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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
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

 

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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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