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Kuwait → United States

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Kuwait
To
United States
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
110
Change since 2018
+35.8%
Share of all arrivals in the United States, 2023
0.01%
Inflow 2023110OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Kuwait to the United States

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

Inflows by year

6291,258200020032006200920122015201820212023
6291,2582000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20001,015
20011,258
20021,056
2003707
20041,091
20051,152
20061,230
20071,017
2008213
2009188
2010155
2011112
2012113
201396
2014107
2015106
201697
2017105
201881
2019115
2020103
2021127
2022133
2023110
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—7,778—
202311010,58070
202213315,88888
202112721,90161
202010313,952104
20191154,21275
20188114,93563
201710512,96350
20169719,31856
201510626,53187
201410715,70046
2013968,56760
201211314,28967
201111210,99561
20101556,89782
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

U.S. visas

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

Non-immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. B1/B27,949
  2. F1625
  3. A2462
  4. F2105
  5. G277
  6. C1/D54
  7. J142
  8. H1B23
  9. A121
  10. G414
  11. G113
  12. H410

Non-immigrant visas by fiscal year

10k21k201720182019202020212022202320242025
10k21k20172019202120232025
Data table
201713,163
201820,650
201920,220
20207,259
20218,255
202218,619
202318,733
202414,639
20259,415
Immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. IR5131
  2. F497
  3. IR184
  4. F383
  5. E339
  6. IR229
  7. F116
  8. E214

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

611200920102012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
611200920132016201920222024
Data table
20092
20105
20123
20131
20142
20152
201611
20178
201810
20196
20204
20218
20223
20236
20243
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 Kuwait, and I-94 admissions of citizens of Kuwait, by fiscal year (DHS).

Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizationsI-94 admissions
20241,03087035,210
20231,1701,01036,060
20221,1201,19033,050
202192083016,640
202077084021,510
20191,2001,11056,460
20181,09079060,040
20171,18068061,580
20161,19079077,170
20151,06082073,940
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. B51,910
  2. F19,870
  3. A2,130
  4. G490
  5. J310
  6. WT270
  7. H1B160
  8. C80
  9. L30
  10. WB30
  11. I20
  12. L2S20
Green cards by class of admission, FY2024
  1. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens490
  2. Employment-based preferences200
  3. Family-sponsored preferences150
  4. Refugees and asylees110
  5. Diversity visa lottery70
Temporary worker admissions (I-94), FY2024
  1. Specialty occupations (H-1B)70
  2. Intracompany transferees (L-1)10
  3. Extraordinary ability (O-1, O-2)10
  4. Spouses and children10
  5. Other temporary workers10
Green cards, FY2024 (born in Kuwait)
1,030
Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in Kuwait)
870
I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
35,210
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; Kuwait ranks 156.

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 Kuwait, 2023
  1. Türkiye1,277
  2. Germany424
  3. Australia317
  4. France64
  5. Japan52
  6. Canada40
  7. New Zealand39
  8. South Korea23
  9. Hungary15
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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