The U.S. Immigration System
Fact Sheet - Friday, June 28, 2024
The U.S. immigration system awards more than 1 million green cards and 20+ million nonimmigrant visas to guest workers, foreign students, tourists, and more every year. Additionally, the administration's current border policies have led to a record number of illegal border crossings, increasing the number of illegal aliens currently living in the United States.
Select a category:
Legal
Immigration
Immigration
Nonimmigrant
Visas
Visas
Illegal/Quasi-legal
Immigration
Immigration
Legal Permanent Residents (LPRs)
FY22: 1,018,349
Nonimmigrants
FY22: 26,313,643
Cap: 140,000
Cap: 40,040
Aliens with extraordinary ability
Outstanding researchers and professors
Multinational executives and managers
Cap: 40,040
Professionals with advanced degrees
Aliens with exceptional ability
Cap: 40,040
Skilled Workers
Professionals
Unskilled workers (Cap: 10,040)
Special immigrants (Cap: 9,940)
Investors (Cap: 9,940)
Refugee Adjustments
Cap: Unlimited - FY22: 29,423
Asylee Adjustments
Cap: Unlimited - FY22: 53,659
Parolee Adjustments
Cap: Unlimited - FY22: 14
Cancellation of Removal
Cap: 4,000 - FY:22: 4,160
Iraq/Afghan SIV
FY22: 1,467
T/U Visa Adjustments
FY22: 10,583
OTHER
Cap: Unlimited - FY22: 267
Cap: 55,000
Visa Overstays
Entered without inspection
Optional Practical Training (OPT)
Cuban, Haitian, Nicaraguan, and Venezuelan parole (CHNV)
CBPOne App parole
Ukraine parole (Uniting for Ukraine)
Afghan parole (Operation Allies Welcome)
DACA amnesty (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals)
Parole-in-place amnesty
College graduate amnesty
CW-1: CNMI-only transitional worker
E-1,2: Treaty traders and investors
Cap: Unlimited
E-3: Specialty occupation workers from Australia
Cap: 10,500
G: NATO employees
Cap: Unlimited
H-1B: Specialty occupations, DOD research and development,
and fashion models
Cap: 85,000 with exceptions
H-2A: Temporary agricultural
Cap: Unlimited
H-2B: Temporary non-agricultural
Cap: 66,000
H-3: Trainee or special education exchange visitor
Cap: 50
H-4: Dependents of H-visa holders
Cap: Unlimited - Spouses of H-1Bs may work
I: Representatives of foreign media
Cap: Unlimited
J: Exchange visitors
Cap: Unlimited
L-1: Intracompany transferees
Cap: Unlimited
O: Individuals with extraordinary ability or achievement
Cap: Unlimited
P: Athletes, entertainers, performers, and artists
Cap: Unlimited
Q: Cultural Exchange
Cap: Unlimited
R: Temporary religious workers
Cap: Unlimited
TN/TD: NAFTA Professionals
Cap: Unlimited
A-1: Diplomats
A-2/NATO: Foreign military personnel stationed in U.S.
B-1: Business visitors
B-2: Tourists
D: Crewmembers
F: Students
May work
K: Fiancé(e)s of U.S. citizens
M: Students (vocational)
May work
S: Informants
T: Victims of human trafficking
U: Victims of criminal activity
TPS: Temporary Protected Status
V: Spouses and children of LPRs
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