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Sudan → United States

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Sudan
To
United States
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
3,820
Change since 2018
-6.0%
Share of all arrivals in the United States, 2023
0.32%
Inflow 20233,820OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Sudan to the United States

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

Inflows by year

2,7525,504200020032006200920122015201820212023
2,7525,5042000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20001,531
20011,650
20022,921
20031,883
20043,211
20055,231
20065,504
20072,930
20083,796
20093,942
20102,633
20112,963
20122,772
20132,135
20142,822
20154,203
20163,558
20173,945
20184,063
20193,448
20202,017
2021977
20221,641
20233,820
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—31,578—
20233,82029,3222,380
20221,64120,5013,398
202197711,7901,869
20202,01724,8741,814
20193,44825,4822,592
20184,06347,9801,588
20173,94533,8541,333
20163,55823,6631,734
20154,20328,3411,702
20142,82226,1501,424
20132,13515,3911,801
20122,77219,6132,253
20112,96319,3992,473
20102,63320,4132,920
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

U.S. visas

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

Non-immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. B1/B21,695
  2. G2112
  3. B1108
  4. G496
  5. J190
  6. F179
  7. G166
  8. A161
  9. H1B40
  10. K134
  11. H431
  12. J221

Non-immigrant visas by fiscal year

2,5585,116201720182019202020212022202320242025
2,5585,11620172019202120232025
Data table
20172,226
20185,116
20194,556
20202,080
20211,184
20223,111
20234,587
20244,225
20252,520
Immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. DV1,247
  2. IR1500
  3. IR5499
  4. GV3295
  5. IR2230
  6. GV188
  7. GV276
  8. FX70

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

214220082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
21422008201120142017202020232024
Data table
20087
20094
20109
20118
20124
20131
20146
20158
20168
20173
201811
201913
202015
202116
202216
202320
202442
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 Sudan, and I-94 admissions of citizens of Sudan, by fiscal year (DHS).

Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizationsI-94 admissions
20243,8802,1703,870
20233,3402,6204,030
20221,3703,3002,520
20218701,800960
20201,8701,7501,840
20192,9502,5304,470
20183,6601,6104,660
20173,5201,3504,430
20163,1601,7806,410
20153,5801,7404,790
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. B4,130
  2. G470
  3. F440
  4. J360
  5. A150
  6. H1B100
  7. H80
  8. K70
  9. L40
  10. L2Y30
  11. WT30
  12. L2S20
Green cards by class of admission, FY2024
  1. Diversity visa lottery1,640
  2. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens1,070
  3. Refugees and asylees960
  4. Family-sponsored preferences140
  5. Employment-based preferences80
Temporary worker admissions (I-94), FY2024
  1. Spouses and children80
  2. Specialty occupations (H-1B)60
  3. Intracompany transferees (L-1)20
Green cards, FY2024 (born in Sudan)
3,880
Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in Sudan)
2,170
I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
3,870
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; Sudan ranks 54.

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 Sudan, 2023
  1. Germany2,177
  2. Canada2,010
  3. Türkiye1,908
  4. France1,603
  5. Netherlands369
  6. Italy316
  7. Sweden310
  8. Norway243
  9. Belgium184
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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