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Tanzania → United States

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Tanzania
To
United States
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
730
Change since 2018
+25.9%
Share of all arrivals in the United States, 2023
0.06%
Inflow 2023730OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Tanzania to the United States

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

Inflows by year

5511,101200020032006200920122015201820212023
5511,1012000200420082012201620202023
Data table
2000480
2001476
2002577
2003554
2004747
2005829
2006949
2007832
2008680
20091,101
2010977
2011735
2012689
2013608
2014550
2015557
2016569
2017581
2018580
2019624
2020382
2021474
2022542
2023730
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—26,256—
202373030,367570
202254216,515634
202147416,781448
202038216,619415
201962411,431537
20185806,272416
20175815,954431
201656911,405516
201555717,871448
201455011,217387
20136089,777497
201268915,510455
201173510,740419
201097710,499367
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

U.S. visas

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

Non-immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. B1/B25,486
  2. F1580
  3. G2422
  4. A2289
  5. G4230
  6. J1159
  7. C1/D121
  8. G160
  9. A154
  10. F251
  11. B146
  12. H1B37

Non-immigrant visas by fiscal year

4,3328,664201720182019202020212022202320242025
4,3328,66420172019202120232025
Data table
20174,357
20186,666
20196,505
20202,514
20211,796
20226,333
20238,223
20248,664
20257,730
Immigrant visas by class, FY2025
  1. DV79
  2. IR172
  3. IR556
  4. IR244
  5. F431
  6. E220
  7. F2A15
  8. CR113

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

173320082009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
17332008201120142017202020232024
Data table
200825
200913
201027
201123
201215
20136
20149
201519
201633
201712
201811
201916
202016
202119
202211
202319
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 Tanzania, and I-94 admissions of citizens of Tanzania, by fiscal year (DHS).

Fiscal yearGreen cardsNaturalizationsI-94 admissions
20241,85081010,370
20231,8209409,380
20221,6408706,080
20211,4405601,700
20202,3105303,250
20193,1407308,410
20183,1905608,540
20171,4205508,070
20167906408,680
20158005509,680
I-94 admissions by class of admission, FY2024
  1. B13,280
  2. F1,760
  3. G1,370
  4. A850
  5. J470
  6. C390
  7. H1B260
  8. K100
  9. R100
  10. WT100
  11. P70
  12. L50
Green cards by class of admission, FY2024
  1. Refugees and asylees1,170
  2. Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens510
  3. Diversity visa lottery80
  4. Employment-based preferences70
  5. Family-sponsored preferences20
  6. Other classes10
Temporary worker admissions (I-94), FY2024
  1. Specialty occupations (H-1B)150
  2. Other temporary workers60
  3. Spouses and children40
  4. Intracompany transferees (L-1)30
  5. Extraordinary ability (O-1, O-2)30
  6. Athletes, artists and entertainers (P)30
Green cards, FY2024 (born in Tanzania)
1,850
Naturalizations, FY2024 (born in Tanzania)
810
I-94 admissions, FY2024 (citizenship)
10,370
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; Tanzania ranks 111.

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 Tanzania, 2023
  1. Germany714
  2. Türkiye343
  3. Canada275
  4. Denmark246
  5. Japan212
  6. South Korea118
  7. Netherlands114
  8. Italy111
  9. Belgium79
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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