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Barbados → United States

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Barbados
To
United States
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
340
Change since 2018
+2.4%
Share of all arrivals in the United States, 2023
0.03%
Inflow 2023340OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Barbados to the United States

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

Inflows by year

480959200020032006200920122015201820212023
4809592000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000777
2001895
2002813
2003516
2004630
2005846
2006959
2007689
2008556
2009601
2010463
2011455
2012456
2013451
2014397
2015394
2016373
2017378
2018332
2019346
2020228
2021291
2022306
2023340
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—14,338—
202334014,994490
20223069,758708
202129111,841657
20202286,837397
20193465,117635
201833211,685556
201737822,435655
201637317,173667
20153949,913652
20143975,760546
201345114,962708
201245615,991694
201145514,452663
201046315,028542
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

U.S. visas

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

Non-immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. B1/B28,608
  2. F1132
  3. H2B74
  4. J153
  5. C1/D50
  6. H2A33
  7. C329
  8. G427
  9. H1B26
  10. A226
  11. C116
  12. O216

Non-immigrant visas by fiscal year

6,46313k201720182019202020212022202320242025
6,46313k20172019202120232025
Data table
20177,025
201810,973
201912,717
20205,101
20212,813
20227,064
202312,925
202410,935
20259,189
Immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. F135
  2. IR524
  3. IR223
  4. IR113
  5. F36
  6. E36
  7. F46
  8. FX5

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

122320082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
12232008201120142017202020232024
Data table
200815
200910
201019
201123
201217
201310
201413
20159
201615
201710
201815
201913
20204
20217
20227
20233
202412
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 Barbados, and I-94 admissions of citizens of Barbados, by fiscal year (DHS).

Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizationsI-94 admissions
202428048061,390
202330052047,800
202231067035,700
20212706409,790
202023040028,150
201934063069,590
201832056069,430
201737065069,320
201637065068,630
201538065062,210
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. B115,780
  2. WT2,460
  3. F1,400
  4. A890
  5. G650
  6. C640
  7. O330
  8. H1B260
  9. J250
  10. WB160
  11. H2B, H2R140
  12. P130
Green cards by class of admission, FY2024
  1. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens220
  2. Family-sponsored preferences40
  3. Employment-based preferences20
Temporary worker admissions (I-94), FY2024
  1. Extraordinary ability (O-1, O-2)170
  2. Specialty occupations (H-1B)160
  3. Seasonal non-agricultural workers (H-2B)70
  4. Athletes, artists and entertainers (P)70
  5. Intracompany transferees (L-1)60
  6. Seasonal agricultural workers (H-2A)40
  7. Spouses and children40
  8. Other temporary workers30
Green cards, FY2024 (born in Barbados)
280
Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in Barbados)
480
I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
61,390
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; Barbados ranks 134.

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 Barbados, 2023
  1. Canada265
  2. Japan17
  3. Netherlands5
  4. Austria5
  5. Switzerland3
  6. Sweden2
  7. South Korea2
  8. Hungary1
  9. Italy1
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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