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Gambia → United States

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Gambia
To
United States
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
1,180
Change since 2018
+15.3%
Share of all arrivals in the United States, 2023
0.10%
Inflow 20231,180OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from the Gambia to the United States

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

Inflows by year

6861,371200020032006200920122015201820212023
6861,3712000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000231
2001390
2002343
2003263
2004422
2005581
2006897
2007826
2008714
2009955
2010864
2011967
20121,130
20131,021
20141,090
20151,122
20161,218
20171,117
20181,023
20191,371
2020653
2021763
2022982
20231,180
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
20231,180—860
2022982—1,134
2021763—815
2020653—599
20191,371—734
20181,023—652
20171,117—584
20161,218—734
20151,122—689
20141,090—514
20131,0217,238576
20121,13012,915560
2011967—509
2010864—443
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

U.S. visas

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

Non-immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. B1/B2618
  2. K1122
  3. F199
  4. G291
  5. A257
  6. C1/D39
  7. G431
  8. J124
  9. C117
  10. K213
  11. H1B12
  12. A111

Non-immigrant visas by fiscal year

1,2292,458201720182019202020212022202320242025
1,2292,45820172019202120232025
Data table
2017709
20181,218
20191,253
2020556
2021381
20221,591
20232,458
20242,113
20251,177
Immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. IR1409
  2. IR2398
  3. IR5268
  4. FX186
  5. F2A79
  6. F178
  7. F2B47
  8. DV22

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

91720082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
9172008201120142017202020232024
Data table
20089
20091
20106
20112
20122
20132
20144
20153
20161
20172
20182
20192
20203
20219
202210
202317
202414
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 Gambia, and I-94 admissions of citizens of the Gambia, by fiscal year (DHS).

Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizationsI-94 admissions
20241,3008602,830
20231,0801,0002,760
20221,0101,0701,760
2021780830870
20206606101,040
20191,3807302,380
20181,0206502,310
20171,1305902,110
20161,2507202,230
20151,1406902,310
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. B3,030
  2. F580
  3. G570
  4. C490
  5. K220
  6. A210
  7. J100
  8. WT60
  9. H1B50
  10. L10
  11. WB10
Green cards by class of admission, FY2024
  1. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens1,040
  2. Family-sponsored preferences160
  3. Refugees and asylees70
  4. Employment-based preferences20
  5. Diversity visa lottery10
Green cards, FY2024 (born in the Gambia)
1,300
Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in the Gambia)
860
I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
2,830
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; the Gambia ranks 90.

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 Gambia, 2023
  1. Spain3,387
  2. Italy2,395
  3. Germany1,729
  4. France374
  5. Sweden216
  6. Netherlands214
  7. Canada115
  8. Belgium98
  9. Finland93
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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