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Nonimmigrant Admissions (Temporary Visitors)

Nonimmigrants are foreign nationals granted temporary admission into the United States. The major purposes for which nonimmigrant admission may be authorized include temporary visits for business or pleasure, academic or vocational study, temporary employment, or to act as a representative of a foreign government or international organization. See the nonimmigrant classes of admission list for detailed categories.

Reports

  • Yearbook of Immigration Statistics

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    This is an annual collection of tables on foreign nationals. It includes data on lawful immigration and immigration enforcement actions.

  • Nonimmigrant Admissions Annual Flow Report

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    The Office of Homeland Security Statistics (OHSS) Annual Flow Reports on nonimmigrants contain information obtained from I-94 arrival records on the number and characteristics of nonimmigrant admissions to the United States during a given fiscal year.

  • State Immigration Data

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    This annual set of tables provides 10 years of data for each of the 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Data include arrivals, naturalizations, asylum grants, and adjustments. 

    Our interactive map shows state-based immigration data. It includes all 50 states, the District of Columbia, and Puerto Rico. Data include arrivals, naturalizations, asylum grants, and adjustments. 

  • Nonimmigrants Population Estimates

    Nonimmigrant Population Estimates

    This report presents estimates of the size and characteristics of the resident nonimmigrant population in the United States. 

  • Nonimmigrant Admissions and Estimated Nonimmigrant Individuals Fact Sheet

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    This fact sheet presents data on I-94 nonimmigrant admission events and on the estimated number of individuals entering the United States as I-94 nonimmigrants in 2022.

  • Legal Immigration and Adjustment of Status Report

    Legal Immigration and Adjustment of Status Report

    This quarterly report provides tables with preliminary legal immigration counts based on data available one month after the reporting period and details the number of adjustments of immigration status, presenting data broken out by type of adjustment, type and detailed class of admission, and country of nationality.

  • Nonimmigrants Classes of Admission

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    This list provides the classes of admission for nonimmigrant admissions into the United States.

  • COVID-19 Vulnerability by Immigration Status

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    This report presents population estimates by four categories of immigration status–lawful permanent residents, resident nonimmigrants, refugees and asylees, and unauthorized immigrants–and addresses unique COVID-19-related risks each status group may face.

Last updated: October 16, 2024

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