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Haiti → United States

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Haiti
To
United States
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
15,550
Change since 2018
-26.8%
Share of all arrivals in the United States, 2023
1.32%
Inflow 202315,550OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Haiti to the United States

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

Inflows by year

15k30k200020032006200920122015201820212023
15k30k2000200420082012201620202023
Data table
200022,337
200127,031
200220,213
200312,293
200414,191
200514,524
200622,226
200730,405
200825,730
200923,999
201022,394
201121,956
201222,701
201320,225
201415,152
201516,876
201623,282
201721,743
201821,250
201917,154
20209,285
202111,400
202210,330
202315,550
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—473,585—
202315,550304,86914,530
202210,330246,48118,332
202111,400309,58914,744
20209,285285,13710,726
201917,154233,90814,228
201821,250285,67814,343
201721,743268,97212,723
201623,282276,17515,223
201516,876297,83914,037
201415,152276,95513,635
201320,225268,33823,444
201222,701312,34519,097
201121,956292,91014,170
201022,394266,45812,253

Migrant population

People born in Haiti who live in the United States: mid-year estimates of the international migrant stock (UN DESA).

Migrant population by year

399k798k19901995200020052010201520202024
399k798k19902000201020202024
Data table
1990232,257
1995351,336
2000432,213
2005491,199
2010599,162
2015686,053
2020732,899
2024798,232
Estimate, 2024
798,232
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
1.5%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
18
Counted by
country of birth

U.S. visas

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

Non-immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. B1/B25,257
  2. K1213
  3. A2185
  4. C3126
  5. G4120
  6. A192
  7. P381
  8. G268
  9. F156
  10. K242
  11. C135
  12. G123

Non-immigrant visas by fiscal year

14k28k201720182019202020212022202320242025
14k28k20172019202120232025
Data table
201718,253
201828,445
201922,375
202011,957
20218,582
202214,280
202310,557
20247,939
20256,433
Immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. IR21,123
  2. IR1910
  3. IR5531
  4. FX353
  5. F2B283
  6. F1278
  7. F4192
  8. F3131

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

20140120082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
2014012008201120142017202020232024
Data table
200815
20097
201010
20117
20126
20134
20148
201514
201614
201712
2018401
201928
202017
202125
202227
202323
202448

Green cards, citizenship and admissions

Green cards and naturalizations of people born in Haiti, and I-94 admissions of citizens of Haiti, by fiscal year (DHS).

Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizationsI-94 admissions
202410,80014,16050,970
202315,45016,10060,560
202210,43018,00066,560
202111,46014,88076,040
20209,34010,87068,220
201917,25014,310140,910
201821,36014,410146,330
201721,82012,800154,980
201623,58015,280161,880
201516,97014,050136,800
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. B75,850
  2. Unknown7,060
  3. F930
  4. G910
  5. C830
  6. K730
  7. P690
  8. WT640
  9. A580
  10. TD240
  11. J200
  12. H1B130
Green cards by class of admission, FY2024
  1. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens8,310
  2. Family-sponsored preferences1,910
  3. Employment-based preferences300
  4. Refugees and asylees280
  5. Other classes10
Temporary worker admissions (I-94), FY2024
  1. Athletes, artists and entertainers (P)390
  2. Spouses and children180
  3. Specialty occupations (H-1B)90
  4. Other temporary workers80
  5. Intracompany transferees (L-1)70
  6. Extraordinary ability (O-1, O-2)20
  7. Seasonal non-agricultural workers (H-2B)10
Green cards, FY2024 (born in Haiti)
10,800
Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in Haiti)
14,160
I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
50,970

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in the United States, 2023; Haiti ranks 18.

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 Haiti, 2023
  1. Chile4,411
  2. France3,921
  3. Canada3,015
  4. Mexico1,789
  5. Italy63
  6. Germany60
  7. Belgium47
  8. Switzerland28
  9. Japan18