2,703
16
5
172,532
5,992
1,202
96
781
2,777
47
171
2,323
46
1,851
272
2,162

Temporary
workers
and
families5

Diplomats
and other
representatives6

All other
classes

Unknown

8,428
18
153
7,224
3,080
2,552
2,235
D
18
327
378
177
4,670
64,438
139
41
365
76,163
1,012
2,744
178
5,915
64
D
257
1,075
2,063
2,362
995
305,530
2,895
485
172
13,974
17,970
28,147
13,924
178,817
819
541
1,487
18
50
74,700
175
142
21
390
2,094
D
33
20
17
555
170
215

2,962
75
117
2,195
2,063
3,751
1,409
149
88
464
831
300
1,751
12,262
560
365
706
15,219
1,059
1,690
264
1,548
353
24
522
662
96
898
993
302
7,813
3,285
445
1,130
1,664
7,394
8,100
1,410
15,577
4,172
757
2,114
105
6,587
1,022
375
209
300
1,320
144
368
346
55
405
298
421

751
5
247
3,383
1,698
564
1,648
D
67
243
555
1,590
304
2,622
13
49
438
3,146
468
2,753
390
1,544
41
D
1,594
2,729
D
5,538
954
92
32,522
18,726
531
190
646
594
4,963
7,636
4,610
616
102
240
640
2,438
14
43
354
1,715
242
35
103
32
D
440
18
905

142
3
42
2,074
1,496
206
916
5
20
22
62
37
71
4,244
12
13
14
940
78
324
77
1,480
33
91
230
842
D
873
104
23
3,717
300
199
286
273
1,903
489
1,321
975
122
46
79
21
16
2,005
153
6
16
35
180
D
6
28
D
40
4
40

See footnotes at end of table.

Office of Immigration Statistics

77

Table 28.
NONIMMIGRANT ADMISSIONS (I-94 ONLY) BY SELECTED CATEGORY OF ADMISSION AND REGION AND COUNTRY
OF CITIZENSHIP: FISCAL YEAR 2010 Continued
Tourists and business
travelers
Region and country of citizenship
Madagascar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malaysia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maldives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marshall Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mauritania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mauritius. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Micronesia, Federated States of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Moldova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Monaco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mongolia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Morocco16. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mozambique . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Namibia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nauru. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nepal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Netherlands17 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Zealand18. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nicaragua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Niger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Palau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Panama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Papua New Guinea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Paraguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philippines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Portugal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Qatar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Russia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rwanda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Kitts and Nevis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Lucia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Samoa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Marino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sao Tome and Principe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saudi Arabia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senegal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Serbia and Montenegro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seychelles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sierra Leone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Slovenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Solomon Islands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Somalia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sri Lanka. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
See footnotes at end of table.

78

Office of Immigration Statistics

Total1

Visa
waiver2

Other3

Students
and
exchange
visitors4

1,189
2,001
80,550
368
4,405
5,835
178
1,130
4,455
12,917,788
189
10,596
1,274
9,885
24,686
1,343
1,716
102
18,537
764,486
233,994
52,925
1,246
97,402
251,321
3,257
63,191
310
124,114
1,091
17,501
223,752
326,216
152,953
148,965
7,592
69,402
229,725
3,132
13,450
20,100
14,271
2,425
797
64
91,936
10,005
1,151
340
2,900
126,101
39,776
23,539
378
279
111,173
823,209
18,432

X
X
203
X
X
3,737
X
X
X
X
X
X
1,045
X
X
X
X
44
X
706,547
210,354
X
X
X
225,094
X
X
X
X
198
X
X
X
X
134,341
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
762
X
X
X
X
X
X
105,520
23,553
21,070
D
X
X
750,377
X

686
1,203
64,272
112
3,254
1,785
64
709
3,203
11,898,868
28
4,981
74
5,806
19,126
788
1,088
31
10,038
11,170
10,489
45,291
824
82,558
7,532
1,830
46,785
54
114,004
547
14,500
189,668
215,987
129,101
3,174
4,748
51,833
172,977
1,625
12,250
18,042
11,205
2,098
D
20
42,535
7,523
886
213
2,234
1,803
10,286
752
134
91
91,342
17,163
12,364

98
197
7,489
87
556
68
D
86
257
335,544
D
4,741
62
3,103
2,227
149
135
5,251
9,759
3,808
1,031
187
7,180
7,947
683
6,490
3,304
57
977
8,316
5,362
7,979
3,740
1,930
6,111
32,773
752
609
716
232
22
9
5
41,646
780
94
5
129
8,903
3,687
643
16
28
5,017
22,885
2,652

Temporary
workers
and
families5

Diplomats
and other
representatives6

All other
classes

Unknown

22
66
6,017
D
166
116
D
34
154
516,647
D
389
D
301
782
23
52
1,603
18,990
5,918
905
50
3,401
6,748
106
5,635
3
1,793
11
540
7,228
20,181
5,311
3,552
23
3,748
9,412
55
109
124
106
35
D
D
1,378
333
85
3
54
5,102
1,332
511
D
12
8,035
24,388
1,549

283
430
1,683
123
396
98
22
224
343
33,755
39
322
56
574
1,934
329
377
19
747
5,072
2,306
814
171
3,057
2,805
624
2,903
149
1,494
190
774
4,300
4,825
2,301
1,345
822
1,248
6,031
535
251
374
203
102
18
35
5,998
1,242
10
87
317
4,416
604
404
97
21
2,118
6,827
884

81
102
593
31
14
23
19
73
470
87,109
5
118
66
396
36
53
D
820
1,802
939
4,426
10
927
1,103
D
1,026
2,102
83
561
12,368
78,732
7,407
2,659
10
5,813
7,803
141
79
695
2,465
156
52
65
65
25
142
241
264
151
103
45
3,649
1,218
935

19
3
293
D
19
8
70
4
28
45,865
114
45
D
35
221
18
11
D
78
11,146
180
458
4
279
92
D
352
104
1,417
5
149
1,872
1,129
854
154
59
649
729
24
152
149
60
12
D
327
62
11
7
24
116
50
8
D
82
1,012
351
48

Table 28.
NONIMMIGRANT ADMISSIONS (I-94 ONLY) BY SELECTED CATEGORY OF ADMISSION AND REGION AND COUNTRY
OF CITIZENSHIP: FISCAL YEAR 2010 Continued
Tourists and business
travelers
Region and country of citizenship
Sudan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Suriname. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Swaziland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sweden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Syria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Taiwan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tajikistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thailand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tonga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trinidad and Tobago . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkmenistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tuvalu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uganda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ukraine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Arab Emirates . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Kingdom19. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uruguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uzbekistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vanuatu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Venezuela . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vietnam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yemen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zambia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zimbabwe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total1

Visa
waiver2

Other3

Students
and
exchange
visitors4

2,840
8,535
678
426,254
377,976
8,904
327,306
2,037
7,277
95,686
1,800
2,373
166,426
7,713
148,097
1,077
193
7,773
71,402
16,889
4,539,433
49,016
7,123
150
527,907
54,303
2,223
3,847
7,383
565,937

X
X
X
389,336
342,852
X
17,531
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
X
4,185,885
X
X
D
X
X
X
X
X
X

2,015
7,509
377
6,175
13,978
7,413
239,914
659
4,671
65,145
1,218
1,962
153,530
5,577
99,937
428
41
5,138
44,226
10,763
138,493
42,978
5,296
72
481,517
35,708
1,277
2,552
5,011
314,664

214
167
102
11,952
9,013
799
45,117
1,056
1,092
21,130
188
80
4,365
828
31,799
415
D
924
13,141
4,528
45,060
1,130
927
9
14,141
13,991
448
479
944
68,668

Temporary
workers
and
families5

Diplomats
and other
representatives6

All other
classes

Unknown

42
91
25
12,795
8,762
268
22,148
61
341
2,799
65
66
3,913
432
9,313
57
D
550
2,976
63
129,042
1,373
253
D
23,294
1,487
29
160
520
23,412

504
393
154
4,602
2,828
151
86
250
1,027
2,281
287
183
1,314
649
4,178
165
38
1,030
1,257
1,394
21,024
2,000
469
40
1,966
1,813
366
580
616
13,241

49
210
12
1,241
369
219
1,635
8
112
3,970
30
75
2,453
122
2,175
D
107
88
9,436
16
10,477
830
141
22
1,078
967
80
57
255
10,062

16
165
8
153
174
54
875
3
34
361
12
7
851
105
695
D
D
43
366
125
9,452
705
37
3
5,911
337
23
19
37
135,890

X Not applicable.
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1
The number of I-94 nonimmigrant admissions in 2010 greatly exceeds totals reported in previous years due to a more complete count of land admissions.
2
Includes GB, GMB, GT, GMT, WB, and WT admissions.
3
Includes B1, B2 and a limited number of Border Crossing Card (BCC) admissions.
4
Includes principals, spouses, and children (F1, F2, J1, J2, M1, and M2 admissions).
5
Includes principals, spouses, and children (E1 to E3, H1B, H1B1, H1C, H2A, H2B, H2R, H3, H4, I1, L1, L2, O1 to O3, P1 to P4, Q1, R1, R2, TD and TN admissions).
6
Includes principals, spouses, and children (A1 to A3, G1 to G5, and N1 to N7 admissions).
7
Australia includes Australia, Norfolk Island, Christmas Island, and Cocos (Keeling) Island.
8
China includes the Peoples Republic of China, Hong Kong, and Macau.
9
Admissions in the Visa Waiver category include only residents of Hong Kong admitted under the Guam and Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands Visa Waiver Program.
10
Congo (Brazzaville) refers to the Republic of the Congo.
11
Congo (Kinshasa) refers to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
12
Denmark includes Denmark, Faroe Islands, and Greenland.
13
France includes France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Guadeloupe, Martinique, New Caledonia, Reunion, St. Pierre and Miquelon,
and Wallis and Futuna.
14
North Korea refers to the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea.
15
South Korea refers to the Republic of Korea.
16
Morocco includes Morocco and Western Sahara.
17
Netherlands includes the Netherlands, Aruba, and the Netherlands Antilles.
18
New Zealand includes New Zealand, Cook Islands, Tokelau, and Niue.
19
United Kingdom includes the United Kingdom, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man, Jersey, Montserrat,
Pitcairn Island, St. Helena, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
Note: Admissions represent counts of events, i.e., arrivals, not unique individuals; multiple entries of an individual on the same day are counted as one admission. The majority
of short-term admissions from Canada and Mexico are excluded.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Office of Immigration Statistics

79

Table 29.
NONIMMIGRANT ADMISSIONS (I-94 ONLY) BY SELECTED CATEGORY OF ADMISSION, AGE, AND GENDER: FISCAL YEAR 2010
Tourists and business
travelers
Total1

Visa
waiver2

Other3

Students
and
exchange
visitors4

AGE
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Under 5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 to 9 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10 to 14 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 29 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 39 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 49 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 59 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown age. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

46,471,516
754,453
1,178,611
1,679,469
2,213,922
3,485,736
4,872,259
5,320,682
5,300,365
4,931,499
4,426,948
3,673,257
2,895,819
2,410,355
3,225,188
102,953
1,105,850

18,248,851
318,281
469,891
665,346
874,474
1,323,157
1,939,506
1,972,723
1,812,603
1,843,259
1,751,244
1,490,755
1,193,733
1,132,107
1,448,490
13,282
323,985

22,088,439
356,866
604,021
876,821
961,869
1,181,784
1,932,062
2,426,580
2,710,499
2,476,985
2,206,223
1,878,537
1,518,731
1,180,446
1,703,399
73,616
619,220

2,138,413
18,400
22,385
53,348
282,719
795,471
474,769
236,906
114,235
60,577
37,461
16,610
8,905
4,318
6,313
5,996
41,527

2,816,525
45,661
60,171
51,817
45,979
100,096
379,083
519,203
508,235
414,591
310,174
189,767
105,858
52,207
29,101
4,582
43,351

380,241
6,042
7,280
7,448
7,299
13,261
32,989
50,433
53,359
52,898
50,647
42,809
30,792
14,933
7,794
2,257
10,932

455,090
3,968
7,866
13,728
25,907
49,547
81,916
78,793
63,714
45,532
33,701
23,746
13,929
6,555
4,043
2,145
14,463

343,957
5,235
6,997
10,961
15,675
22,420
31,934
36,044
37,720
37,657
37,498
31,033
23,871
19,789
26,048
1,075
52,372

GENDER AND AGE


Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Male. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Under 5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 to 9 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10 to 14 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 29 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 39 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 49 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 59 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown age. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Female . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Under 5 years . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5 to 9 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
10 to 14 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
15 to 19 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
20 to 24 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
25 to 29 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30 to 34 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35 to 39 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
40 to 44 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
45 to 49 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
50 to 54 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
55 to 59 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
60 to 64 years. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
65 years and over . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown age. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown gender . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

46,471,516
23,828,461
375,948
582,441
825,397
1,015,855
1,577,261
2,355,179
2,854,712
3,017,177
2,801,213
2,447,799
1,907,622
1,409,451
1,136,584
1,486,380
35,442
21,537,205
365,942
579,557
829,033
1,157,810
1,829,012
2,412,797
2,347,673
2,158,817
2,011,054
1,866,852
1,669,379
1,408,719
1,210,187
1,651,606
38,767
1,105,850

18,248,851
9,434,563
158,932
233,817
330,422
394,840
549,617
882,755
1,027,184
1,032,312
1,074,159
1,012,010
828,041
623,290
566,327
716,614
4,243
8,490,303
154,564
230,524
327,187
468,582
752,469
1,024,665
912,463
749,937
738,330
708,709
633,430
545,813
541,994
697,251
4,385
323,985

22,088,439
10,742,782
176,840
296,167
427,964
433,072
534,835
919,159
1,259,591
1,471,856
1,318,137
1,115,500
871,409
663,240
505,048
724,646
25,318
10,726,437
174,456
298,629
434,043
508,281
610,825
963,037
1,102,150
1,163,144
1,085,300
1,024,203
950,567
809,465
640,519
931,076
30,742
619,220

2,138,413
1,077,186
9,269
11,109
25,412
138,760
383,066
241,608
128,450
62,868
33,103
20,222
9,524
5,392
2,713
3,985
1,705
1,019,700
8,677
11,022
27,332
138,551
397,018
224,940
104,704
49,382
26,333
16,634
6,669
3,277
1,518
2,102
1,541
41,527

2,816,525
1,872,838
23,310
30,624
26,066
26,119
65,463
226,144
335,825
349,533
288,166
223,241
138,624
76,592
38,885
22,438
1,808
900,336
21,490
28,739
25,183
19,259
32,897
146,140
175,629
151,604
121,372
81,956
48,854
27,790
12,271
6,189
963
43,351

380,241
243,253
3,060
3,606
3,646
3,435
7,772
19,682
31,605
34,973
35,326
34,173
28,363
20,399
10,676
5,541
996
126,056
2,830
3,530
3,672
3,723
5,207
12,587
17,540
17,107
16,270
14,947
13,074
9,320
3,794
2,029
426
10,932

455,090
309,251
2,200
3,784
6,973
13,329
27,547
52,936
55,759
47,956
34,657
26,088
19,042
10,690
4,766
2,463
1,061
131,376
1,659
4,008
6,517
11,916
20,264
26,773
20,612
13,750
9,425
6,365
3,979
2,736
1,592
1,419
361
14,463

343,957
148,588
2,337
3,334
4,914
6,300
8,961
12,895
16,298
17,679
17,665
16,565
12,619
9,848
8,169
10,693
311
142,997
2,266
3,105
5,099
7,498
10,332
14,655
14,575
13,893
14,024
14,038
12,806
10,318
8,499
11,540
349
52,372

Characteristic

Temporary
workers
and
families5

Diplomats
and other
representatives6

All other
classes

Unknown

The number of I-94 nonimmigrant admissions in 2010 greatly exceeds totals reported in previous years due to a more complete count of land admissions.
Includes GB, GMB, GT, GMT, WB, and WT admissions.
3
Includes B1, B2 and a limited number of Border Crossing Card (BCC) admissions.
4
Includes principals and dependents (F1, F2, J1, J2, M1, and M2 admissions).
5
Includes principals and dependents (E1 to E3, H1B, H1B1, H1C, H2A, H2B, H2R, H3, H4, I1, L1, L2, O1 to O3, P1 to P4, Q1, R1, R2, TD and TN admissions).
6
Includes principals and dependents (A1 to A3, G1 to G5, and N1 to N7 admissions).
Note: Admissions represent counts of events, i.e., arrivals, not unique individuals; multiple entries of an individual on the same day are counted as one admission. The majority
of short-term admissions from Canada and Mexico are excluded.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
1
2

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Table 30.
NONIMMIGRANT ADMISSIONS (I-94 ONLY) BY SELECTED CATEGORY OF ADMISSION AND STATE OR TERRITORY
OF DESTINATION: FISCAL YEAR 2010 Continued
Tourists and business
travelers
State or territory of destination
Total . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alabama . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Alaska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arizona . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Arkansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
California. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colorado. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Connecticut. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Delaware. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
District of Columbia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Florida. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hawaii. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Idaho . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Illinois. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indiana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iowa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kansas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kentucky. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Louisiana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maryland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Massachusetts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Michigan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Minnesota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mississippi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Missouri . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nebraska. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nevada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Hampshire. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Jersey . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Mexico. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New York. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ohio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oklahoma . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oregon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pennsylvania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Puerto Rico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rhode Island. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Carolina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Dakota. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tennessee. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Texas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Utah. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vermont. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washington . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
West Virginia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wisconsin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Wyoming. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Other7. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total1

Visa
waiver2

Other3

Students
and
exchange
visitors4

46,471,516
80,400
116,789
1,494,581
48,587
8,251,404
482,403
213,225
35,936
372,865
6,064,266
462,403
909,525
1,568,684
30,337
873,547
145,731
55,130
87,356
80,499
192,748
96,052
320,696
860,717
999,172
180,794
28,318
122,628
40,996
93,027
1,481,485
57,786
900,765
544,126
5,722,492
251,703
34,888
261,630
94,085
150,486
432,588
156,036
49,572
104,238
11,859
138,077
4,739,265
129,933
57,794
413,007
895,444
15,875
130,435
20,325
69,694
5,299,112

18,248,851
26,650
85,204
127,317
10,198
2,444,096
160,542
82,008
13,857
159,450
2,523,218
188,818
859,076
1,429,904
12,345
380,932
47,151
15,480
14,166
28,124
79,030
33,290
99,918
452,446
153,011
72,994
7,725
36,223
24,543
69,149
672,516
28,505
361,929
19,537
3,439,556
94,645
16,233
89,159
14,430
69,674
178,220
56,198
18,256
47,193
5,902
55,974
422,127
55,318
29,412
138,206
397,380
5,323
48,767
11,275
45,468
2,290,783

22,088,439
26,716
20,693
1,215,594
21,344
5,082,597
277,191
72,278
11,644
109,511
3,146,923
193,560
34,187
111,358
8,825
352,458
50,206
19,773
53,238
26,515
77,366
18,477
123,862
230,201
143,493
63,873
9,929
49,291
9,127
14,538
781,191
12,486
377,571
507,553
1,591,172
89,467
7,186
87,386
59,677
48,899
136,001
83,285
15,702
28,347
2,407
48,727
3,676,824
53,727
10,593
152,750
331,837
4,007
46,931
4,598
20,566
2,334,781

2,138,413
9,704
5,492
41,439
7,111
264,697
19,700
25,404
5,413
25,009
86,493
26,815
553
11,363
3,783
60,042
29,738
13,306
11,263
8,484
10,772
20,149
34,378
113,422
157,678
22,051
4,152
22,258
4,831
5,802
5,653
10,146
47,270
6,877
268,910
25,756
7,047
40,087
11,789
17,520
65,384
2,258
10,484
11,708
2,115
13,248
225,927
12,613
7,419
40,851
43,831
4,724
20,934
3,022
707
180,831

Temporary
workers
and
families5

Diplomats
and other
representatives6

All other
classes

Unknown

2,816,525
11,968
2,743
95,517
9,151
374,422
20,164
29,761
4,130
12,964
136,350
42,640
5,092
5,661
4,385
67,511
16,953
5,959
6,426
16,252
16,796
23,062
25,984
53,156
536,452
19,672
5,497
12,796
1,915
2,767
11,218
6,017
96,933
5,621
298,049
37,651
3,993
41,070
6,164
12,029
45,875
7,151
3,432
14,834
1,275
18,090
308,716
6,611
9,754
37,120
99,239
1,570
12,071
1,220
800
163,876

380,241
2,909
650
7,954
377
22,749
2,072
1,581
474
63,164
16,435
5,115
1,536
4,815
631
4,504
353
98
1,583
407
946
132
31,856
3,409
2,923
479
509
867
89
303
2,381
133
5,788
3,065
77,074
1,296
152
1,594
1,371
399
1,893
638
1,031
591
34
524
23,033
619
158
39,044
3,956
76
316
42
93
36,020

455,090
2,016
1,130
3,082
264
39,641
924
1,047
268
810
97,328
2,867
1,095
3,100
176
2,426
575
241
351
335
6,957
569
2,799
3,364
1,654
789
400
606
146
207
863
218
6,189
982
15,167
1,289
82
1,047
376
1,093
3,089
3,598
369
924
44
659
73,357
380
97
2,591
14,312
76
620
63
610
151,828

343,957
437
877
3,678
142
23,202
1,810
1,146
150
1,957
57,519
2,588
7,986
2,483
192
5,674
755
273
329
382
881
373
1,899
4,719
3,961
936
106
587
345
261
7,663
281
5,085
491
32,564
1,599
195
1,287
278
872
2,126
2,908
298
641
82
855
9,281
665
361
2,445
4,889
99
796
105
1,450
140,993

See footnotes at end of table.

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81

Table 30.
NONIMMIGRANT ADMISSIONS (I-94 ONLY) BY SELECTED CATEGORY OF ADMISSION AND STATE OR TERRITORY
OF DESTINATION: FISCAL YEAR 2010 Continued
The number of I-94 nonimmigrant admissions in 2010 greatly exceeds totals reported in previous years due to a more complete count of land admissions.
Includes GB, GMB, GT, GMT, WB, and WT admissions.
3
Includes B1, B2 and a limited number of Border Crossing Card (BCC) admissions.
4
Includes principals and dependents (F1, F2, J1, J2, M1, and M2 admissions).
5
Includes principals and dependents (E1 to E3, H1B, H1B1, H1C, H2A, H2B, H2R, H3, H4, I1, L1, L2, O1 to O3, P1 to P4, Q1, R1, R2, TD and TN admissions).
6
Includes principals and dependents (A1 to A3, G1 to G5, and N1 to N7 admissions).
7
Includes U.S. territories and armed forces posts.
Note: The data extraction process in 2010 differed from previous years and may slightly impact the state of destination distribution. Admissions represent counts of events,
i.e., arrivals, not unique individuals; multiple entries of an individual on the same day are counted as one admission. The majority of short-term admissions from Canada and
Mexico are excluded.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
1
2

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Table 31.
NONIMMIGRANT ADMISSIONS (I-94 ONLY) BY SELECTED CATEGORY OF ADMISSION AND MONTH OF ARRIVAL:
FISCAL YEAR 2010
Tourists and business
travelers
Month of arrival
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
October 2009 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
November 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
December 2009. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
January 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
February 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
March 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
April 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
May 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
June 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
July 2010 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
August 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
September 2010. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total1

Visa
waiver2

Other3

Students
and
exchange
visitors4

46,471,516
3,123,849
2,699,027
3,478,003
2,747,462
2,961,488
4,023,387
3,830,401
4,240,906
4,317,707
5,318,853
5,139,631
4,590,802

18,248,851
1,589,435
1,218,412
1,472,447
1,086,949
1,208,638
1,506,927
1,371,961
1,539,068
1,581,674
1,974,957
1,932,361
1,766,022

22,088,439
1,279,638
1,232,006
1,712,477
1,103,526
1,354,839
1,938,546
1,934,044
2,124,501
2,113,985
2,735,080
2,344,253
2,215,544

2,138,413
51,183
49,841
81,314
274,393
100,314
175,004
137,343
180,320
233,179
199,022
435,177
221,323

Temporary
workers
and
families5

Diplomats
and other
representatives6

All other
classes

Unknown

2,816,525
124,356
123,752
136,143
198,231
212,837
299,536
279,646
275,852
277,278
300,170
314,686
274,038

380,241
28,400
25,915
21,198
29,188
25,410
29,924
34,021
34,562
36,190
37,365
39,058
39,010

455,090
32,334
32,923
33,275
38,974
37,192
43,511
41,050
40,068
35,312
37,662
39,028
43,761

343,957
18,503
16,178
21,149
16,201
22,258
29,939
32,336
46,535
40,089
34,597
35,068
31,104

The number of I-94 nonimmigrant admissions in 2010 greatly exceeds totals reported in previous years due to a more complete count of land admissions.
Includes GB, GMB, GT, GMT, WB, and WT admissions.
3
Includes B1, B2 and a limited number of Border Crossing Card (BCC) admissions.
4
Includes principals and dependents (F1, F2, J1, J2, M1, and M2 admissions).
5
Includes principals and dependents (E1 to E3, H1B, H1B1, H1C, H2A, H2B, H2R, H3, H4, I1, L1, L2, O1 to O3, P1 to P4, Q1, R1, R2, TD, TN admissions).
6
Includes principals and dependents (A1 to A3, G1 to G5, and N1 to N7 admissions).
Note: Admissions represent counts of events, i.e., arrivals, not unique individuals; multiple entries of an individual on the same day are counted as one admission. The majority
of short-term admissions from Canada and Mexico are excluded.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
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Table 32.
NONIMMIGRANT TEMPORARY WORKER ADMISSIONS (I-94 ONLY) BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP:
FISCAL YEAR 2010 Continued
Total
temporary
workers
and
families1,2

Workers
in specialty
occupations
(H1B)

Seasonal
agricultural
workers
(H2A)

Seasonal
nonagricultural
workers
(H2B, H2R)3

Workers with
extraordinary ability/
achievement
(O1, O2)

Athletes,
artists, and
entertainers
(P1 to P3)

Intracompany
transferees
(L1)

Treaty
traders and
investors
(E1 to E3)4

Other

REGION
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North America . . . . . . . . . .
Oceania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South America. . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,816,525
22,747
705,812
453,133
1,455,855
43,350
112,216
23,412

454,763
7,455
222,117
72,164
112,138
3,361
32,936
4,592

139,406
1,108
74
366
136,462
191
902
303

69,499
1,174
3,082
2,021
60,825
379
563
1,455

63,984
700
7,310
33,870
13,407
3,244
4,625
828

93,799
1,704
8,576
20,034
53,797
1,931
6,381
1,376

502,732
4,024
154,368
136,788
163,670
10,293
29,335
4,254

383,700
268
138,361
85,635
134,764
16,017
5,041
3,614

1,108,642
6,314
171,924
102,255
780,792
7,934
32,433
6,990

COUNTRY
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Afghanistan. . . . . . . . . . . .
Albania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Algeria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Andorra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Angola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Antigua and Barbuda . . . . .
Argentina. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Armenia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Australia5 . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Azerbaijan . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bahamas. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bahrain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bangladesh. . . . . . . . . . . .
Barbados. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belarus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belgium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Benin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bhutan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolivia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bosnia and Herzegovina. . . .
Botswana . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brazil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brunei. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bulgaria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burkina Faso . . . . . . . . . . .
Burma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burundi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cambodia . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cameroon . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cape Verde . . . . . . . . . . . .
Central African Republic. . .
Chad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
China6. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Colombia. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Congo (Brazzaville)7 . . . . . .
Congo (Kinshasa)8. . . . . . .
Costa Rica. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cote dIvoire . . . . . . . . . . .
Croatia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cuba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cyprus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Czech Republic . . . . . . . . .
Denmark9 . . . . . . . . . . . . .

2,816,525
21
303
169
18
459
101
17,886
335
37,116
6,452
265
897
54
855
582
723
8,290
317
74
18
1,334
178
62
30,676
32
2,512
150
155
44
64
380
894,237
20
12
30
6,799
40,508
19,658
50
33
2,940
112
936
417
343
1,929
8,428

454,763
183
56
3
33
50
4,834
73
2,229
957
65
489
22
424
262
249
1,077
104
32
D
577
60
23
7,418
4
1,445
73
73
25
15
164
72,959
D
8
2,229
19,493
6,898
11
14
773
54
277
6
214
463
989

139,406
D
D
5
29
3
8
12
3
4,440
38
6
81
D
-

69,499
D
6
D
156
237
6
D
3
D
D
D
4
130
D
8
D
164
161
D
1,787
3
147
27
21
313
4
D
6

63,984
D
16
7
4
D
4
1,127
27
2,742
533
D
13
3
D
85
70
511
3
33
12
D
1,140
113
20
D
10
6,703
7
194
611
957
4
D
54
D
58
9
41
175
768

93,799
D
30
8
D
D
1,168
102
1,519
535
23
94
3
100
101
111
292
15
14
13
35
46
3
1,180
267
24
D
D
26
18
22,856
D
D
148
2,106
1,518
11
D
70
D
141
358
D
224
319

502,732
D
8
34
6
242
13
4,679
24
8,060
2,089
38
115
4
46
D
105
2,939
12
D
D
243
11
D
10,679
11
163
10
22
D
D
43
109,732
D
D
1,345
7,923
3,538
4
4
741
25
168
3
40
503
3,317

383,700
D
15
4
5
1,297
3
15,983
1,193
6
22
3
D
D
1,171
3
D
79
3
375
59
D
D
D
3
35,176
D
294
872
2,021
116
33
4
D
114
505

1,108,642
12
45
60
179
29
4,620
106
6,317
1,139
129
161
22
279
72
182
2,296
47
20
D
351
46
32
9,708
17
301
18
40
D
19
142
640,584
10
6
15
2,404
9,470
4,705
20
11
792
23
255
37
42
437
2,524

Region and country


of citizenship

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 32.
NONIMMIGRANT TEMPORARY WORKER ADMISSIONS (I-94 ONLY) BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP:
FISCAL YEAR 2010 Continued

Region and country


of citizenship
Djibouti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominica. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominican Republic . . . . . .
Ecuador. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
El Salvador . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equatorial Guinea. . . . . . . .
Eritrea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Estonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethiopia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fiji. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
France10 . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gabon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gambia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Germany . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ghana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grenada . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guatemala. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea-Bissau . . . . . . . . . .
Guyana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hungary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iceland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indonesia . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iraq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ireland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jamaica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kazakhstan. . . . . . . . . . . .
Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kiribati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea, North11. . . . . . . . . .
Korea, South12. . . . . . . . . .
Kuwait. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kyrgyzstan. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Laos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lebanon . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lesotho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liberia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Libya. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liechtenstein. . . . . . . . . . .
Lithuania. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Luxembourg. . . . . . . . . . . .
Macedonia. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Madagascar. . . . . . . . . . . .
Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malaysia . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maldives. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total
temporary
workers
and
families1,2

Workers
in specialty
occupations
(H1B)

Seasonal
agricultural
workers
(H2A)

Seasonal
nonagricultural
workers
(H2B, H2R)3

Workers with
extraordinary ability/
achievement
(O1, O2)

Athletes,
artists, and
entertainers
(P1 to P3)

Intracompany
transferees
(L1)

Treaty
traders and
investors
(E1 to E3)4

Other

18
153
7,224
3,080
2,552
2,235
3
18
327
378
177
4,670
64,438
139
41
365
76,163
1,012
2,744
178
5,915
64
D
257
1,075
2,063
2,362
995
305,530
2,895
485
172
13,974
17,970
28,147
13,924
178,817
819
541
1,487
18
50
74,700
175
142
21
390
2,094
7
33
20
17
555
170
215
22
66
6,017
13

D
966
1,335
724
446
6
111
138
45
412
10,804
D
9
114
8,380
519
1,406
94
661
30
107
106
509
639
253
138,431
1,239
202
79
2,750
3,671
5,713
1,748
12,099
436
156
819
11,815
31
54
156
1,348
D
6
4
D
262
25
101
13
19
2,256
4

14
6
10
42
3
664
13
77
D
50
D
3,875
D
24
-

186
11
551
3
D
32
39
3
3
D
2,950
D
286
3
D
170
425
48
371
D
3,749
D
3
D
41
D
D
D
15
13
-

D
203
93
69
33
D
57
25
D
D
3,452
36
3,096
10
265
10
120
4
D
5
23
157
149
694
63
10
5
1,060
1,056
2,282
1,818
2,155
14
110
16
966
29
D
D
61
40
5
D
9
83
7
19
8
67
D

121
3,392
71
57
333
11
103
22
495
1,208
22
84
1,279
100
176
27
205
16
D
17
643
221
254
46
2,016
59
38
D
1,272
570
657
1,391
926
36
19
214
888
13
26
D
44
47
3
D
42
9
19
64
-

11
875
607
644
310
D
57
35
36
1,856
19,893
104
3
11
19,912
41
368
D
538
5
53
46
242
595
221
68,445
414
19
14
4,540
3,977
6,720
367
44,902
64
93
135
D
15,310
22
6
D
35
173
3
3
4
30
80
D
D
9
2,092
D

D
49
54
37
17
D
24
8
D
438
12,787
D
3
4
31,597
4
95
9
13
D
D
270
24
D
461
D
41
D
1,605
2,147
7,668
91
93,303
12
14
D
45
32,082
6
D
D
D
D
3
D
12
15
D
24
-

D
21
1,539
903
1,011
503
D
7
64
69
69
1,261
16,259
28
4
116
11,860
335
431
29
764
9
77
257
435
690
321
95,313
667
175
69
2,649
6,178
5,096
885
25,097
254
149
294
18
D
13,598
74
50
16
72
465
16
7
D
111
34
60
D
30
1,477
5

See footnotes at end of table.

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Table 32.
NONIMMIGRANT TEMPORARY WORKER ADMISSIONS (I-94 ONLY) BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP:
FISCAL YEAR 2010 Continued

Region and country


of citizenship
Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marshall Islands . . . . . . . .
Mauritania. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mauritius. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Micronesia, Federated
States of. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Moldova . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Monaco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mongolia. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Morocco13. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mozambique . . . . . . . . . . .
Namibia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nepal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Netherlands14 . . . . . . . . . .
New Zealand15. . . . . . . . . .
Nicaragua . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Niger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Palau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Panama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Papua New Guinea. . . . . . .
Paraguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philippines. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Portugal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Qatar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Russia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rwanda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Kitts and Nevis . . . . .
Saint Lucia . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines . . . . . . . . . . .
Samoa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Marino . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sao Tome and Principe. . . .
Saudi Arabia . . . . . . . . . . .
Senegal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Serbia and Montenegro. . . .
Seychelles. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sierra Leone . . . . . . . . . . .
Singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Slovenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Solomon Islands . . . . . . . .
Somalia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Africa. . . . . . . . . . . .
Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sri Lanka. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sudan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Suriname. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Swaziland . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total
temporary
workers
and
families1,2

Workers
in specialty
occupations
(H1B)

Seasonal
agricultural
workers
(H2A)

Seasonal
nonagricultural
workers
(H2B, H2R)3

Workers with
extraordinary ability/
achievement
(O1, O2)

Athletes,
artists, and
entertainers
(P1 to P3)

Intracompany
transferees
(L1)

Treaty
traders and
investors
(E1 to E3)4

Other

166
116
D
34
154
516,647

36
16
18
79
30,572

127,046

D
50,736

21
12
D
D
4,082

86
6
11
22,901

D
45
7
22
49,650

D
98,291

17
37
9
36
133,369

D
389
36
301
782
23
52
1,603
18,990
5,918
905
50
3,401
6,748
106
5,635
3
1,793
11
540
7,228
20,181
5,311
3,552
23
3,748
9,412
55
109
124

137
D
102
298
3
17
991
2,284
1,076
255
21
1,591
604
D
2,830
D
688
D
223
2,844
7,052
1,511
818
D
1,525
2,271
26
54
64

23
D
4
3
162
202
3
796
24
D
217
-

43
4
5
21
142
56
4
9
5
69
D
36
1,605
D
D
D
320
10
-

D
20
14
5
22
3
D
D
1,220
494
16
41
446
27
34
D
167
469
350
279
D
159
714
5
D

29
13
75
42
8
6
27
711
385
137
8
135
281
D
159
D
205
D
20
338
305
428
113
4
89
2,441
40
10

40
5
107
3
84
6,787
2,193
70
9
459
1,228
50
427
192
92
1,184
2,900
1,054
1,501
D
530
1,381
D
4
7

4
D
27
47
D
D
3,086
33
5
20
2,515
307
208
75
66
903
160
D
50
97
D
3
D

93
D
87
262
9
21
488
4,878
1,433
164
12
1,151
1,665
42
1,880
394
7
117
1,797
6,923
1,760
808
12
858
2,498
18
8
40

106
35
4
D
1,378
333
85
3
54
5,102
1,332
511
D
12
8,035
24,388
1,549
42
91
25

37
D
D
50
145
78
D
13
2,176
397
98
D
1,546
4,593
732
14
20
D

5
D
1,097
-

11
D
16
15
1,148
15
D
D
-

D
D
9
33
95
86
40
3
330
1,505
142
6
D
-

24
D
D
30
51
D
28
29
76
48
D
355
707
27
D
D
-

30
3
476
23
D
1,371
339
51
5
1,677
7,353
274
D
-

D
40
5
D
124
42
167
84
4,356
D
4
56
D

10
29
D
757
76
D
D
D
1,302
376
92
D
D
1,798
5,859
359
14
10
19

See footnotes at end of table.

86

Office of Immigration Statistics

Table 32.
NONIMMIGRANT TEMPORARY WORKER ADMISSIONS (I-94 ONLY) BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF CITIZENSHIP:
FISCAL YEAR 2010 Continued

Region and country


of citizenship
Sweden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Switzerland . . . . . . . . . . . .
Syria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Taiwan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tajikistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thailand . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tonga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trinidad and Tobago . . . . . .
Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkmenistan. . . . . . . . . . .
Tuvalu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uganda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ukraine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Arab Emirates . . . . .
United Kingdom16. . . . . . . .
Uruguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uzbekistan. . . . . . . . . . . .
Vanuatu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Venezuela . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vietnam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yemen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zambia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zimbabwe . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Total
temporary
workers
and
families1,2

Workers
in specialty
occupations
(H1B)

Seasonal
agricultural
workers
(H2A)

Seasonal
nonagricultural
workers
(H2B, H2R)3

Workers with
extraordinary ability/
achievement
(O1, O2)

Athletes,
artists, and
entertainers
(P1 to P3)

Intracompany
transferees
(L1)

Treaty
traders and
investors
(E1 to E3)4

Other

12,795
8,762
268
22,148
61
341
2,799
65
66
3,913
432
9,313
57
D
550
2,976
63
129,042
1,373
253
D
23,294
1,487
29
160
520
23,412

1,789
1,376
80
8,806
23
197
1,084
42
D
1,285
121
5,083
27
124
843
12
17,099
542
117
5,909
607
11
68
295
4,592

D
7
32
31
36
D
303

16
D
4
8
4
44
77
D
1,069
6
D
D
D
3
1,455

1,222
576
D
292
D
8
102
D
187
8
184
D
D
219
13,844
80
16
818
D
D
12
828

943
261
48
277
3
12
96
D
651
12
109
277
489
9
5,920
32
27
1,852
160
D
36
17
1,376

4,227
2,960
6
3,839
D
25
423
655
204
602
D
D
36
364
6
45,293
296
D
6,619
230
D
9
47
4,254

1,379
1,580
D
6,073
4
398
479
13
1,363
D
34
D
14,738
40
D
683
25
4
3
3,614

3,219
2,004
127
2,857
32
95
681
D
58
652
74
1,928
27
103
918
31
31,048
341
83
D
7,400
450
14
43
143
6,990

D Data withheld to limit disclosure.


- Represents zero.
1
The number of I-94 nonimmigrant admissions in 2010 greatly exceeds totals reported in previous years due to a more complete count of land admissions.
2
Includes principals and dependents (E1 to E3, H1B, H1B1,H1C, H2A, H2B, H2R, H3, H4, I1, L1, L2, O1 to O3, P1 to P4, Q1, R1, R2, TD and TN admissions).
3
Issuances of H2R (returning H2B workers not subject to annual numerical limits) ceased at the end of 2007.
4
Includes principals and dependents.
5
Australia includes Australia, Norfolk Island, Christmas Island, and Cocos (Keeling) Island.
6
China includes the Peoples Republic of China, Hong Kong, and Macau.
7
Congo (Brazzaville) refers to the Republic of the Congo.
8
Congo (Kinshasa) refers to the Democratic Republic of the Congo.
9
Denmark includes Denmark, Faroe Islands, and Greenland.
10
France includes France, French Guiana, French Polynesia, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Guadeloupe, Martinique, New Caledonia, Reunion, St. Pierre and
Miquelon, and Wallis and Futuna.
11
North Korea refers to the Democratic Peoples Republic of Korea.
12
South Korea refers to the Republic of Korea.
13
Morocco includes Morocco and Western Sahara.
14
Netherlands includes the Netherlands, Aruba, and the Netherlands Antilles.
15
New Zealand includes New Zealand, Cook Islands, Tokelau, and Niue.
16
United Kingdom includes the United Kingdom, Anguilla, Bermuda, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Falkland Islands, Gibraltar, Guernsey, Isle of Man,
Jersey, Montserrat, Pitcairn Island, St. Helena, and Turks and Caicos Islands.
Note: Admissions represent counts of events, i.e., arrivals, not unique individuals; multiple entries of an individual on the same day are counted as one admission. The majority of short-term admissions from Canada and Mexico are excluded.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Office of Immigration Statistics

87

Enforcement Actions

Table 33.
DEPORTABLE ALIENS LOCATED: FISCAL YEARS 1925 TO 2010
Year
1925.
1926.
1927.
1928.
1929.
1930.
1931.
1932.
1933.
1934.
1935.
1936.
1937.
1938.
1939.
1940.
1941.
1942.
1943.
1944.
1945.
1946.

Number
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

22,199
12,735
16,393
23,566
32,711
20,880
22,276
22,735
20,949
10,319
11,016
11,728
13,054
12,851
12,037
10,492
11,294
11,784
11,175
31,174
69,164
99,591

Year
1947.
1948.
1949.
1950.
1951.
1952.
1953.
1954.
1955.
1956.
1957.
1958.
1959.
1960.
1961.
1962.
1963.
1964.
1965.
1966.
1967.
1968.

Number
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

193,657
192,779
288,253
468,339
509,040
543,535
885,587
1,089,583
254,096
87,696
59,918
53,474
45,336
70,684
88,823
92,758
88,712
86,597
110,371
138,520
161,608
212,057

Year
1969. . . . . . . . . . . . .
1970. . . . . . . . . . . . .
1971. . . . . . . . . . . . .
1972. . . . . . . . . . . . .
1973. . . . . . . . . . . . .
1974. . . . . . . . . . . . .
1975. . . . . . . . . . . . .
19761. . . . . . . . . . . .
1977. . . . . . . . . . . . .
1978. . . . . . . . . . . . .
1979. . . . . . . . . . . . .
1980. . . . . . . . . . . . .
1981. . . . . . . . . . . . .
1982. . . . . . . . . . . . .
1983. . . . . . . . . . . . .
1984. . . . . . . . . . . . .
1985. . . . . . . . . . . . .
1986. . . . . . . . . . . . .
1987. . . . . . . . . . . . .
1988. . . . . . . . . . . . .
1989. . . . . . . . . . . . .
1990. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Number
283,557
345,353
420,126
505,949
655,968
788,145
766,600
1,097,739
1,042,215
1,057,977
1,076,418
910,361
975,780
970,246
1,251,357
1,246,981
1,348,749
1,767,400
1,190,488
1,008,145
954,243
1,169,939

Year
1991.
1992.
1993.
1994.
1995.
1996.
1997.
1998.
1999.
2000.
2001.
2002.
2003.
2004.
2005.
2006.
2007.
2008.
2009.
2010.

Number
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.
.

1,197,875
1,258,481
1,327,261
1,094,719
1,394,554
1,649,986
1,536,520
1,679,439
1,714,035
1,814,729
1,387,486
1,062,270
1,046,422
1,264,232
1,291,142
1,206,457
960,756
791,568
613,003
516,992

Includes the 15 months from July 1, 1975 to September 30, 1976 because the end date of fiscal years was changed from June 30 to September 30.
Note: Deportable aliens located refer to Border Patrol apprehensions and ICE administrative arrests. Prior to 1952, data refer to Border Patrol apprehensions.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Border Patrol (OBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland
Security Investigations (HSI), and the Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).
1

Office of Immigration Statistics

91

Table 34.
DEPORTABLE ALIENS LOCATED BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY: FISCAL YEAR 2010
Region and country
of nationality

Region and country


Number of nationality

REGION
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North America. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oceania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South America. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

516,992
2,848
8,548
2,579
495,209
168
7,542
98

COUNTRY
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Afghanistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Albania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Algeria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Angola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Antigua-Barbuda. . . . . . . . . . . .
Argentina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Armenia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Australia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Azerbaijan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bahamas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bahrain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bangladesh. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Barbados. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belarus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belgium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Benin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bermuda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bhutan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolivia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bosnia-Herzegovina . . . . . . . . .
Botswana . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brazil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
British Virgin Islands. . . . . . . . .
Brunei. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bulgaria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burkina Faso. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burundi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cambodia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cameroon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cape Verde . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cayman Islands. . . . . . . . . . . .
Central African Republic. . . . . .
Chad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
China, Peoples Republic. . . . . .
Cocos (Keeling) Islands. . . . . . .
Colombia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

516,992
50
243
34
10
18
171
61
18
6
13
57
4
274
21
17
5
109
5
D
D
125
80
3
2,232
3
D
52
16
22
9
86
97
808
31
7
7
3
106
1,970
D
1,160

Congo, Democratic Republic. . .


Congo, Republic. . . . . . . . . . . .
Costa Rica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cote dIvoire . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Croatia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cuba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cyprus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . . . .
Czechoslovakia, former. . . . . . .
Denmark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Djibouti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominican Republic. . . . . . . . .
Ecuador. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
El Salvador . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equatorial Guinea. . . . . . . . . . .
Eritrea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Estonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethiopia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fiji. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
France. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
French Guiana. . . . . . . . . . . . .
French Polynesia . . . . . . . . . . .
Gabon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gambia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Germany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ghana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grenada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guadeloupe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guam . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guatemala. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea-Bissau. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guyana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hong Kong. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hungary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indonesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iraq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ireland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ivory Coast . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jamaica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Region and country


Number of nationality
14
36
275
62
17
1,187
D
48
17
9
D
21
2,076
2,363
164
18,520
5
176
8
127
41
3
53
D
7
11
58
42
65
192
18
21
19
22
23,068
58
4
116
680
17,899
25
36
1,672
404
101
94
28
153
44
11
787
30
218

Kazakhstan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea1. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kosovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kuwait. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kyrgyzstan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Laos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lebanon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lesotho. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liberia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Libya. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lithuania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Macau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Macedonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malaysia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marshall Islands . . . . . . . . . . .
Mauritania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mauritius. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Micronesia, Federated States. . . .
Moldova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Monaco. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mongolia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montenegro. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montserrat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Morocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mozambique . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Namibia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nauru. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nepal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Netherlands. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Netherlands Antilles. . . . . . . . .
New Zealand. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nicaragua . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Niger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Palau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Panama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Papua New Guinea. . . . . . . . . .
Paraguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philippines. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Portugal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Qatar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Russia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

Region and country


Number of nationality
87
488
224
9
30
44
200
13
110
D
72
9
29
4
20
10
41
93
6
59
5
427,940
17
75
D
36
D
3
133
32
D
D
182
24
D
15
1,347
49
222
8
D
384
D
75
D
19
812
465
248
59
D
492
261

Number

Rwanda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Kitts-Nevis. . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Lucia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Vincent and
the Grenadines. . . . . . . . . . . .
Samoa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saudi Arabia . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senegal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Serbia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Serbia and Montenegro2. . . . . .
Seychelles. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sierra Leone . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Slovenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Solomon Islands . . . . . . . . . . .
Somalia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Soviet Union, former. . . . . . . . .
Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sri Lanka. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sudan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Suriname. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Swaziland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sweden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Switzerland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Syria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Taiwan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tajikistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thailand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tonga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trinidad and Tobago. . . . . . . . .
Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkmenistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turks and Caicos Islands . . . . .
Uganda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ukraine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Arab Emirates. . . . . . . .
United Kingdom. . . . . . . . . . . .
Uruguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uzbekistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vanuatu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Venezuela. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vietnam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Western Sahara. . . . . . . . . . . .
Yemen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zambia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zimbabwe. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D Data withheld to limit disclosure.


1
Korea includes both North and South Korea.
2
Yugoslavia (unknown republic) prior February 7, 2003.
Note: CBP Border Patrol data are current as of December 2010. ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) data are current as of January 2011.
ICE Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) data current as of January 2011.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Border Patrol (OBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland
Security Investigations (HSI), and the Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).

92

Office of Immigration Statistics

5
5
30
16
7
126
76
7
113
D
59
5
31
D
D
79
79
78
31
238
45
10
D
13
17
66
16
59
36
208
20
28
207
41
254
16
7
31
135
17
163
79
143
D
348
290
D
77
28
36
98

Table 35.
DEPORTABLE ALIENS LOCATED BY PROGRAM AND BORDER PATROL SECTOR AND INVESTIGATIONS
SPECIAL AGENT IN CHARGE (SAC) JURISDICTION: FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
Program and
sector/jurisdiction

2001

2002

2003

2004

2005

2006

2007

2008

2009

2010

PROGRAM
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,387,486
CBP Border Patrol. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,266,214
ICE Homeland Security Investigations1. . . . .
121,272
ICE Enforcement and Removal Operations2. . .
-

1,062,270
955,310
106,960
-

1,046,422
931,557
114,865
-

1,264,232
1,160,395
103,837
-

1,291,142
1,189,108
102,034
-

1,206,457
1,089,136
101,854
15,467

960,756
876,787
53,562
30,407

791,568
723,840
33,573
34,155

613,003
556,032
21,877
35,094

516,992
463,382
17,836
35,774

BORDER PATROL SECTOR


Total Apprehensions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,266,214
Southwest sectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 1,235,718
San Diego, CA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
110,075
El Centro, CA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
172,852
Yuma, AZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
78,385
Tucson, AZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
449,675
El Paso, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
112,857
Marfa, TX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
12,087
Del Rio, TX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
104,875
Laredo, TX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
87,068
Rio Grande Valley, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
107,844
Other sectors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
30,496
Blaine, WA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,089
Buffalo, NY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,434
Detroit, MI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,106
Grand Forks, ND. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
921
Havre, MT . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,305
Houlton, ME. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
685
Livermore, CA3. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,211
Miami, FL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,962
New Orleans, LA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
5,033
Ramey, PR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,952
Spokane, WA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
1,335
Swanton, VT. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2,463

955,310
929,809
100,681
108,273
42,654
333,648
94,154
11,392
66,985
82,095
89,927
25,501
1,732
1,102
1,511
1,369
1,463
432
4,371
5,143
4,665
835
1,142
1,736

931,557
905,065
111,515
92,099
56,638
347,263
88,816
10,319
50,145
70,521
77,749
26,492
1,380
564
2,345
1,223
1,406
292
3,565
5,931
5,151
1,688
992
1,955

1,160,395
1,139,282
138,608
74,467
98,060
491,771
104,399
10,530
53,794
74,706
92,947
21,113
1,354
671
1,912
1,225
986
263
1,850
4,602
2,889
1,813
847
2,701

1,189,108
1,171,428
126,909
55,726
138,438
439,090
122,689
10,536
68,510
75,342
134,188
17,680
1,001
400
1,792
754
949
233
117
7,243
1,358
1,619
279
1,935

1,089,136
1,072,018
142,122
61,469
118,537
392,104
122,261
7,517
42,634
74,843
110,531
17,118
809
1,517
1,282
517
567
175
X
6,032
3,054
1,436
185
1,544

876,787
858,722
152,459
55,881
37,994
378,323
75,464
5,537
22,919
56,715
73,430
18,065
749
2,190
902
500
486
95
X
7,121
4,018
548
337
1,119

723,840
705,022
162,392
40,962
8,363
317,709
30,310
5,390
20,761
43,659
75,476
18,818
951
3,338
961
542
427
81
X
6,020
4,303
572
340
1,283

556,032
540,851
118,712
33,520
6,952
241,667
14,998
6,357
17,082
40,571
60,992
15,181
844
2,672
1,157
472
283
60
X
4,429
3,527
418
277
1,042

463,382
447,731
68,565
32,562
7,116
212,202
12,251
5,288
14,694
35,287
59,766
15,651
673
2,422
1,669
543
290
56
X
4,651
3,171
398
356
1,422

HOMELAND SECURITY
INVESTIGATIONS SAC JURISDICTION
Total Arrests. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Atlanta, GA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Baltimore, MD. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Boston, MA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Buffalo, NY . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chicago, IL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dallas, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Denver, CO. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Detroit, MI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
El Paso, TX . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Honolulu, HI. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Houston, TX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Los Angeles, CA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Miami, FL. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New Orleans, LA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
New York, NY. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Newark, NJ . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philadelphia, PA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Phoenix, AZ. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Paul, MN. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Antonio, TX. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Diego, CA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Francisco, CA . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Juan, PR. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Seattle, WA. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tampa, FL . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Washington, DC. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

106,960
2,689
768
2,276
3,426
7,748
4,263
7,422
1,693
2,842
469
5,472
12,478
1,654
3,227
2,977
1,186
2,455
7,112
5,909
7,267
3,276
11,321
1,755
4,983
1,430
862

114,865
3,528
1,135
3,318
3,751
8,572
3,787
7,916
2,552
2,258
633
6,473
11,094
1,849
3,280
4,468
1,963
3,543
7,768
5,437
7,115
3,277
12,125
893
4,855
1,730
1,545

103,837
3,237
990
3,141
1,031
8,113
5,160
5,943
2,239
2,017
425
4,251
13,253
1,815
2,357
4,019
1,892
2,506
12,385
2,596
3,943
5,291
9,088
1,185
3,254
1,571
2,135

102,034
3,659
980
3,248
892
7,056
4,902
4,440
2,480
1,624
251
4,449
11,514
1,980
2,220
4,953
1,594
2,696
10,621
2,925
3,244
4,703
11,089
1,691
4,302
2,226
2,295

101,854
4,933
974
2,560
795
7,722
4,336
5,373
3,133
1,786
381
4,760
11,328
1,361
3,333
3,632
1,584
2,935
10,526
3,149
3,780
1,695
9,893
1,862
5,088
2,794
2,141

53,562
4,659
1,156
1,664
485
4,770
3,011
4,033
2,143
1,511
234
2,516
2,034
961
3,094
1,732
512
2,602
1,029
2,585
2,307
789
1,565
1,227
3,517
1,739
1,687

33,573
2,032
670
937
316
3,513
1,179
1,594
1,046
1,124
449
1,578
2,108
815
2,790
1,084
361
2,365
904
1,481
1,232
674
1,188
625
1,332
994
1,182

21,877
1,733
529
736
234
2,329
613
869
719
440
247
1,090
1,637
765
1,092
821
422
1,277
636
640
969
306
1,007
429
991
551
795

17,836
966
390
465
189
1,690
619
987
481
472
125
922
985
933
929
676
235
864
644
610
1,466
462
672
247
643
620
544

121,272
3,300
1,032
2,719
3,209
7,835
8,046
7,661
1,447
5,022
418
6,436
12,852
1,854
3,322
4,105
1,063
1,815
8,079
5,105
8,434
4,573
14,687
1,521
4,911
1,231
595

X Not applicable.
- Represents zero.
1
Beginning in FY 2008, no longer includes arrests under the 287(g) program.
2
Include arrests of fugitive and nonfugitive aliens under the Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) National Fugitive Operations Program.
3
Livermore sector closed August 31, 2004.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Customs and Border Protection (CBP) Office of Border Patrol (OBP), Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Homeland
Security Investigations (HSI), and the Office of Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO).

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Table 36.
ALIENS REMOVED OR RETURNED: FISCAL YEARS 1892 TO 2010
Year
1892.
1893.
1894.
1895.
1896.
1897.
1898.
1899.
1900.
1901.
1902.
1903.
1904.
1905.
1906.
1907.
1908.
1909.
1910.
1911.
1912.
1913.
1914.
1915.
1916.
1917.
1918.
1919.
1920.
1921.
1922.
1923.
1924.
1925.
1926.
1927.
1928.
1929.
1930.
1931.

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Removals1

Returns2

2,801
1,630
1,806
2,596
3,037
1,880
3,229
4,052
4,602
3,879
5,439
9,316
8,773
12,724
13,108
14,059
12,971
12,535
26,965
25,137
18,513
23,399
37,651
26,675
21,648
17,881
8,866
11,694
14,557
18,296
18,076
24,280
36,693
34,885
31,454
31,417
30,464
31,035
24,864
27,886

NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
NA
15,012
19,946
25,888
11,387
11,719

Year
1932.
1933.
1934.
1935.
1936.
1937.
1938.
1939.
1940.
1941.
1942.
1943.
1944.
1945.
1946.
1947.
1948.
1949.
1950.
1951.
1952.
1953.
1954.
1955.
1956.
1957.
1958.
1959.
1960.
1961.
1962.
1963.
1964.
1965.
1966.
1967.
1968.
1969.
1970.
1971.

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.

Removals1

Returns2

Year

26,490
25,392
14,263
13,877
16,195
16,905
17,341
14,700
12,254
7,336
5,542
5,702
8,821
13,611
17,317
23,434
25,276
23,874
10,199
17,328
23,125
23,482
30,264
17,695
9,006
5,989
7,875
8,468
7,240
8,181
8,025
7,763
9,167
10,572
9,680
9,728
9,590
11,030
17,469
18,294

10,775
10,347
8,010
7,978
8,251
8,788
9,278
9,590
8,594
6,531
6,904
11,947
32,270
69,490
101,945
195,880
197,184
276,297
572,477
673,169
703,778
885,391
1,074,277
232,769
80,891
63,379
60,600
56,610
52,796
52,383
54,164
69,392
73,042
95,263
123,683
142,343
179,952
240,958
303,348
370,074

1972. . . . . . . . .
1973. . . . . . . . .
1974. . . . . . . . .
1975. . . . . . . . .
19763. . . . . . . .
1977. . . . . . . . .
1978. . . . . . . . .
1979. . . . . . . . .
1980. . . . . . . . .
1981. . . . . . . . .
1982. . . . . . . . .
1983. . . . . . . . .
1984. . . . . . . . .
1985. . . . . . . . .
1986. . . . . . . . .
1987. . . . . . . . .
1988. . . . . . . . .
1989. . . . . . . . .
1990. . . . . . . . .
1991. . . . . . . . .
1992. . . . . . . . .
1993. . . . . . . . .
1994. . . . . . . . .
1995. . . . . . . . .
1996. . . . . . . . .
1997. . . . . . . . .
1998. . . . . . . . .
1999. . . . . . . . .
2000. . . . . . . . .
2001. . . . . . . . .
2002. . . . . . . . .
2003. . . . . . . . .
2004. . . . . . . . .
2005. . . . . . . . .
2006. . . . . . . . .
2007. . . . . . . . .
2008. . . . . . . . .
2009. . . . . . . . .
2010. . . . . . . . .

Removals1

Returns2

16,883
17,346
19,413
24,432
38,471
31,263
29,277
26,825
18,013
17,379
15,216
19,211
18,696
23,105
24,592
24,336
25,829
34,427
30,039
33,189
43,671
42,542
45,674
50,924
69,680
114,432
174,813
183,114
188,467
189,026
165,168
211,098
240,665
246,431
280,974
319,382
359,795
395,165
387,242

450,927
568,005
718,740
655,814
955,374
867,015
975,515
966,137
719,211
823,875
812,572
931,600
909,833
1,041,296
1,586,320
1,091,203
911,790
830,890
1,022,533
1,061,105
1,105,829
1,243,410
1,029,107
1,313,764
1,573,428
1,440,684
1,570,127
1,574,863
1,675,876
1,349,371
1,012,116
945,294
1,166,576
1,096,920
1,043,381
891,390
811,263
586,164
476,405

NA Not available.
1
Removals are the compulsory and confirmed movement of an inadmissible or deportable alien out of the United States based on an order of removal. An alien who is removed has
administrative or criminal consequences placed on subsequent reentry owing to the fact of the removal.
2
Returns are the confirmed movement of an inadmissible or deportable alien out of the United States not based on an order of removal. Most of the voluntary returns are of
Mexican nationals who have been apprehended by the U.S. Border Patrol and are returned to Mexico.
3
Includes the 15 months from July 1, 1975 to September 30, 1976 because the end date of fiscal years was changed from June 30 to September 30.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, ENFORCE Alien Removal Module (EARM), January 2011, Enforcement Integrated Database (EID), December 2010.

94

Office of Immigration Statistics

Table 37.
ALIENS RETURNED BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY: FISCAL YEAR 2010
Region and country
of nationality

Number

REGION
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caribbean. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Central America. . . . . . . . . .
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
North America. . . . . . . . . . .
Oceania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South America. . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

476,405
3,442
57,949
2,705
4,987
19,155
384,128
820
3,085
134

COUNTRY
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Afghanistan. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Albania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Algeria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Andorra. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Angola. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Anguilla. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Antigua-Barbuda. . . . . . . . . .
Argentina. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Armenia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Australia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Austria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Azerbaijan. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bahamas. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bahrain. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bangladesh. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Barbados. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belarus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belgium. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Belize. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Benin . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bermuda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bhutan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bolivia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bosnia-Herzegovina . . . . . . .
Botswana . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Brazil. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
British Virgin Islands. . . . . . .
Brunei. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bulgaria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burkina Faso. . . . . . . . . . . .
Burma. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Burundi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cambodia . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cameroon. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Canada. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cape Verde . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cayman Islands. . . . . . . . . .
Central African Republic. . . .
Chad. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Chile. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

476,405
85
48
131
D
9
D
19
98
15
448
83
32
473
11
282
45
51
128
52
60
88
3
54
25
7
748
5
D
269
17
3,951
19
28
56
29,146
43
11
6
9
133

Region and country


of nationality
China, Peoples Republic. . . . .
Colombia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Congo, Democratic Republic. . .
Congo, Republic. . . . . . . . . .
Costa Rica. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cote dIvoire . . . . . . . . . . . .
Croatia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cuba. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cyprus. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Czech Republic . . . . . . . . . .
Czechoslovakia, former. . . . .
Denmark. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Djibouti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dominican Republic. . . . . . .
Ecuador. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
El Salvador . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Equatorial Guinea. . . . . . . . .
Eritrea. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Estonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethiopia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Fiji. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
France. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
French Polynesia . . . . . . . . .
Gabon. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gambia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Germany. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ghana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gibraltar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greece . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grenada . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guatemala. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guyana. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hong Kong. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Hungary. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iceland . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
India. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indonesia . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iraq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ireland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jamaica. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kazakhstan. . . . . . . . . . . . .

Number
16,454
760
6
47
121
119
193
106
10
128
72
102
4
29
753
323
519
909
D
9
68
74
109
50
1,051
5
4
10
308
749
160
D
374
39
2,292
17
182
304
1,366
106
171
14
4,736
1,898
434
94
253
434
883
508
505
167
38

Region and country


of nationality

Number

Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kiribati . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea1 . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

126
37
1,615

Kosovo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kuwait. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kyrgyzstan. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Laos. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lebanon . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liberia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Libya. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Liechtenstein. . . . . . . . . . . .
Lithuania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Luxembourg. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Macau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Macedonia. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Madagascar. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malaysia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Maldives. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malta . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marshall Islands . . . . . . . . .
Martinique. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mauritania. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mauritius. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Micronesia, Federated
States. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Moldova . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Mongolia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Montserrat. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Morocco . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Namibia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nepal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Netherlands. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Netherlands Antilles. . . . . . .
New Caledonia. . . . . . . . . . .
New Zealand. . . . . . . . . . . .
Nicaragua . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Niger. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Norway . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Oman . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Palau. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Panama. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Papua New Guinea. . . . . . . .
Paraguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philippines. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Poland. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Portugal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

D
27
18
11
235
192
16
51
D
653
D
3
29
10
D
231
61
28
7
6
3
9
270
354,982
12
55
41
4
212
4
41
427
14
D
144
169
28
463
124
D
640
23
78
3
20
452
21,421
865
237

Region and country


of nationality

Number

Qatar. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Russia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rwanda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Kitts-Nevis. . . . . . . . . .
Saint Lucia . . . . . . . . . . . . .

7
1,011
3,191
15
13
29

Saint Vincent and


the Grenadines. . . . . . . . . . . .
Samoa . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
San Marino. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saudi Arabia . . . . . . . . . . . .
Senegal. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Serbia and Montenegro2. . . .
Seychelles. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sierra Leone . . . . . . . . . . . .
Singapore . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Slovenia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Solomon Islands . . . . . . . . .
Somalia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
South Africa. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Soviet Union, former. . . . . . .
Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sri Lanka. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sudan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Suriname. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Swaziland . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sweden. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Switzerland. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Syria. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Taiwan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tajikistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Thailand . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tonga . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trinidad and Tobago. . . . . . .
Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkmenistan. . . . . . . . . . . .
Turks and Caicos Islands . . .
Uganda. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ukraine. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
United Arab Emirates. . . . . .
United Kingdom. . . . . . . . . .
Uruguay. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Uzbekistan. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Venezuela. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Vietnam. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Yemen. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zambia. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zimbabwe. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .

53
19
D
225
127
119
D
16
71
102
30
3
25
160
150
546
252
22
8
D
178
117
88
296
15
319
470
75
10
197
56
1,811
5
11
21
4,417
20
1,942
33
46
274
723
24
14
41
134

D Data withheld to limit disclosure.


1
Korea includes both North and South Korea.
2
Yugoslavia (unknown republic) prior to February 7, 2003.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security. ENFORCE Alien Removal Module (EARM), January 2011, Enforcement Integrated Database (EID), December 2010.

Office of Immigration Statistics

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Table 38.
ALIENS REMOVED BY CRIMINAL STATUS AND REGION AND COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY:
FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
2001
Region and country
of nationality

Total

REGION
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caribbean. . . . . . . . . .
Central America. . . . . .
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . .
North America. . . . . . .
Oceania. . . . . . . . . . . .
South America. . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . .
COUNTRY
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Afghanistan. . . . . . . . .
Albania. . . . . . . . . . . .
Algeria. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Angola. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Antigua-Barbuda. . . . . .
Argentina. . . . . . . . . . .
Armenia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Australia. . . . . . . . . . .
Austria . . . . . . . . . . . .
Azerbaijan. . . . . . . . . .
Bahamas. . . . . . . . . . .
Bangladesh. . . . . . . . .
Barbados. . . . . . . . . . .
Belarus. . . . . . . . . . . .
Belgium. . . . . . . . . . . .
Belize. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Benin . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bermuda. . . . . . . . . . .
Bolivia. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bosnia-Herzegovina. . . .
Brazil. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bulgaria. . . . . . . . . . . .
Burkina Faso. . . . . . . .
Burma. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cambodia . . . . . . . . . .
Cameroon. . . . . . . . . .
Canada. . . . . . . . . . . .
Cape Verde . . . . . . . . .
Chile. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
China, Peoples
Republic . . . . . . . . . .
Colombia. . . . . . . . . . .
Congo, Democratic
Republic . . . . . . . . . .
Congo, Republic. . . . . .
Costa Rica. . . . . . . . . .
Cote dIvoire . . . . . . . .
Croatia . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cuba. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Czech Republic . . . . . .
Czechoslovakia,
former. . . . . . . . . . . .
Denmark. . . . . . . . . . .
Dominica. . . . . . . . . . .
Dominican Republic. . . .
Ecuador. . . . . . . . . . . .

Criminal1

Total

189,026
1,532
3,853
7,341
14,452
2,569
151,996
308
6,946
29

73,298
570
1,012
4,233
5,078
885
59,202
133
2,181
4

115,728
962
2,841
3,108
9,374
1,684
92,794
175
4,765
25

189,026
13
115
23
13
35
264
37
92
16
D
112
87
48
4
12
185
D
243
9
1,693
46
3
4
18
15
1,234
46
201

73,298
3
14
8
4
24
53
9
17
4
91
15
34
D
5
104
D
16
5
83
14
D
D
D
6
627
36
62

661
2,252

2003

Criminal1

NonCriminal

Total

165,168
2,110
5,287
7,111
15,593
3,256
123,133
418
8,218
42

73,429
687
1,211
4,340
5,144
938
58,471
133
2,503
2

91,739
1,423
4,076
2,771
10,449
2,318
64,662
285
5,715
40

115,728
10
101
15
9
11
211
28
75
12
D
21
72
14
D
7
81
227
4
1,610
32
D
D
D
9
607
10
139

165,168
13
100
40
16
40
513
65
164
23
6
134
121
56
8
24
178
D
240
10
2,623
60
7
D
24
28
1,075
48
168

73,429
5
10
8
D
35
64
4
21
5
D
99
11
49
D
8
114
D
24
5
131
15
D
18
7
545
37
44

120
1,443

541
809

679
2,306

8
13
392
28
12
93
18

3
63
10
D
80
3

5
13
329
18
D
13
15

130
11
18
4,033
960

25
4
12
2,113
164

105
7
6
1,920
796

See footnotes at end of table.

96

2002
NonCriminal

Office of Immigration Statistics

2004

Criminal1

NonCriminal

Total

NonCriminal1 Criminal

211,098
2,706
6,865
7,637
23,144
3,535
156,813
371
9,990
37

83,731
854
1,442
4,685
6,487
1,058
66,551
133
2,513
8

127,367
1,852
5,423
2,952
16,657
2,477
90,262
238
7,477
29

240,665
2,662
6,827
8,544
27,686
3,574
177,362
300
13,618
92

92,380
838
1,518
4,936
8,241
1,198
72,090
152
3,400
7

148,285
1,824
5,309
3,608
19,445
2,376
105,272
148
10,218
85

91,739
8
90
32
D
5
449
61
143
18
D
35
110
7
D
16
64
D
216
5
2,492
45
7
D
6
21
530
11
124

211,098
74
208
61
15
44
552
143
114
17
D
164
149
61
12
27
179
D
271
25
4,046
75
9
7
66
48
1,001
44
247

83,731
29
18
18
D
33
92
21
16
3
D
123
23
49
D
14
117
D
40
17
219
13
D
D
51
4
449
32
69

127,367
45
190
43
D
11
460
122
98
14
D
41
126
12
D
13
62
D
231
8
3,827
62
D
D
15
44
552
12
178

240,665
38
209
54
13
36
648
144
62
16
9
132
131
75
20
38
202
3
3
336
26
6,390
84
10
15
70
80
1,497
42
227

92,380
14
26
12
3
25
71
38
12
8
D
95
21
68
11
10
119
51
21
761
12
D
3
42
17
520
31
73

148,285
24
183
42
10
11
577
106
50
8
D
37
110
7
9
28
83
3
3
285
5
5,629
72
D
12
28
63
977
11
154

126
1,473

553
833

998
2,386

138
1,346

860
1,040

1,225
2,725

144
1,456

1,081
1,269

23
23
376
37
12
76
26

7
D
56
8
3
60
5

16
D
320
29
9
16
21

12
28
514
46
17
76
15

5
D
64
13
7
40
D

7
D
450
33
10
36
D

22
24
599
35
19
465
34

D
7
74
8
7
67
5

D
17
525
27
12
398
29

226
16
32
3,563
729

26
D
26
1,985
166

200
D
6
1,578
563

179
21
23
3,472
722

25
4
17
2,137
195

154
17
6
1,335
527

185
14
47
3,760
1,116

19
3
16
2,479
307

166
11
31
1,281
809

Table 38.
ALIENS REMOVED BY CRIMINAL STATUS AND REGION AND COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY:
FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
2001
Region and country
of nationality
Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
El Salvador . . . . . . . . .
Eritrea. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Estonia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethiopia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Fiji. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finland . . . . . . . . . . . .
France. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gambia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Germany. . . . . . . . . . .
Ghana. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greece . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grenada . . . . . . . . . . .
Guatemala. . . . . . . . . .
Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guyana. . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras. . . . . . . . . .
Hong Kong. . . . . . . . . .
Hungary. . . . . . . . . . . .
India. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indonesia . . . . . . . . . .
Iran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iraq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ireland. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jamaica. . . . . . . . . . . .
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kazakhstan. . . . . . . . .
Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kosovo . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kuwait. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kyrgyzstan. . . . . . . . . .
Laos. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lebanon . . . . . . . . . . .
Liberia. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lithuania. . . . . . . . . . .
Macedonia. . . . . . . . . .
Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malaysia. . . . . . . . . . .
Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marshall Islands . . . . .
Mauritania. . . . . . . . . .
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . .
Micronesia, Federated
States. . . . . . . . . . . .
Moldova . . . . . . . . . . .
Mongolia. . . . . . . . . . .
Morocco . . . . . . . . . . .
Nepal . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Netherlands. . . . . . . . .
New Zealand. . . . . . . .
Nicaragua . . . . . . . . . .
Niger. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . .

2002

2003

Total

Criminal1

95
3,928
5
16
22
39
6
114
42
29
141
227
38
24
4,716
60
134
492
4,548
15
86
511
242
45
9
57
140
130
2,046
117
86
D
50
274
X
13
D
10
18
56
46
38
23
D
91
44
4
6
150,762

16
1,895
D
13
16
D
37
16
9
60
47
20
13
1,223
10
43
359
1,436
7
16
71
14
21
D
19
38
68
1,276
53
44
D
20
108
X
5
D
5
D
18
29
7
D
D
14
D
4
D
58,575

79
2,033
5
D
9
23
D
77
26
20
81
180
18
11
3,493
50
91
133
3,112
8
70
440
228
24
D
38
102
62
770
64
42
D
30
166
X
8
D
5
D
38
17
31
D
77
D
D
92,187

290
4,066
12
28
31
36
8
187
43
30
162
213
47
27
5,396
56
321
513
4,946
14
125
590
207
64
13
69
179
133
2,172
104
222
21
90
333
X
15
5
6
15
130
39
64
23
5
104
46
4
16
122,058

67
1,771
D
D
12
18
3
47
15
6
66
41
19
18
1,344
13
237
300
1,502
7
14
89
18
22
3
16
41
57
1,517
30
77
3
35
123
X
5
D
37
27
9
6
16
D
D
D
57,926

223
2,295
D
D
19
18
5
140
28
24
96
172
28
9
4,052
43
84
213
3,444
7
111
501
189
42
10
53
138
76
655
74
145
18
55
210
X
10
5
6
D
93
12
55
17
5
88
D
D
D
64,132

322
5,561
18
15
77
58
7
173
90
67
195
306
54
25
7,726
73
356
1,154
8,182
18
107
877
325
89
28
80
182
142
2,086
119
295
17
118
383
X
27
6
15
23
168
41
82
37
4
80
33
6
32
155,812

46
2,115
4
D
25
19
3
49
25
16
66
60
24
17
1,731
18
182
517
2,036
6
20
105
14
18
D
19
42
65
1,467
28
104
3
46
93
X
10
D
D
D
45
22
12
3
20
4
6
D
66,102

276
3,446
14
D
52
39
4
124
65
51
129
246
30
8
5,995
55
174
637
6,146
12
87
772
311
71
D
61
140
77
619
91
191
14
72
290
X
17
D
D
D
123
19
70
34
4
60
29
D
89,710

256
7,269
13
14
78
65
4
121
72
65
171
299
36
28
9,729
92
388
878
8,752
22
99
928
361
64
26
77
240
161
2,541
93
207
17
129
434
X
13
4
14
23
172
67
74
30
7
108
47
10
44
175,865

59
2,805
D
4
15
27
D
36
16
18
100
53
22
19
2,176
22
230
222
2,544
5
9
131
21
23
3
25
63
100
1,614
38
74
47
156
X
4
D
5
32
40
9
8
3
15
6
D
6
71,570

197
4,464
D
10
63
38
D
85
56
47
71
246
14
9
7,553
70
158
656
6,208
17
90
797
340
41
23
52
177
61
927
55
133
17
82
278
X
9
4
D
18
140
27
65
22
4
93
41
D
38
104,295

37
4
7
35
12
83
64
526
23
421

31
D
17
D
43
12
251
9
238

6
4
D
18
D
40
52
275
14
183

33
8
20
118
23
101
113
468
28
471

30
D
D
35
D
50
18
248
15
233

3
D
D
83
D
51
95
220
13
238

29
10
44
131
38
119
90
820
42
640

D
3
D
52
3
71
14
323
12
328

D
7
D
79
35
48
76
497
30
312

37
12
42
128
49
88
38
947
48
557

D
4
4
42
4
53
9
401
12
279

D
8
38
86
45
35
29
546
36
278

Total

Criminal1

NonCriminal

Total

2004

NonCriminal

Criminal1

NonCriminal

Total

NonCriminal1 Criminal

See footnotes at end of table.

Office of Immigration Statistics

97

Table 38.
ALIENS REMOVED BY CRIMINAL STATUS AND REGION AND COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY:
FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
2001
Region and country
of nationality
Norway . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . .
Palau. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Panama. . . . . . . . . . . .
Paraguay. . . . . . . . . . .
Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philippines. . . . . . . . . .
Poland. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Portugal. . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania. . . . . . . . . . .
Russia. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rwanda. . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Kitts-Nevis. . . . . .
Saint Lucia . . . . . . . . .
Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines . . . . . . . .
Samoa . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saudi Arabia . . . . . . . .
Senegal. . . . . . . . . . . .
Serbia and
Montenegro3. . . . . . .
Sierra Leone . . . . . . . .
Singapore . . . . . . . . . .
Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . .
Slovenia . . . . . . . . . . .
Somalia. . . . . . . . . . . .
South Africa. . . . . . . . .
Soviet Union, former. . . .
Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sri Lanka. . . . . . . . . . .
Sudan. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Suriname. . . . . . . . . . .
Sweden. . . . . . . . . . . .
Switzerland. . . . . . . . .
Syria. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Taiwan. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tajikistan. . . . . . . . . . .
Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . .
Thailand . . . . . . . . . . .
Togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tonga . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trinidad and Tobago. . . .
Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turks and Caicos
Islands . . . . . . . . . . .
Uganda. . . . . . . . . . . .
Ukraine. . . . . . . . . . . .
United Arab Emirates. . . .
United Kingdom. . . . . .
Uruguay. . . . . . . . . . . .
Uzbekistan. . . . . . . . .
Venezuela. . . . . . . . . .
Vietnam. . . . . . . . . . . .
Yemen. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zambia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Zimbabwe. . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . .
All other countries . . . .

2003

Criminal1

11
412
8
157
14
829
497
364
108
92
100
20
23

5
53
D
106
D
169
274
82
82
23
42
D
13

6
359
D
51
D
660
223
282
26
69
58
D
10

8
912
6
163
22
917
760
374
123
110
167
4
26
30

127
6
109
215
299
88
70
36
38
D
23
19

8
785
54
22
702
461
286
53
74
129
D
3
11

14
977
7
162
35
893
920
335
108
154
212
5
27
36

6
151
7
101
4
205
354
70
72
34
58
22
24

8
826
61
31
688
566
265
36
120
154
5
5
12

19
650
7
188
62
1,121
936
426
120
144
223
7
26
50

6
119
7
122
D
306
364
107
77
34
67
15
18

13
531
66
D
815
572
319
43
110
156
7
11
32

35
10
16
72

18
D
7
14

17
D
9
58

39
24
40
99

26
15
10
18

13
9
30
81

24
20
55
110

17
12
13
12

7
8
42
98

44
27
23
121

32
14
3
23

12
13
20
98

82
38
30
22
10
40
37
6
64
107
13
5
29
13
35
48
D
11
74
9
51
362
14
76

31
9
9
3
D
7
15
3
24
7
3
D
6
3
8
26
5
31
4
37
181
3
10

51
29
21
19
D
33
22
3
40
100
10
D
23
10
27
22
D
6
43
5
14
181
11
66

69
44
33
40
D
45
54
12
82
78
24
7
34
27
65
60
D
14
74
14
38
403
53
135

16
19
3
8
D
25
13
8
27
7
D
4
D
6
20
19
D
24
D
22
183
9
28

53
25
30
32
D
20
41
4
55
71
D
3
D
21
45
41
D
D
50
D
16
220
44
107

106
57
24
46
7
27
74
14
97
102
42
18
43
19
72
83
D
35
98
17
47
445
55
156

25
30
9
D
D
7
25
5
46
12
9
5
10
6
17
23
D
12
30
3
32
222
13
22

81
27
15
D
D
20
49
9
51
90
33
13
33
13
55
60
23
68
14
15
223
42
134

117
62
30
47
14
30
72
17
109
94
28
24
29
13
72
101
6
27
96
41
50
457
39
149

22
22
10
7
D
30
9
56
8
11
7
9
3
25
31
9
30
10
38
266
12
24

95
40
20
40
14
D
42
8
53
86
17
17
20
10
47
70
6
18
66
31
12
191
27
125

18
126
D
411
49
32
302
11
20
10
19
29
37

8
16
D
209
11
4
135
7
7
D
3
4
14

10
110
D
202
38
28
167
4
13
D
16
25
23

21
181
5
549
85
48
287
19
55
12
25
42
33

10
15
D
252
15
5
130
6
13
4
9
2
8

11
166
D
297
70
43
157
13
42
8
16
40
25

28
198
8
540
161
44
303
28
67
19
17
37
39

6
26
D
254
27
D
129
10
15
5
6
8
9

22
172
D
286
134
D
174
18
52
14
11
29
30

D
30
245
D
490
146
73
435
33
52
22
23
92
68

8
47
D
254
17
10
119
18
12
8
11
7
16

D
22
198
D
236
129
63
316
15
40
14
12
85
52

Office of Immigration Statistics

Total

Criminal1

NonCriminal

Total

2004

Total

See footnotes at end of table.

98

2002
NonCriminal

Criminal1

NonCriminal

Total

NonCriminal1 Criminal

Table 38.
ALIENS REMOVED BY CRIMINAL STATUS AND REGION AND COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY:
FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
2005
Region and country
of nationality

Total

REGION
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caribbean. . . . . . . . . .
Central America. . . . . .
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . .
North America. . . . . . .
Oceania. . . . . . . . . . . .
South America. . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . .
COUNTRY
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Afghanistan. . . . . . . . .
Albania. . . . . . . . . . . .
Algeria. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Angola. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Antigua-Barbuda. . . . . .
Argentina. . . . . . . . . . .
Armenia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Australia. . . . . . . . . . .
Austria . . . . . . . . . . . .
Azerbaijan. . . . . . . . . .
Bahamas. . . . . . . . . . .
Bangladesh. . . . . . . . .
Barbados. . . . . . . . . . .
Belarus. . . . . . . . . . . .
Belgium. . . . . . . . . . . .
Belize. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Benin . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bermuda. . . . . . . . . . .
Bolivia. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bosnia-Herzegovina. . . .
Brazil. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bulgaria. . . . . . . . . . . .
Burkina Faso. . . . . . . .
Burma. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cambodia . . . . . . . . . .
Cameroon. . . . . . . . . .
Canada. . . . . . . . . . . .
Cape Verde . . . . . . . . .
Chile. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
China, Peoples
Republic . . . . . . . . . .
Colombia. . . . . . . . . . .
Congo, Democratic
Republic . . . . . . . . . .
Congo, Republic. . . . . .
Costa Rica. . . . . . . . . .
Cote dIvoire . . . . . . . .
Croatia . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cuba. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Czech Republic . . . . . .
Czechoslovakia,
former. . . . . . . . . . . .
Denmark. . . . . . . . . . .
Dominica. . . . . . . . . . .
Dominican Republic. . . .
Ecuador. . . . . . . . . . . .

2006

Criminal1

NonCriminal

Total

246,431
2,372
6,414
8,067
40,773
3,345
170,592
247
14,535
86

92,221
761
1,445
5,039
8,352
1,107
71,241
123
4,152
1

154,210
1,611
4,969
3,028
32,421
2,238
99,351
124
10,383
85

246,431
37
236
39
13
34
574
120
39
11
10
153
145
65
25
19
219
D
303
23
7,097
82
11
12
51
61
1,561
47
225

92,221
21
32
9
26
95
32
11
D
D
120
21
55
6
7
118
D
62
14
1,431
15
3
5
28
8
462
38
61

1,252
2,594

2007

Criminal1

NonCriminal

Total

280,974
2,103
6,366
6,515
62,298
3,155
188,139
219
12,103
76

98,490
704
1,206
4,242
14,370
1,054
73,594
113
3,199
8

182,484
1,399
5,160
2,273
47,928
2,101
114,545
106
8,904
68

154,210
16
204
30
13
8
479
88
28
D
D
33
124
10
19
12
101
D
241
9
5,666
67
8
7
23
53
1,099
9
164

280,974
20
252
41
16
40
457
97
54
10
6
91
151
46
24
14
211
11
D
352
42
4,217
64
17
14
27
60
1,413
37
245

98,490
12
32
18
D
33
88
27
20
D
D
68
22
41
7
4
112
4
61
28
563
10
3
11
11
423
30
60

147
1,367

1,105
1,227

1,362
2,788

18
30
676
34
11
730
30

D
3
82
6
4
44
D

D
27
594
28
7
686
D

107
14
28
3,210
1,490

10
6
17
2,308
393

97
8
11
902
1,097

2008

Criminal1

NonCriminal

Total

NonCriminal1 Criminal

319,382
2,112
5,745
6,763
79,060
3,164
210,259
248
11,988
43

102,394
805
1,217
4,207
14,913
953
77,378
143
2,774
4

216,988
1,307
4,528
2,556
64,147
2,211
132,881
105
9,214
39

359,795
2,064
5,799
7,329
79,814
3,928
248,565
305
11,831
160

105,266
647
1,339
4,216
17,045
1,076
77,878
165
2,890
10

254,529
1,417
4,460
3,113
62,769
2,852
170,687
140
8,941
150

182,484
8
220
23
D
7
369
70
34
D
D
23
129
5
17
10
99
7
D
291
14
3,654
54
14
14
16
49
990
7
185

319,382
27
246
27
17
45
395
74
52
13
8
97
138
40
21
17
233
7
D
382
42
4,210
80
13
22
29
63
1,263
61
237

102,394
11
23
6
3
37
76
34
21
8
D
72
25
33
4
4
116
3
37
29
352
23
4
D
17
10
411
50
73

216,988
16
223
21
14
8
319
40
31
5
D
25
113
7
17
13
117
4
D
345
13
3,858
57
9
D
12
53
852
11
164

359,795
31
331
21
17
28
390
86
47
18
9
105
115
44
25
21
213
14
9
276
45
3,836
77
18
10
40
66
1,302
35
211

105,266
11
34
4
D
23
84
43
14
3
D
82
17
39
9
D
109
3
3
54
31
368
11
6
D
22
12
347
26
68

254,529
20
297
17
D
5
306
43
33
15
D
23
98
5
16
D
104
11
6
222
14
3,468
66
12
D
18
54
955
9
143

132
1,307

1,230
1,481

864
2,993

97
1,191

767
1,802

877
2,590

188
1,081

689
1,509

23
26
795
41
15
124
34

7
3
100
8
5
39
D

16
23
695
33
10
85
D

17
17
655
30
13
76
41

4
5
88
4
6
26
8

13
12
567
26
7
50
33

32
22
692
43
24
65
52

5
5
132
10
9
32
13

27
17
560
33
15
33
39

68
8
28
3,107
1,750

16
D
14
2,206
470

52
D
14
901
1,280

52
14
49
2,990
1,564

12
3
29
2,044
392

40
11
20
946
1,172

55
17
35
3,232
2,330

12
D
22
2,046
532

43
D
13
1,186
1,798

See footnotes at end of table.

Office of Immigration Statistics

99

Table 38.
ALIENS REMOVED BY CRIMINAL STATUS AND REGION AND COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY:
FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
2005
Region and country
of nationality
Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
El Salvador . . . . . . . . .
Eritrea. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Estonia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethiopia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Fiji. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finland . . . . . . . . . . . .
France. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gambia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Germany. . . . . . . . . . .
Ghana. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greece . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grenada . . . . . . . . . . .
Guatemala. . . . . . . . . .
Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guyana. . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras. . . . . . . . . .
Hong Kong. . . . . . . . . .
Hungary. . . . . . . . . . . .
India. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indonesia . . . . . . . . . .
Iran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iraq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ireland. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jamaica. . . . . . . . . . . .
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kazakhstan. . . . . . . . .
Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kosovo . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kuwait. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kyrgyzstan. . . . . . . . . .
Laos. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lebanon . . . . . . . . . . .
Liberia. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lithuania. . . . . . . . . . .
Macedonia. . . . . . . . . .
Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malaysia. . . . . . . . . . .
Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marshall Islands . . . . .
Mauritania. . . . . . . . . .
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . .
Micronesia, Federated
States. . . . . . . . . . . .
Moldova . . . . . . . . . . .
Mongolia. . . . . . . . . . .
Morocco . . . . . . . . . . .
Nepal . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Netherlands. . . . . . . . .
New Zealand. . . . . . . .
Nicaragua . . . . . . . . . .
Niger. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . .

2007

Criminal1

233
8,305
12
22
94
74
8
136
61
35
169
218
50
38
14,522
92
396
1,204
15,572
20
110
867
375
52
24
72
284
144
2,023
46
223
18
117
401
X
13
D
12
28
149
98
66
33
10
89
34
7
32
169,031

47
2,827
D
4
19
18
45
16
18
79
76
24
27
2,143
24
255
591
2,704
7
12
139
17
17
8
13
84
73
1,475
12
81
3
36
113
X
5
D
4
7
38
70
16
D
4
13
4
D
70,779

186
5,478
D
18
75
56
8
91
45
17
90
142
26
11
12,379
68
141
613
12,868
13
98
728
358
35
16
59
200
71
548
34
142
15
81
288
X
8
D
8
21
111
28
50
D
6
76
30
D
32
98,252

172
11,050
10
23
105
47
6
123
43
42
158
187
35
27
20,527
78
289
907
27,060
15
75
1,048
388
59
21
54
197
144
1,662
53
190
15
97
451
X
6
D
12
19
154
64
63
38
D
66
24
D
46
186,726

30
3,850
3
4
48
19
D
35
7
7
61
69
19
20
3,850
18
174
290
5,752
8
14
150
22
16
4
11
53
78
1,234
10
75
3
36
115
X
D
D
D
4
36
39
15
7
8
3
D
3
73,171

142
7,200
7
19
57
28
D
88
36
35
97
118
16
7
16,677
60
115
617
21,308
7
61
898
366
43
17
43
144
66
428
43
115
12
61
336
X
D
D
D
15
118
25
48
31
D
58
21
43
113,555

145
20,045
11
21
150
45
D
100
35
53
165
231
30
28
25,898
66
293
1,492
29,737
28
85
832
434
48
27
57
246
158
1,490
38
212
19
126
417
X
7
4
19
19
128
69
77
34
7
65
35
10
21
208,996

29
4,949
6
8
78
21
22
10
17
60
88
13
19
3,917
20
191
519
5,236
4
10
125
39
9
3
20
53
69
1,139
11
65
D
43
123
X
D
D
3
33
43
14
8
D
21
4
10
4
76,967

116
15,096
5
13
72
24
D
78
25
36
105
143
17
9
21,981
46
102
973
24,501
24
75
707
395
39
24
37
193
89
351
27
147
D
83
294
X
7
D
D
16
95
26
63
26
D
44
31
17
132,029

166
20,050
10
25
87
71
11
152
26
55
178
202
50
28
27,527
74
284
1,584
28,885
23
95
932
489
40
37
79
258
215
1,628
88
161
25
140
419
10
10
20
23
108
26
69
60
9
52
33
15
24
247,263

37
5,558
4
5
32
26
4
29
7
15
63
61
23
17
5,138
16
188
416
5,476
6
19
164
68
11
7
19
41
74
1,214
17
45
7
44
116
3
5
7
24
10
13
8
D
11
7
11
D
77,531

129
14,492
6
20
55
45
7
123
19
40
115
141
27
11
22,389
58
96
1,168
23,409
17
76
768
421
29
30
60
217
141
414
71
116
18
96
303
10
7
15
16
84
16
56
52
D
41
26
4
D
169,732

24
12
27
108
38
103
35
1,292
34
480

21
4
D
35
8
65
13
356
8
232

3
8
D
73
30
38
22
936
26
248

30
12
48
90
30
89
32
2,446
30
418

23
6
4
26
8
47
11
592
8
202

7
6
44
64
22
42
21
1,854
22
216

43
16
46
88
43
75
35
2,307
40
435

35
6
6
27
5
36
13
508
20
241

8
10
40
61
38
39
22
1,799
20
194

64
45
50
61
46
93
39
2,257
39
435

56
9
10
31
8
29
13
533
7
209

8
36
40
30
38
64
26
1,724
32
226

Office of Immigration Statistics

Total

Criminal1

NonCriminal

Total

2008

Total

See footnotes at end of table.

100

2006
NonCriminal

Criminal1

NonCriminal

Total

NonCriminal1 Criminal

Table 38.
ALIENS REMOVED BY CRIMINAL STATUS AND REGION AND COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY:
FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
2005
Region and country
of nationality
Norway . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . .
Palau. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Panama. . . . . . . . . . . .
Paraguay. . . . . . . . . . .
Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philippines. . . . . . . . . .
Poland. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Portugal. . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania. . . . . . . . . . .
Russia. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rwanda. . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Kitts-Nevis. . . . . .
Saint Lucia . . . . . . . . .
Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines . . . . . . . .
Samoa . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saudi Arabia . . . . . . . .
Senegal. . . . . . . . . . . .
Serbia and
Montenegro3. . . . . . .
Sierra Leone . . . . . . . .
Singapore . . . . . . . . . .
Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . .
Slovenia . . . . . . . . . . .
Somalia. . . . . . . . . . . .
South Africa. . . . . . . . .
Soviet Union, former. . . .
Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sri Lanka. . . . . . . . . . .
Sudan. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Suriname. . . . . . . . . . .
Sweden. . . . . . . . . . . .
Switzerland. . . . . . . . .
Syria. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Taiwan. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tajikistan. . . . . . . . . . .
Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . .
Thailand . . . . . . . . . . .
Togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tonga . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trinidad and Tobago. . . .
Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turks and Caicos
Islands . . . . . . . . . . .
Uganda. . . . . . . . . . . .
Ukraine. . . . . . . . . . . .
United Arab Emirates. . . .
United Kingdom. . . . . .
Uruguay. . . . . . . . . . . .
Uzbekistan. . . . . . . . .
Venezuela. . . . . . . . . .
Vietnam. . . . . . . . . . . .
Yemen. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zambia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Zimbabwe. . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . .
All other countries . . . .

2006

2007

Total

Criminal1

8
655
6
187
57
1,220
755
449
123
133
189
15
24
50

3
104
6
122
11
304
357
135
78
27
54
D
21
18

5
551
65
46
916
398
314
45
106
135
D
3
32

15
567
11
209
59
1,338
658
450
146
188
169
3
25
35

5
94
11
114
6
314
260
116
93
53
44
D
22
13

10
473
95
53
1,024
398
334
53
135
125
D
3
22

9
545
6
185
49
1,208
697
410
124
200
188
6
14
46

4
112
6
99
6
295
278
112
80
39
49
D
D
27

5
433
86
43
913
419
298
44
161
139
D
D
19

20
383
10
190
40
1,275
689
498
158
216
238
7
14
30

4
74
6
99
5
337
280
115
87
50
68
3
8
16

16
309
4
91
35
938
409
383
71
166
170
4
6
14

44
21
20
91

30
15
5
22

14
6
15
69

21
7
23
124

14
3
4
23

7
4
19
101

26
23
31
79

15
12
5
15

11
11
26
64

23
20
32
87

12
12
11
20

11
8
21
67

145
60
30
37
8
40
73
22
66
85
17
24
34
17
59
68
4
18
75
27
41
455
39
184

35
16
12
5
3
5
23
14
29
4
4
6
13
5
15
18
D
5
31
4
34
307
12
26

110
44
18
32
5
35
50
8
37
81
13
18
21
12
44
50
D
13
44
23
7
148
27
158

105
35
16
35
3
39
69
8
59
82
22
21
25
15
70
86
D
20
73
23
32
398
33
158

29
15
3
5
D
5
24
5
25
6
5
7
8
10
21
9
5
16
7
23
248
8
25

76
20
13
30
D
34
45
3
34
76
17
14
17
5
49
77
D
15
57
16
9
150
25
133

137
51
16
44
9
19
45
5
65
60
13
12
35
16
40
126
D
23
91
23
32
363
23
155

32
16
5
6
D
3
13
D
25
6
5
6
10
4
7
15
8
13
7
23
234
5
35

105
35
11
38
D
16
32
D
40
54
8
6
25
12
33
111
D
15
78
16
9
129
18
120

165
27
21
35
4
23
59
14
94
113
15
14
38
20
46
81
10
41
102
30
38
478
38
183

30
7
3
6
D
18
6
27
9
4
4
7
5
9
24
3
12
20
4
27
273
9
33

135
20
18
29
4
D
41
8
67
104
11
10
31
15
37
57
7
29
82
26
11
205
29
150

3
24
168
D
431
157
56
398
27
76
16
34
86
65

5
47
218
23
8
144
11
23
6
5
1
14

3
19
121
D
213
134
48
254
16
53
10
29
85
51

26
174
10
385
142
48
444
41
47
14
26
76
60

7
48
195
19
5
130
19
16
7
12
8
13

19
126
10
190
123
43
314
22
31
7
14
68
47

3
31
162
5
378
163
46
482
27
64
25
29
43
56

7
36
162
31
7
124
9
17
13
D
4
13

3
24
126
5
216
132
39
358
18
47
12
D
39
43

10
28
182
5
479
173
56
412
30
44
20
43
160
83

5
10
62
179
49
9
120
8
10
7
3
10
24

5
18
120
5
300
124
47
292
22
34
13
40
150
59

Total

Criminal1

NonCriminal

Total

2008

NonCriminal

Criminal1

NonCriminal

Total

NonCriminal1 Criminal

See footnotes at end of table.

Office of Immigration Statistics

101

Table 38.
ALIENS REMOVED BY CRIMINAL STATUS AND REGION AND COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY:
FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
2009
Region and country
of nationality

Total

REGION
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Africa . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Asia . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Caribbean. . . . . . . . . .
Central America. . . . . .
Europe . . . . . . . . . . . .
North America. . . . . . .
Oceania. . . . . . . . . . . .
South America. . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . .
COUNTRY
Total. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Afghanistan. . . . . . . . .
Albania. . . . . . . . . . . .
Algeria. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Angola. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Antigua-Barbuda. . . . . .
Argentina. . . . . . . . . . .
Armenia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Australia. . . . . . . . . . .
Austria . . . . . . . . . . . .
Azerbaijan. . . . . . . . . .
Bahamas. . . . . . . . . . .
Bangladesh. . . . . . . . .
Barbados. . . . . . . . . . .
Belarus. . . . . . . . . . . .
Belgium. . . . . . . . . . . .
Belize. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Benin . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bermuda. . . . . . . . . . .
Bolivia. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bosnia-Herzegovina. . . .
Brazil. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Bulgaria. . . . . . . . . . . .
Burkina Faso. . . . . . . .
Burma. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cambodia . . . . . . . . . .
Cameroon. . . . . . . . . .
Canada. . . . . . . . . . . .
Cape Verde . . . . . . . . .
Chile. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
China, Peoples
Republic . . . . . . . . . .
Colombia. . . . . . . . . . .
Congo, Democratic
Republic . . . . . . . . . .
Congo, Republic. . . . . .
Costa Rica. . . . . . . . . .
Cote dIvoire . . . . . . . .
Croatia . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cuba. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Czech Republic . . . . . .
Czechoslovakia,
former. . . . . . . . . . . .
Denmark. . . . . . . . . . .
Dominica. . . . . . . . . . .
Dominican Republic. . . .
Ecuador. . . . . . . . . . . .
Egypt. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
El Salvador . . . . . . . . .

Criminal1

Total

Criminal1

NonCriminal

395,165
2,047
6,276
7,064
81,122
4,624
281,548
317
12,094
73

131,840
718
1,334
4,543
20,839
1,078
100,037
160
3,118
13

263,325
1,329
4,942
2,521
60,283
3,546
181,511
157
8,976
60

387,242
1,695
5,165
6,000
76,603
3,765
283,304
304
10,348
58

168,532
641
1,483
4,081
29,257
1,227
128,173
202
3,450
18

218,710
1,054
3,682
1,919
47,346
2,538
155,131
102
6,898
40

395,165
18
296
27
20
43
448
96
83
21
7
143
104
48
36
27
244
9
15
282
57
3,727
82
11
5
46
55
1,329
49
205

131,840
6
42
3
D
28
106
29
19
D
D
99
17
36
11
3
126
4
9
54
49
388
14
5
D
28
10
418
42
70

263,325
12
254
24
D
15
342
67
64
D
D
44
87
12
25
24
118
5
6
228
8
3,339
68
6
D
18
45
911
7
135

387,242
14
218
14
8
24
340
75
63
18
3
111
84
41
21
27
253
7
13
207
58
3,190
65
8
13
39
65
1,301
46
176

168,532
5
50
D
D
18
119
30
30
7
D
89
24
33
9
7
157
4
8
65
48
481
17
3
D
25
19
445
36
91

218,710
9
168
D
D
6
221
45
33
11
D
22
60
8
12
20
96
3
5
142
10
2,709
48
5
D
14
46
856
10
85

970
2,721

135
1,124

835
1,597

745
2,267

158
1,223

587
1,044

17
21
699
24
23
130
66

6
4
123
4
7
86
17

11
17
576
20
16
44
49

10
23
522
28
20
95
75

4
D
152
4
7
64
19

6
D
370
24
13
31
56

48
31
35
3,583
2,383
157
20,849

5
5
18
2,207
602
36
6,344

43
26
17
1,376
1,781
121
14,505

25
26
36
3,309
2,321
112
19,809

5
4
23
2,215
686
39
8,315

20
22
13
1,094
1,635
73
11,494

See footnotes at end of table.

102

2010
NonCriminal

Office of Immigration Statistics

Table 38.
ALIENS REMOVED BY CRIMINAL STATUS AND REGION AND COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY:
FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
2009
Region and country
of nationality
Eritrea. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Estonia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Ethiopia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Fiji. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Finland . . . . . . . . . . . .
France. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Gambia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Georgia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Germany. . . . . . . . . . .
Ghana. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Greece . . . . . . . . . . . .
Grenada . . . . . . . . . . .
Guatemala. . . . . . . . . .
Guinea . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guyana. . . . . . . . . . . .
Haiti. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Honduras. . . . . . . . . .
Hong Kong. . . . . . . . . .
Hungary. . . . . . . . . . . .
India. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Indonesia . . . . . . . . . .
Iran. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Iraq. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Ireland. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Israel . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Italy. . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jamaica. . . . . . . . . . . .
Japan . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Jordan. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kazakhstan. . . . . . . . .
Kenya . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Korea2 . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kosovo . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kuwait. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Kyrgyzstan. . . . . . . . . .
Laos. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Latvia . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lebanon . . . . . . . . . . .
Liberia. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Lithuania. . . . . . . . . . .
Macedonia. . . . . . . . . .
Malawi . . . . . . . . . . . .
Malaysia. . . . . . . . . . .
Mali . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Marshall Islands . . . . .
Mauritania. . . . . . . . . .
Mexico . . . . . . . . . . . .
Micronesia, Federated
States. . . . . . . . . . . .
Moldova . . . . . . . . . . .
Mongolia. . . . . . . . . . .
Morocco . . . . . . . . . . .
Nepal . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Netherlands. . . . . . . . .
New Zealand. . . . . . . .
Nicaragua . . . . . . . . . .
Niger. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Nigeria . . . . . . . . . . . .
Norway . . . . . . . . . . . .
Pakistan . . . . . . . . . . .
Palau. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Panama. . . . . . . . . . . .

2010

Total

Criminal1

NonCriminal

Total

Criminal1

NonCriminal

D
26
77
54
10
235
28
72
204
231
48
29
29,661
62
305
766
27,293
25
131
1,055
431
55
34
129
419
244
1,667
87
214
34
175
395
14
14
11
21
30
144
51
72
49
5
59
24
11
18
280,219

D
8
18
24
24
7
23
53
60
18
21
6,547
14
216
473
6,998
9
19
186
42
15
16
19
50
61
1,246
12
66
9
70
129
4
D
D
D
4
35
22
14
11
D
15
3
D
D
99,619

D
18
59
30
10
211
21
49
151
171
30
8
23,114
48
89
293
20,295
16
112
869
389
40
18
110
369
183
421
75
148
25
105
266
10
D
D
D
26
109
29
58
38
D
44
21
D
D
180,600

5
24
65
60
15
189
25
52
187
177
39
48
29,378
24
219
375
24,611
29
88
869
306
55
54
103
309
197
1,475
46
121
32
140
326
22
6
12
10
32
145
48
60
40
5
51
30
16
13
282,003

3
30
28
D
40
8
21
80
62
21
29
9,359
6
166
125
10,358
12
10
172
43
10
32
20
51
62
1,161
16
56
6
54
142
8
4
D
5
56
26
16
12
18
4
16
127,728

5
21
35
32
D
149
17
31
107
115
18
19
20,019
18
53
250
14,253
17
78
697
263
45
22
83
258
135
314
30
65
26
86
184
14
6
8
D
27
89
22
44
28
5
33
26
13
154,275

66
44
48
95
55
129
35
2,176
31
429
30
362
14
200

52
14
9
48
11
29
6
620
9
222
D
73
10
81

14
30
39
47
44
100
29
1,556
22
207
D
289
4
119

64
41
46
67
43
90
35
1,847
18
348
13
295
11
183

60
8
16
37
7
27
17
794
4
179
4
74
11
122

4
33
30
30
36
63
18
1,053
14
169
9
221
61

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Table 38.
ALIENS REMOVED BY CRIMINAL STATUS AND REGION AND COUNTRY OF NATIONALITY:
FISCAL YEARS 2001 TO 2010 Continued
2009
Region and country
of nationality
Paraguay. . . . . . . . . . .
Peru . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Philippines. . . . . . . . . .
Poland. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Portugal. . . . . . . . . . . .
Romania. . . . . . . . . . .
Russia. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Rwanda. . . . . . . . . . . .
Saint Kitts-Nevis. . . . . .
Saint Lucia . . . . . . . . .
Saint Vincent and the
Grenadines . . . . . . . .
Samoa . . . . . . . . . . . .
Saudi Arabia . . . . . . . .
Senegal. . . . . . . . . . . .
Serbia and
Montenegro3. . . . . . .
Sierra Leone . . . . . . . .
Singapore . . . . . . . . . .
Slovakia . . . . . . . . . . .
Slovenia . . . . . . . . . . .
Somalia. . . . . . . . . . . .
South Africa. . . . . . . . .
Soviet Union, former. . . .
Spain . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Sri Lanka. . . . . . . . . . .
Sudan. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Suriname. . . . . . . . . . .
Sweden. . . . . . . . . . . .
Switzerland. . . . . . . . .
Syria. . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Taiwan. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tajikistan. . . . . . . . . . .
Tanzania . . . . . . . . . . .
Thailand . . . . . . . . . . .
Togo . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Tonga . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Trinidad and Tobago. . . .
Tunisia . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turkey. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Turks and Caicos
Islands . . . . . . . . . . .
Uganda. . . . . . . . . . . .
Ukraine. . . . . . . . . . . .
United Arab Emirates. . . .
United Kingdom. . . . . .
Uruguay. . . . . . . . . . . .
Uzbekistan. . . . . . . . .
Venezuela. . . . . . . . . .
Vietnam. . . . . . . . . . . .
Yemen. . . . . . . . . . . . .
Zambia. . . . . . . . . . . .
Zimbabwe. . . . . . . . . .
Unknown. . . . . . . . . . .
All other countries . . . .

2010

Total

Criminal1

NonCriminal

Total

Criminal1

NonCriminal

47
1,286
749
601
206
153
263
10
12
37

4
365
269
135
92
34
61
D
8
20

43
921
480
466
114
119
202
D
4
17

39
1,047
707
508
179
155
209
5
15
33

8
409
322
162
81
56
86
D
7
13

31
638
385
346
98
99
123
D
8
20

33
19
18
88

16
13
6
24

17
6
12
64

25
14
35
62

18
D
10
12

7
D
25
50

101
17
23
42
7
32
53
5
156
100
21
17
65
22
34
86
14
42
108
28
31
489
15
149

24
4
8
7
D
6
15
D
21
4
10
7
8
D
12
14
D
15
25
14
23
258
3
18

77
13
15
35
D
26
38
D
135
96
11
10
57
D
22
72
D
27
83
14
8
231
12
131

102
33
15
61
10
29
56
4
136
81
21
9
47
12
48
56
13
28
104
16
33
368
27
161

26
10
8
18
3
6
12
D
30
11
15
5
8
D
16
17
D
14
24
6
22
261
10
47

76
23
7
43
7
23
44
D
106
70
6
4
39
D
32
39
D
14
80
10
11
107
17
114

11
31
193
D
720
171
89
502
53
53
16
28
73
100

4
13
55
201
52
5
130
29
14
7
3
13
35

7
18
138
D
519
119
84
372
24
39
9
25
60
65

11
26
160
4
481
164
76
369
35
36
22
29
58
106

6
10
58
D
201
64
17
133
8
10
5
5
18
39

5
16
102
D
280
100
59
236
27
26
17
24
40
67

X Not applicable.
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1
Refers to persons removed who have a criminal conviction.
2
Korea includes both North and South Korea.
3
Yugoslavia (unknown republic) prior to February 7, 2003.
Note: Beginning in 2008, excludes criminals removed by Customs and Border Protection (CBP); CBP ENFORCE does not identify if aliens removed were criminals.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, ENFORCE Alien Removal Module (EARM), January 2011, Enforcement Integrated Database (EID), December 2010.

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