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Bhutan → United States

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Bhutan
To
United States
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
250
Change since 2018
-93.7%
Share of all arrivals in the United States, 2023
0.02%
Inflow 2023250OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Bhutan to the United States

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

Inflows by year

7,25115k200020032006200920122015201820212023
7,25115k2000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20000
20015
200214
200315
200417
200530
200678
200752
200846
2009721
20107,606
201113,552
201214,501
201313,205
201411,030
20159,961
20166,886
20174,893
20183,988
20192,520
20201,963
2021224
2022235
2023250
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—11,091—
20232508,2784,830
202223524,0165,764
202122430,3464,668
20201,96320,7055,324
20192,52031,2048,050
20183,98851,6587,080
20174,89360,9046,165
20166,88657,6886,011
20159,96152,0434,853
201411,03062,4392,761
201313,20544,007284
201214,50131,60741
201113,552—51
20107,606—49
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

U.S. visas

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

Non-immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. B1/B2493
  2. F172
  3. G262
  4. A231
  5. R128
  6. G424
  7. J119
  8. K111
  9. H1B8
  10. G17
  11. F25
  12. H45

Non-immigrant visas by fiscal year

459917201720182019202020212022202320242025
45991720172019202120232025
Data table
2017576
2018799
2019849
2020340
2021155
2022360
2023754
2024917
2025786
Immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. DV53
  2. IR514
  3. CR14
  4. IR13
  5. IR23
  6. F13
  7. CR21

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

2420082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
242008201120142017202020232024
Data table
20083
20092
20102
20111
20121
20131
20141
20153
20162
20171
20182
20192
20202
20213
20223
20233
20244
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 Bhutan, and I-94 admissions of citizens of Bhutan, by fiscal year (DHS).

Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizationsI-94 admissions
20241802,6101,190
20232104,250950
20222104,330500
20211403,940180
20201,0904,540500
20191,4406,9201,240
20182,3506,1901,230
20172,9405,5601,160
20164,2205,5601,070
20156,3304,5601,220
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. B710
  2. F210
  3. G150
  4. A50
  5. J30
  6. H1B10
  7. K10
  8. R10
Green cards by class of admission, FY2024
  1. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens80
  2. Diversity visa lottery60
  3. Refugees and asylees40
Green cards, FY2024 (born in Bhutan)
180
Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in Bhutan)
2,610
I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
1,190
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; Bhutan ranks 139.

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 Bhutan, 2023
  1. Australia1,058
  2. Japan372
  3. New Zealand51
  4. Canada50
  5. Germany27
  6. South Korea9
  7. Austria9
  8. Switzerland9
  9. Netherlands7
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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