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Philippines → United States

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Philippines
To
United States
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
48,690
Change since 2018
+3.8%
Share of all arrivals in the United States, 2023
4.13%
Inflow 202348,690OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from the Philippines to the United States

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

Inflows by year

37k75k200020032006200920122015201820212023
37k75k2000200420082012201620202023
Data table
200042,343
200152,919
200251,040
200345,250
200457,846
200560,746
200674,606
200772,596
200853,350
200959,408
201057,593
201156,582
201256,919
201354,272
201449,213
201555,954
201652,194
201748,694
201846,889
201945,595
202025,209
202127,458
202236,313
202348,690
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—465,216—
202348,690470,96340,570
202236,313410,55953,100
202127,458414,40647,989
202025,209456,04433,079
201945,595505,55843,263
201846,889516,05438,519
201748,694510,83736,573
201652,194599,49240,973
201555,954565,72840,438
201449,213498,62534,277
201354,272595,74943,076
201256,919635,86044,508
201156,582638,36942,122
201057,593597,96835,121
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

Migrant population

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

Migrant population by year

1.13M2.26M19901995200020052010201520202024
1.13M2.26M19902000201020202024
Data table
1990974,413
19951,239,102
20001,462,860
20051,695,406
20101,898,592
20152,098,753
20202,159,185
20242,263,697
Estimate, 2024
2,263,697
Share of all international migrants in the destination, 2024
4.3%
Rank among countries of birth, 2024
4
Counted by
country of birth
Source: United Nations, DESA Population Division, International Migrant Stock 2024 (CC BY 3.0 IGO)Data as at 2024

U.S. visas

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

Non-immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. B1/B2116,156
  2. C1/D77,160
  3. J15,452
  4. K15,421
  5. B14,196
  6. J23,547
  7. H1B3,350
  8. H2B3,233
  9. H42,700
  10. C11,470
  11. A21,459
  12. K21,227

Non-immigrant visas by fiscal year

151k302k201720182019202020212022202320242025
151k302k20172019202120232025
Data table
2017140,068
2018238,682
2019240,996
2020121,950
202191,215
2022195,197
2023286,484
2024302,184
2025231,962
Immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. IR58,878
  2. E35,997
  3. IR15,294
  4. IR24,136
  5. F43,811
  6. FX2,935
  7. F12,483
  8. F2B2,411

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

1,6533,30520082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
1,6533,3052008201120142017202020232024
Data table
20082,995
20091,631
20103,305
20111,900
20121,530
2013928
20141,502
20151,509
20161,839
20171,205
20181,485
20191,484
20201,577
20211,859
20222,667
20232,702
20243,160
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 Philippines, and I-94 admissions of citizens of the Philippines, by fiscal year (DHS).

Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizationsI-94 admissions
202448,82041,200500,590
202349,20044,760405,180
202236,00053,410285,450
202127,51048,480113,590
202025,49033,420235,870
201945,92043,680514,860
201847,26038,840498,980
201749,15036,830485,520
201653,29041,290451,330
201556,48040,820420,920
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. B625,840
  2. C197,470
  3. J28,460
  4. K21,660
  5. H1B13,330
  6. F8,840
  7. L6,480
  8. A6,250
  9. H5,840
  10. CW5,740
  11. H2B, H2R5,650
  12. G3,820
Green cards by class of admission, FY2024
  1. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens24,170
  2. Family-sponsored preferences13,440
  3. Employment-based preferences11,060
  4. Other classes130
  5. Refugees and asylees20
Temporary worker admissions (I-94), FY2024
  1. Specialty occupations (H-1B)7,150
  2. Spouses and children5,400
  3. Intracompany transferees (L-1)3,470
  4. Other temporary workers3,040
  5. Seasonal non-agricultural workers (H-2B)2,840
  6. Extraordinary ability (O-1, O-2)520
  7. Athletes, artists and entertainers (P)320
  8. Seasonal agricultural workers (H-2A)30
Green cards, FY2024 (born in the Philippines)
48,820
Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in the Philippines)
41,200
I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
500,590
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 Philippines ranks 6.

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 Philippines, 2023
  1. New Zealand38,838
  2. Japan37,338
  3. Canada26,965
  4. South Korea17,458
  5. Australia13,083
  6. Germany8,811
  7. Hungary6,022
  8. Spain4,979
  9. Finland3,537
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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