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Bahamas → United States

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Bahamas
To
United States
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
790
Change since 2018
+15.8%
Share of all arrivals in the United States, 2023
0.07%
Inflow 2023790OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from the Bahamas to the United States

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

Inflows by year

462924200020032006200920122015201820212023
4629242000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000766
2001924
2002808
2003423
2004586
2005698
2006847
2007738
2008628
2009690
2010611
2011625
2012563
2013584
2014624
2015675
2016605
2017648
2018682
2019799
2020549
2021915
2022697
2023790
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—20,621—
202379016,007560
20226977,604772
20219158,685652
202054913,018444
201979917,269603
201868217,283561
201764822,308455
201660517,518543
201567523,053508
201462418,570493
201358415,611598
201256319,056548
201162520,042512
201061116,101421
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

U.S. visas

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

Non-immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. B1/B216,113
  2. F1921
  3. B2383
  4. H1B153
  5. A299
  6. C1/D74
  7. J147
  8. P140
  9. M135
  10. A132
  11. H427
  12. C123

Non-immigrant visas by fiscal year

9,05418k201720182019202020212022202320242025
9,05418k20172019202120232025
Data table
20179,708
201811,988
201912,950
20207,363
20217,251
202212,834
202318,108
202416,934
202518,080
Immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. IR557
  2. IR229
  3. IR120
  4. E316
  5. F411
  6. F110
  7. CR15
  8. CR24

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

163220082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
16322008201120142017202020232024
Data table
200817
200912
201030
201115
20129
20138
201420
201518
201630
201730
201832
201929
202019
202124
202226
202328
202425
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 the Bahamas, and I-94 admissions of citizens of the Bahamas, by fiscal year (DHS).

Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizationsI-94 admissions
2024950690333,620
2023870680288,820
2022770760214,660
20211,000700120,320
2020610480143,530
2019920640310,410
2018760590295,090
2017730480304,750
2016660590276,730
2015730570249,280
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. B646,580
  2. F17,360
  3. WT4,640
  4. A2,930
  5. C2,530
  6. H1B900
  7. J530
  8. G420
  9. L360
  10. O280
  11. P280
  12. E240
Green cards by class of admission, FY2024
  1. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens820
  2. Employment-based preferences70
  3. Family-sponsored preferences50
  4. Diversity visa lottery10
  5. Refugees and asylees10
Temporary worker admissions (I-94), FY2024
  1. Specialty occupations (H-1B)500
  2. Intracompany transferees (L-1)170
  3. Spouses and children160
  4. Athletes, artists and entertainers (P)150
  5. Extraordinary ability (O-1, O-2)100
  6. Other temporary workers40
Green cards, FY2024 (born in the Bahamas)
950
Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in the Bahamas)
690
I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
333,620
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Homeland Security Statistics, Yearbook of Immigration Statistics 2024 (public domain)Data as at FY2024

Embassy and consulates

Missions of the United States in the Bahamas, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyNassau—
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in the United States, 2023; the Bahamas ranks 107.

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 the Bahamas, 2023
  1. Canada400
  2. Germany9
  3. Australia7
  4. Japan4
  5. Sweden3
  6. Switzerland3
  7. Finland2
  8. Netherlands2
  9. Austria2
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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