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Guinea → United States

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Guinea
To
United States
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
1,510
Change since 2018
+16.9%
Share of all arrivals in the United States, 2023
0.13%
Inflow 20231,510OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Guinea to the United States

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

Inflows by year

8241,648200020032006200920122015201820212023
8241,6482000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20003
200111
200216
200329
2004347
2005495
20061,110
20071,088
20081,631
20091,620
20101,359
20111,506
20121,648
20131,506
20141,368
20151,394
20161,471
20171,340
20181,292
20191,587
2020849
2021728
20221,347
20231,510
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—15,319—
20231,5109,009990
20221,3475,2211,338
20217284,3851,017
20208493,514778
20191,5877,3701,078
20181,29210,678939
20171,3409,592976
20161,4717,3931,109
20151,39410,1961,021
20141,3689,935928
20131,5068,524985
20121,64814,265806
20111,5068,291586
20101,35913,047435
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

U.S. visas

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

Non-immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. B1/B22,610
  2. G2184
  3. A2175
  4. K194
  5. G446
  6. F138
  7. P331
  8. J129
  9. B127
  10. B213
  11. G16
  12. A16

Non-immigrant visas by fiscal year

1,6523,303201720182019202020212022202320242025
1,6523,30320172019202120232025
Data table
20171,455
20181,737
20191,655
2020898
2021308
20221,670
20233,303
20242,515
20253,298
Immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. IR2457
  2. IR1381
  3. IR5374
  4. DV373
  5. FX242
  6. F2A93
  7. F173
  8. GV337

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

36200920102011201220142015201620172018202120222024
362009201120142016201820222024
Data table
20094
20106
20114
20122
20141
20151
20162
20172
20181
20212
20221
20242
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 Guinea, and I-94 admissions of citizens of Guinea, by fiscal year (DHS).

Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizationsI-94 admissions
20241,3608703,910
20231,5401,1203,170
20221,3701,3201,830
20217501,020880
20208607701,390
20191,5801,0703,580
20181,2809203,520
20171,3509603,940
20161,5001,0803,790
20151,3901,0003,220
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. B5,770
  2. G540
  3. F210
  4. K160
  5. A150
  6. J100
  7. WT80
  8. P50
  9. Unknown50
  10. I20
  11. C10
  12. O10
Green cards by class of admission, FY2024
  1. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens910
  2. Refugees and asylees170
  3. Diversity visa lottery150
  4. Family-sponsored preferences110
  5. Employment-based preferences20
Green cards, FY2024 (born in Guinea)
1,360
Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in Guinea)
870
I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
3,910
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; Guinea ranks 83.

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 Guinea, 2023
  1. France6,223
  2. Germany4,487
  3. Italy2,334
  4. Belgium1,927
  5. Spain1,674
  6. Canada520
  7. Portugal344
  8. Türkiye144
  9. Luxembourg138
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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