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Singapore → United States

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Singapore
To
United States
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
740
Change since 2018
-2.5%
Share of all arrivals in the United States, 2023
0.06%
Inflow 2023740OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Singapore to the United States

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

Inflows by year

6021,204200020032006200920122015201820212023
6021,2042000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000668
20011,100
20021,033
2003582
2004966
20051,204
2006997
2007985
2008856
2009795
2010712
2011672
2012669
2013801
2014715
2015750
2016763
2017821
2018759
2019799
2020738
2021739
2022854
2023740
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—9,402—
202374014,722210
202285420,154339
202173921,313256
202073829,899238
201979918,954314
201875915,666307
201782113,604242
201676315,335276
201575016,014293
201471523,515250
201380117,835249
201266919,270295
201167224,755275
201071219,750334
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

U.S. visas

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

Non-immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. A22,021
  2. F11,515
  3. C1/D1,448
  4. H1B1987
  5. J1980
  6. B1/B2716
  7. H1B532
  8. L1414
  9. L2288
  10. H4217
  11. G286
  12. F274

Non-immigrant visas by fiscal year

5,62511k201720182019202020212022202320242025
5,62511k20172019202120232025
Data table
20177,283
201810,493
201910,033
20204,971
20216,364
20229,790
202311,250
202410,057
20259,711
Immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. I528
  2. IR126
  3. E323
  4. IR212
  5. IR512
  6. F110
  7. CR110
  8. E26

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

11322620082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
1132262008201120142017202020232024
Data table
2008104
200990
2010168
2011152
2012153
201392
2014123
2015151
2016226
2017184
2018226
2019191
2020192
2021206
2022150
2023148
2024114
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 Singapore, and I-94 admissions of citizens of Singapore, by fiscal year (DHS).

Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizationsI-94 admissions
2024770320164,840
2023880310150,980
202297039084,690
202180030011,160
202081026077,300
2019820360178,160
2018800330166,190
2017820280161,430
2016810310160,190
2015780290163,670
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. WT202,710
  2. WB67,220
  3. B26,080
  4. F17,530
  5. H1B10,540
  6. A9,090
  7. L4,530
  8. J3,790
  9. C1,600
  10. L2S1,400
  11. G1,220
  12. H1,070
Green cards by class of admission, FY2024
  1. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens370
  2. Employment-based preferences370
  3. Family-sponsored preferences20
Temporary worker admissions (I-94), FY2024
  1. Specialty occupations (H-1B)3,880
  2. Intracompany transferees (L-1)2,220
  3. Other temporary workers1,950
  4. Spouses and children1,740
  5. Extraordinary ability (O-1, O-2)350
  6. Athletes, artists and entertainers (P)90
Green cards, FY2024 (born in Singapore)
770
Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in Singapore)
320
I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
164,840
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; Singapore ranks 110.

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 Singapore, 2023
  1. Australia1,609
  2. Japan775
  3. New Zealand618
  4. Germany568
  5. Netherlands494
  6. South Korea492
  7. Canada280
  8. Denmark228
  9. Switzerland181
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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