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Algeria → United States

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Algeria
To
United States
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
5,000
Change since 2018
+139.5%
Share of all arrivals in the United States, 2023
0.42%
Inflow 20235,000OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Algeria to the United States

Inflows of nationals of Algeria recorded by the United States; stock of nationals of Algeria living there; and acquisitions of the United States' nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

2,5005,000200020032006200920122015201820212023
2,5005,0002000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000906
2001875
20021,030
2003759
2004805
20051,115
20061,300
20071,036
2008932
20091,393
20101,242
20111,313
20121,267
20131,192
20141,589
20151,695
20162,068
20172,086
20182,088
20192,230
20201,550
20211,828
20223,066
20235,000
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—19,894—
20235,00012,4601,700
20223,0669,3651,987
20211,82811,3321,343
20201,55017,2581,027
20192,23015,7881,179
20182,08813,776855
20172,0868,273894
20162,06820,772965
20151,69516,807876
20141,58911,008841
20131,1926,889764
20121,2677,210809
20111,3138,083703
20101,2427,603742
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

U.S. visas

Visas issued to citizens of Algeria (fiscal years) and certified PERM labor certifications.

Non-immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. B1/B216,750
  2. F1280
  3. A2261
  4. D231
  5. J1218
  6. K177
  7. G268
  8. B255
  9. A154
  10. G144
  11. G442
  12. C135

Non-immigrant visas by fiscal year

11k22k201720182019202020212022202320242025
11k22k20172019202120232025
Data table
20177,372
201814,813
201914,653
20206,362
20211,068
202213,322
202321,976
202421,613
202518,317
Immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. DV3,028
  2. IR5338
  3. IR1273
  4. CR1154
  5. F2A72
  6. IR252
  7. FX26
  8. F415

Certified PERM cases by fiscal year (citizenship published to FY2024)

122320082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
12232008201120142017202020232024
Data table
20088
20096
201012
20114
20123
20131
20147
20157
201614
201711
201813
201915
202012
202123
202219
202319
202422
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, monthly visa issuances (public domain); U.S. Department of Labor, OFLC PERM disclosure data (public domain)Data as at FY2025

Green cards, citizenship and admissions

Green cards and naturalizations of people born in Algeria, and I-94 admissions of citizens of Algeria, by fiscal year (DHS).

Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizationsI-94 admissions
20243,9001,75023,760
20235,1501,95017,720
20223,1302,1206,540
20211,9001,4201,110
20201,5801,0606,140
20192,3001,24016,060
20182,12092015,220
20172,14095015,240
20162,1801,04014,430
20151,78094013,620
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. B40,160
  2. F1,550
  3. A780
  4. G670
  5. J620
  6. WT350
  7. K310
  8. L200
  9. H1B120
  10. L2Y90
  11. L2S80
  12. C70
Green cards by class of admission, FY2024
  1. Diversity visa lottery2,490
  2. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens1,220
  3. Employment-based preferences100
  4. Family-sponsored preferences60
  5. Refugees and asylees10
  6. Other classes10
Temporary worker admissions (I-94), FY2024
  1. Spouses and children150
  2. Intracompany transferees (L-1)130
  3. Specialty occupations (H-1B)70
  4. Athletes, artists and entertainers (P)20
  5. Other temporary workers10
Green cards, FY2024 (born in Algeria)
3,900
Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in Algeria)
1,750
I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
23,760
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Homeland Security Statistics, Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2024 (public domain)Data as at FY2024

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in the United States, 2023; Algeria ranks 40.

Inflows to the United States, 2023
  1. Mexico190,560
  2. Cuba88,480
  3. India68,420
  4. Dominican Republic67,700
  5. China57,240
  6. Philippines48,690
  7. Vietnam37,040
  8. Afghanistan35,630
  9. Brazil27,440
  10. El Salvador27,280
  11. Colombia26,150
  12. Jamaica22,120
Other destinations for people from Algeria, 2023
  1. France20,762
  2. Spain15,064
  3. Germany6,530
  4. Canada5,245
  5. Türkiye1,946
  6. Italy1,650
  7. Belgium1,102
  8. Switzerland295
  9. Netherlands242
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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