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Kyrgyzstan → United States

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Kyrgyzstan
To
United States
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
2,540
Change since 2018
+203.1%
Share of all arrivals in the United States, 2023
0.22%
Inflow 20232,540OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Kyrgyzstan to the United States

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

Inflows by year

1,2702,540200020032006200920122015201820212023
1,2702,5402000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000388
2001582
2002473
2003356
2004439
2005656
2006785
2007597
2008560
2009506
2010437
2011491
2012580
2013595
2014651
2015731
2016709
2017608
2018838
2019812
2020538
2021652
20221,525
20232,540
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
20232,540—560
20221,525—659
2021652—531
2020538—346
2019812—501
2018838—444
2017608—384
2016709—350
2015731—396
2014651—268
2013595—343
2012580—393
2011491—433
2010437—389
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

U.S. visas

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

Non-immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. B1/B28,602
  2. F1991
  3. J1253
  4. D193
  5. C1165
  6. A2142
  7. G2104
  8. G480
  9. H465
  10. H1B48
  11. G122
  12. A122

Non-immigrant visas by fiscal year

6,32613k201720182019202020212022202320242025
6,32613k20172019202120232025
Data table
20172,056
20183,274
20192,909
20201,618
20211,032
20224,935
202310,859
202412,651
202510,818
Immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. DV1,472
  2. IR565
  3. E133
  4. IR232
  5. IR126
  6. E222
  7. F2A20
  8. GV318

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

122420082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
12242008201120142017202020232024
Data table
20086
20092
201012
20115
201210
20131
20148
201514
201615
201712
201811
201910
202010
202115
202217
202317
202424
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 Kyrgyzstan, and I-94 admissions of citizens of Kyrgyzstan, by fiscal year (DHS).

Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizationsI-94 admissions
20242,51063012,730
20232,6807009,370
20221,6407605,140
20217105702,180
20205904102,580
20198805405,020
20189104804,960
20177204101,940
20168504103,480
20157904203,610
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. B18,210
  2. F4,050
  3. J730
  4. G560
  5. A410
  6. H1B110
  7. C100
  8. K90
  9. H60
  10. I60
  11. P60
  12. Unknown60
Green cards by class of admission, FY2024
  1. Diversity visa lottery1,740
  2. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens420
  3. Refugees and asylees210
  4. Employment-based preferences90
  5. Family-sponsored preferences40
  6. Other classes10
Temporary worker admissions (I-94), FY2024
  1. Specialty occupations (H-1B)60
  2. Spouses and children60
  3. Athletes, artists and entertainers (P)30
  4. Other temporary workers30
  5. Intracompany transferees (L-1)20
  6. Extraordinary ability (O-1, O-2)10
Green cards, FY2024 (born in Kyrgyzstan)
2,510
Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in Kyrgyzstan)
630
I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
12,730
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; Kyrgyzstan ranks 67.

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 Kyrgyzstan, 2023
  1. Türkiye5,494
  2. Lithuania3,227
  3. South Korea2,719
  4. Hungary2,293
  5. Germany2,137
  6. Japan540
  7. Italy408
  8. Finland280
  9. Czechia243
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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