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Cyprus → United States

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Cyprus
To
United States
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
80
Change since 2018
-22.3%
Share of all arrivals in the United States, 2023
0.01%
Inflow 202380OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Cyprus to the United States

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

Inflows by year

108216200020032006200920122015201820212023
1082162000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000160
2001216
2002158
2003123
2004143
2005196
2006180
2007137
2008110
2009121
2010108
201173
201279
2013106
2014110
201587
2016116
2017110
2018103
2019104
202084
202178
202283
202380
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
202380—100
202283—129
202178—105
202084—68
2019104—102
2018103—109
2017110—73
2016116—91
201587—90
2014110—90
20131061,991108
2012793,17670
201173—100
2010108—99
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

U.S. visas

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

Non-immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. B1/B24,464
  2. F1165
  3. A2116
  4. C1/D83
  5. J171
  6. G238
  7. H1B31
  8. L118
  9. O117
  10. A114
  11. G114
  12. G414

Non-immigrant visas by fiscal year

2,9955,990201720182019202020212022202320242025
2,9955,99020172019202120232025
Data table
20173,941
20185,708
20195,990
20202,158
2021693
20223,692
20235,544
20245,409
20255,109
Immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. IR55
  2. DV4
  3. F12
  4. SB12
  5. E32
  6. IR11
  7. F2A1
  8. E11

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

132620082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
13262008201120142017202020232024
Data table
200820
200914
201026
201111
201215
201310
20148
201510
201618
201725
201823
201915
20209
202117
202210
20239
20248
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 Cyprus, and I-94 admissions of citizens of Cyprus, by fiscal year (DHS).

Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizationsI-94 admissions
202410010012,260
202311013010,730
2022901406,940
20211001101,850
2020110805,120
201911012013,400
201812013012,810
20171208012,470
201613011011,490
201511011010,280
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. B20,210
  2. F2,060
  3. WT1,500
  4. J410
  5. A300
  6. G280
  7. H1B270
  8. WB260
  9. O190
  10. C140
  11. L140
  12. P50
Green cards by class of admission, FY2024
  1. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens50
  2. Employment-based preferences30
  3. Refugees and asylees10
Temporary worker admissions (I-94), FY2024
  1. Specialty occupations (H-1B)150
  2. Extraordinary ability (O-1, O-2)100
  3. Intracompany transferees (L-1)80
  4. Spouses and children40
  5. Athletes, artists and entertainers (P)20
  6. Other temporary workers10
Green cards, FY2024 (born in Cyprus)
100
Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in Cyprus)
100
I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
12,260
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; Cyprus ranks 158.

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 Cyprus, 2023
  1. Netherlands666
  2. Germany400
  3. France184
  4. Switzerland145
  5. Belgium115
  6. Austria80
  7. Sweden79
  8. Portugal77
  9. Israel67
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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