Employment-based permanent immigrant visas and temporary (nonimmigrant) work visas issued, including spouses and children, 1987-2017
LPR-EB | A-3 | CW-1 | CW-2 | E-1 | E-2 | E-2C | E-3 | E-3D | E-3R | F-1/OPT | G-5 | H-1 | H-1A | H-1B | H-1B1 | H-1C | H-2 | H-2A | H-2B | H-4 | J-1 SWT | J-1 other | J-2 | L-1 | L-2 | O-1 | O-2 | O-3 | P-1 | P-2 | P-3 | P-4 | Q-1 | R-1 | R-2 | TN | TD | |
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1987 | 57,519 | 2,251 | 20,432 | 11,812 | 1,534 | 37,035 | 8,543 | 44 | 62 | 10,569 | 27,616 | 14,119 | 19,098 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 | 58,727 | 2,599 | 17,292 | 14,628 | 1,454 | 41,202 | 6,656 | 2,612 | 683 | 12,999 | 29,213 | 12,727 | 16,622 | |||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 | 57,741 | 2,240 | 20,100 | 19,026 | 1,529 | 48,820 | 0 | 0 | 3,965 | 9,575 | 15,612 | 32,237 | 13,648 | 18,363 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 | 58,192 | 2,100 | 18,500 | 19,673 | 1,583 | 52,877 | 2 | 794 | 5,318 | 11,843 | 18,118 | 33,436 | 14,342 | 19,544 | ||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 | 59,525 | 2,034 | 16,778 | 20,584 | 1,564 | 0 | 7,443 | 51,882 | 6,847 | 14,573 | 22,227 | 32,886 | 16,109 | 21,139 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||
1992 | 116,198 | 1,960 | 13,421 | 18,384 | 1,503 | 7,377 | 44,290 | 6,445 | 12,552 | 24,756 | 32,470 | 17,345 | 21,358 | 451 | 223 | 54 | 2,886 | 34 | 1,399 | 64 | 13 | 1,834 | 320 | |||||||||||||||
1993 | 147,012 | 2,069 | 12,071 | 18,492 | 1,572 | 6,388 | 35,818 | 7,243 | 9,691 | 25,432 | 33,360 | 20,369 | 23,832 | 2,002 | 1,001 | 282 | 11,297 | 121 | 3,642 | 249 | 890 | 2,584 | 630 | 0 | 0 | |||||||||||||
1994 | 123,291 | 2,163 | 11,695 | 19,236 | 1,589 | 6,441 | 42,843 | 7,721 | 10,400 | 28,800 | 32,151 | 22,666 | 26,450 | 2,464 | 1,161 | 355 | 14,955 | 146 | 4,837 | 441 | 1,069 | 3,303 | 988 | 4 | 18 | |||||||||||||
1995 | 85,336 | 2,452 | 11,082 | 19,103 | 1,443 | 7,261 | 51,832 | 8,379 | 11,737 | 33,318 | 0 | 33,481 | 29,088 | 33,508 | 2,879 | 1,481 | 519 | 17,575 | 135 | 5,498 | 509 | 943 | 3,886 | 1,021 | 34 | 114 | ||||||||||||
1996 | 117,499 | 2,140 | 10,471 | 19,438 | 1,509 | 1,745 | 58,327 | 11,004 | 12,200 | 36,187 | 20,728 | 33,068 | 32,098 | 37,617 | 2,765 | 1,594 | 515 | 17,457 | 143 | 6,285 | 568 | 1,661 | 4,285 | 1,226 | 115 | 231 | ||||||||||||
1997 | 90,607 | 2,270 | 9,497 | 20,261 | 1,546 | 61 | 80,547 | 16,011 | 15,706 | 47,206 | 22,635 | 34,089 | 36,589 | 43,476 | 3,345 | 1,848 | 748 | 18,991 | 194 | 7,756 | 607 | 1,290 | 5,082 | 1,291 | 171 | 340 | ||||||||||||
1998 | 77,517 | 2,148 | 9,457 | 20,775 | 1,614 | 18 | 91,360 | 22,676 | 20,192 | 54,595 | 30,063 | 33,177 | 38,307 | 44,176 | 4,257 | 1,778 | 1,056 | 20,598 | 175 | 9,291 | 628 | 1,312 | 5,450 | 1,395 | 295 | 530 | ||||||||||||
1999 | 56,678 | 2,279 | 9,973 | 22,975 | 1,737 | 5 | 116,513 | 28,568 | 30,642 | 69,194 | 37,992 | 34,394 | 41,739 | 46,289 | 5,009 | 2,185 | 1,480 | 22,306 | 198 | 8,068 | 742 | 1,836 | 6,497 | 2,003 | 484 | 704 | ||||||||||||
2000 | 106,642 | 2,486 | 9,539 | 26,981 | 1,737 | 2 | 133,290 | 0 | 30,201 | 45,037 | 79,518 | 54,700 | 37,122 | 54,963 | 57,069 | 6,466 | 1,894 | 2,101 | 23,786 | 238 | 10,501 | 868 | 2,024 | 7,418 | 2,489 | 906 | 1,128 | |||||||||||
2001 | 178,702 | 2,228 | 9,309 | 27,577 | 1,645 | 0 | 161,643 | 34 | 31,523 | 58,215 | 95,967 | 69,800 | 0 | 38,189 | 59,384 | 61,154 | 6,666 | 1,918 | 2,287 | 24,378 | 125 | 8,495 | 1,020 | 1,432 | 8,503 | 3,009 | 787 | 1,041 | ||||||||||
2002 | 173,814 | 1,971 | 7,811 | 25,633 | 1,482 | 118,352 | 212 | 31,538 | 62,591 | 79,725 | 92,000 | 182,028 | 32,539 | 57,721 | 54,903 | 6,026 | 1,972 | 1,760 | 24,287 | 119 | 8,131 | 938 | 1,469 | 8,646 | 3,175 | 699 | 856 | |||||||||||
2003 | 81,727 | 1,259 | 7,590 | 24,506 | 0 | 1,117 | 107,196 | 0 | 191 | 29,882 | 78,955 | 69,289 | 88,000 | 113,780 | 29,796 | 57,245 | 53,571 | 6,126 | 2,472 | 1,552 | 25,643 | 95 | 7,727 | 895 | 1,579 | 8,636 | 3,162 | 423 | 796 | |||||||||
2004 | 155,330 | 1,258 | 8,608 | 28,213 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 77,900 | 945 | 138,965 | 72 | 110 | 31,774 | 76,169 | 83,128 | 88,571 | 170,392 | 27,875 | 62,700 | 59,164 | 6,437 | 2,611 | 1,679 | 22,269 | 211 | 8,689 | 871 | 1,570 | 8,806 | 2,976 | 908 | 1,268 | ||||||
2005 | 246,877 | 1,227 | 8,867 | 28,290 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 80,489 | 998 | 124,099 | 275 | 63 | 31,892 | 89,135 | 70,266 | 117,747 | 116,275 | 28,661 | 65,458 | 57,523 | 6,712 | 3,387 | 1,861 | 23,907 | 125 | 9,611 | 1,022 | 1,972 | 8,538 | 3,267 | 1,902 | 1,941 | ||||||
2006 | 159,081 | 1,017 | 8,015 | 29,453 | 1,918 | 1,053 | 0 | 80,489 | 940 | 135,421 | 440 | 8 | 37,149 | 122,541 | 74,326 | 144,298 | 128,001 | 30,104 | 72,613 | 61,984 | 6,961 | 3,726 | 1,912 | 22,698 | 92 | 9,949 | 1,007 | 1,541 | 8,716 | 3,234 | 2,972 | 2,779 | ||||||
2007 | 162,176 | 1,000 | 7,413 | 29,298 | 2,572 | 1,368 | 6 | 83,077 | 1,058 | 154,053 | 639 | 26 | 50,791 | 129,547 | 86,219 | 150,326 | 152,040 | 32,236 | 84,532 | 70,340 | 7,653 | 4,218 | 2,238 | 24,737 | 168 | 9,732 | 1,059 | 1,661 | 10,372 | 3,216 | 4,091 | 3,438 | ||||||
2008 | 164,741 | 1,000 | 6,862 | 28,588 | 2,961 | 1,568 | 114 | 83,029 | 973 | 129,464 | 719 | 174 | 64,404 | 94,304 | 71,019 | 151,756 | 157,509 | 32,642 | 84,078 | 71,683 | 9,014 | 5,051 | 2,642 | 27,240 | 135 | 10,277 | 1,140 | 2,443 | 10,061 | 2,941 | 4,761 | 3,715 | ||||||
2009 | 140,903 | 1,186 | 6,432 | 24,033 | 2,191 | 1,421 | 561 | 83,489 | 911 | 110,367 | 621 | 128 | 60,112 | 44,847 | 60,009 | 116,387 | 147,313 | 31,944 | 64,696 | 59,579 | 9,368 | 4,702 | 2,396 | 23,920 | 119 | 8,847 | 1,124 | 1,626 | 2,771 | 1,160 | 4,124 | 3,203 | ||||||
2010 | 148,343 | 916 | 6,279 | 25,500 | 0 | 2,175 | 1,582 | 782 | 92,316 | 747 | 117,409 | 419 | 86 | 55,921 | 47,403 | 66,176 | 132,342 | 148,518 | 32,797 | 74,719 | 69,233 | 8,589 | 4,435 | 1,929 | 25,186 | 127 | 7,183 | 1,032 | 1,589 | 3,390 | 1,107 | 3,392 | 2,572 | |||||
2011 | 139,339 | 1,087 | 0 | 0 | 6,807 | 28,245 | 3 | 2,546 | 1,663 | 733 | 103,656 | 835 | 129,134 | 418 | 7 | 55,384 | 50,826 | 74,205 | 115,000 | 148,012 | 35,090 | 70,728 | 76,949 | 8,828 | 4,863 | 2,052 | 24,687 | 110 | 7,417 | 987 | 1,492 | 3,717 | 1,212 | 4,971 | 3,548 | |||
2012 | 143,998 | 1,141 | 7,135 | 111 | 6,907 | 31,942 | 63 | 3,211 | 2,150 | 837 | 112,962 | 730 | 135,530 | 461 | 3 | 65,345 | 50,009 | 80,015 | 95,000 | 148,012 | 36,722 | 62,430 | 71,782 | 10,590 | 5,357 | 2,396 | 24,825 | 117 | 8,078 | 1,133 | 1,632 | 4,340 | 1,375 | 7,638 | 5,578 | |||
2013 | 161,110 | 1,135 | 9,252 | 612 | 7,283 | 35,272 | 184 | 3,946 | 2,530 | 926 | 121,994 | 736 | 153,223 | 571 | 0 | 74,192 | 57,600 | 96,753 | 90,000 | 148,012 | 39,874 | 66,700 | 74,104 | 12,359 | 6,623 | 3,098 | 23,269 | 125 | 7,590 | 1,264 | 1,688 | 4,754 | 1,394 | 9,548 | 6,609 | |||
2014 | 151,596 | 1,203 | 8,727 | 557 | 7,330 | 36,825 | 65 | 4,492 | 3,083 | 1,259 | 134,315 | 643 | 161,369 | 870 | 0 | 89,274 | 68,102 | 109,147 | 85,000 | 148,012 | 42,108 | 71,513 | 78,108 | 12,706 | 6,251 | 3,473 | 23,335 | 148 | 8,238 | 1,004 | 2,036 | 4,559 | 1,524 | 11,207 | 7,371 | |||
2015 | 144,047 | 1,113 | 9,690 | 634 | 7,425 | 41,162 | 127 | 5,527 | 3,656 | 1,324 | 160,623 | 711 | 172,748 | 1,051 | 0 | 108,144 | 69,684 | 124,484 | 94,974 | 141,971 | 42,289 | 78,537 | 86,067 | 13,865 | 5,792 | 4,023 | 24,262 | 97 | 8,426 | 1,193 | 1,901 | 4,572 | 1,684 | 13,093 | 8,515 | |||
2016 | 137,893 | 1,049 | 13,529 | 879 | 8,085 | 44,243 | 67 | 5,609 | 4299 | 2,026 | 192,841 | 598 | 180,057 | 1,294 | 0 | 134,368 | 84,627 | 131,051 | 101,054 | 147,435 | 40,408 | 79,306 | 85,872 | 15,918 | 7,417 | 4,836 | 24,858 | 72 | 9,580 | 1,185 | 2,025 | 4,764 | 1,660 | 14,768 | 9,762 | |||
2017 | 137,855 | 1,031 | 12,899 | 648 | 7,063 | 43,673 | 106 | 5,657 | 4,169 | 2,306 | 219,635 | 583 | 179,049 | 1,391 | 0 | 161,583 | 83,600 | 136,393 | 104,921 | 145,325 | 39,354 | 78,178 | 85,254 | 17,011 | 8,053 | 4,974 | 24,932 | 120 | 9,745 | 1,339 | 1,935 | 4,942 | 1,889 | 16,119 | 9,612 |
Note: Shaded areas denote recessions
Source: U.S. Department of State, Nonimmigrant Visa Statistics; Interagency Working Group on U.S. Government-Sponsored International Exchanges and Training; U.S. Department of State, J-1 Visa Website; Office of Immigration Statistics, Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, U.S. Department of Homeland Security (various years); Government Accountability Office, Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands: DHS Implementation of Immigration Laws, Statement of David Gootnick, Director, International Affairs and Trade, GAO-19-376T (February 27, 2019); U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement, “International Student and Exchange Visitor Data,” Student and Exchange Visitor Program; Neil Ruiz and Abby Budiman, “Number of foreign college graduates staying in U.S. to work claimed again in 2017, but growth has stalled,” Pew Research Center (July 25, 2018).
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