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Netherlands → United States

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Netherlands
To
United States
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
1,500
Change since 2018
+9.6%
Share of all arrivals in the United States, 2023
0.13%
Inflow 20231,500OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from the Netherlands to the United States

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

Inflows by year

9361,871200020032006200920122015201820212023
9361,8712000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20001,337
20011,679
20021,549
2003981
20041,303
20051,815
20061,651
20071,368
20081,555
20091,871
20101,645
20111,426
20121,436
20131,509
20141,566
20151,581
20161,727
20171,361
20181,369
20191,666
20201,195
20211,261
20221,308
20231,500
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—28,578—
20231,50025,1481,060
20221,30831,1451,431
20211,26127,8611,139
20201,19524,100954
20191,66649,7671,316
20181,36955,5671,149
20171,36132,874982
20161,72730,5021,096
20151,58123,4641,039
20141,56623,853894
20131,50941,1931,104
20121,43639,0201,187
20111,42633,2051,040
20101,64538,815883
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

U.S. visas

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

Non-immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. B1/B25,103
  2. J11,800
  3. C1/D1,455
  4. F11,254
  5. L1825
  6. B1592
  7. L2533
  8. A2484
  9. NATO6388
  10. O1301
  11. E2289
  12. P1247

Non-immigrant visas by fiscal year

11k23k201720182019202020212022202320242025
11k23k20172019202120232025
Data table
201715,062
201822,711
201921,624
202011,676
20215,033
202213,007
202314,615
202416,417
202514,762
Immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. IR173
  2. CR130
  3. E124
  4. IR518
  5. E216
  6. E39
  7. F47
  8. FX7

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

7515020082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
751502008201120142017202020232024
Data table
2008101
200951
2010140
201187
2012106
201359
2014101
2015111
2016133
2017129
2018150
2019111
2020112
2021143
202267
202385
202476
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 Netherlands, and I-94 admissions of citizens of the Netherlands, by fiscal year (DHS).

Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizationsI-94 admissions
20241,000880754,810
20231,210870690,850
2022970920528,430
20211,01083071,430
2020960670355,980
20191,270950893,210
20181,000850890,570
20171,060700853,330
20161,320830820,310
20151,310780801,610
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. WT1,115,640
  2. WB183,240
  3. B55,180
  4. N1 to N18,060
  5. L12,590
  6. F11,750
  7. J7,490
  8. O6,370
  9. E4,230
  10. G3,870
  11. A3,480
  12. L2S3,410
Green cards by class of admission, FY2024
  1. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens590
  2. Employment-based preferences370
  3. Family-sponsored preferences10
  4. Diversity visa lottery10
  5. Other classes10
Temporary worker admissions (I-94), FY2024
  1. Intracompany transferees (L-1)6,890
  2. Spouses and children3,790
  3. Extraordinary ability (O-1, O-2)3,150
  4. Specialty occupations (H-1B)1,180
  5. Athletes, artists and entertainers (P)630
  6. Other temporary workers570
  7. Seasonal agricultural workers (H-2A)30
  8. Seasonal non-agricultural workers (H-2B)30
Green cards, FY2024 (born in the Netherlands)
1,000
Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in the Netherlands)
880
I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
754,810
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 Netherlands ranks 84.

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 Netherlands, 2023
  1. Spain8,956
  2. Germany7,550
  3. Belgium7,385
  4. Portugal3,177
  5. France2,341
  6. Sweden1,648
  7. Switzerland1,590
  8. Japan1,387
  9. Denmark1,165
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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