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Table 7. Persons Obtaining Lawful Permanent Resident Status by Type and Detailed Class of Admission: Fiscal Year 2018

The 2018 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics is a compendium of tables that provide data on foreign nationals who are granted lawful permanent residence (i.e., immigrants who receive a “green card”), admitted as temporary nonimmigrants, granted asylum or refugee status, or are naturalized. The Yearbook also presents data on immigration enforcement actions, including apprehensions and arrests, removals, and returns.

All Immigrants
Type and Class of Admission Total Adjustments of status New arrivals
      Total, all immigrants 1,096,611 567,884 528,727

 

Immediate Relatives of U.S. Citizens
Type and Class of Admission Total Adjustments of status New arrivals
Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens 478,961 237,321 241,640
   Spouses, new arrivals (IR1) 75,078 - 75,078
   Spouses, adjustments (IR6) 40,460 40,460 -
   Spouses, new arrivals, conditional (CR1) 36,030 - 36,030
   Spouses, adjustments, conditional (CR6) 89,713 89,713 -
   Spouses, new arrivals, self petitioning (IB1) 185 - 185
   Spouses, adjustments, self petitioning (IB6) 2,930 2,930 -
   Spouses, widows or widowers, new arrivals (IW1) 381 - 381
   Spouses, widows or widowers, adjustments (IW6) 346 346 -
   Spouses, entered as fiance(e), adjustments, conditional (CF1) 21,885 21,885 -
   Spouses, entered as fiance(e), adjustments (IF1) 1,141 1,141 -
   Children, new arrivals (IR2) 39,144 - 39,144
   Children, adjustments (IR7) 7,247 7,247 -
   Children, new arrivals, conditional (CR2) 6,429 - 6,429
   Children, adjustments, conditional (CR7) 5,477 5,477 -
   Children, Amerasian, adjustments (AR6) 3 3 -
   Children, new arrivals, self petitioning (IB2) 39 - 39
   Children, adjustments, self petitioning (IB7) 235 235 -
   Children of IB1 or IB6, new arrivals (IB3) 282 - 282
   Children of IB1 or IB6, adjustments (IB8) 234 234 -
   Children of IW1 or IW6, new arrivals (IW2) 108 - 108
   Children of IW1 or IW6, adjustments (IW7) 34 34 -
   Children of CF1, adjustments, conditional (CF2) 3,103 3,103 -
   Children of IF1, adjustments (IF2) 426 426 -
   Children adopted abroad under the Hague Convention, new arrivals (IH3) 2,627 - 2,627
   Children to be adopted under the Hague Convention, new arrivals (IH4) 170 - 170
   Children to be adopted under the Hague Convention, adjustments (IH9) D D -
   Orphans adopted abroad, new arrivals (IR3) 1,047 - 1,047
   Orphans adopted abroad, adjustments (IR8) 4 4 -
   Orphans to be adopted, new arrivals (IR4) 183 - 183
   Orphans to be adopted, adjustments (IR9) D D -
   Parents of adult U.S. citizens, new arrivals (IR5) 79,930 - 79,930
   Parents of adult U.S. citizens, adjustments (IR0) 64,020 64,020 -
   Parents battered or abused, of U.S. citizens, new arrivals, self petitioning (IB5) 7 - 7
   Parents battered or abused, of U.S. citizens, adjustments, self petitioning (IB0) 61 61 -

 

Family-Sponsored Preferences
Type and Class of Admission Total Adjustments of status New arrivals
Family-sponsored preferences 216,563 12,448 204,115
   First: Unmarried sons/daughters of U.S. citizens and their children 27,251 1,952 25,299
      Unmarried sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, new arrivals (F11) 14,715 - 14,715
      Unmarried sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, adjustments (F16) 1,778 1,778 -
      Unmarried sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, new arrivals, self petitioning (B11) 9 - 9
      Children of A11 or A16, new arrivals (A12) D - D
      Children of F11 or F16, new arrivals (F12) 10,574 - 10,574
      Children of F11 or F16, adjustments (F17) 173 173 -
      Children of B11 or B16, adjustments (B17) D D -
   Second: Spouses, children, and unmarried sons/daughters of alien residents 109,841 4,389 105,452
      Spouses of alien residents, subject to country limits, new arrivals (F21) 11,091 - 11,091
      Spouses of alien residents, subject to country limits, adjustments (F26) 1,056 1,056 -
      Spouses of alien residents, subject to country limits, new arrivals, self petitioning (B21) 16 - 16
      Spouses of alien residents, subject to country limits, adjustments, self petitioning (B26) 350 350 -
      Spouses of alien residents, subject to country limits, new arrivals, conditional (C21) 4 - 4
      Spouses of alien residents, subject to country limits, adjustments, conditional (C26) 3 3 -
      Spouses of alien residents, exempt from country limits, new arrivals (FX1) 26,007 - 26,007
      Spouses of alien residents, exempt from country limits, adjustments (FX6) 417 417 -
      Spouses of alien residents, exempt from country limits, new arrivals, self petitioning (BX1) D - D
      Spouses of alien residents, exempt from country limits, adjustments, self petitioning (BX6) 96 96 -
      Spouses of alien residents, exempt from country limits, new arrivals, conditional (CX1) D - D
      Spouses of alien residents, exempt from country limits, adjustments, conditional (CX6) D D -
      Children of alien residents, subject to country limits, new arrivals (F22) 6,486 - 6,486
      Children of alien residents, subject to country limits, adjustments (F27) 503 503 -
      Children of alien residents, subject to country limits, new arrivals, self petitioning (B22) 13 - 13
      Children of alien residents, subject to country limits, adjustments, self petitioning (B27) 32 32 -
      Children of B21, B22, B26, or B27, subject to country limits, new arrivals (B23) 14 - 14
      Children of B21, B22, B26, or B27, subject to country limits, adjustments (B28) 39 39 -
      Children of F21, F22, F26, or F27, subject to country limits, new arrivals (F23) 4,027 - 4,027
      Children of F21, F22, F26, or F27, subject to country limits, adjustments (F28) 26 26 -
      Children of C24 or C29, subject to country limits, adjustments, conditional (C20) 7 7 -
      Children of B24 or B29, subject to country limits, adjustments (B20) D D -
      Children of F24 or F29, subject to country limits, new arrivals (F25) 11,488 - 11,488
      Children of F24 or F29, subject to country limits, adjustments (F20) 105 105 -
      Children of alien residents, exempt from country limits, new arrivals (FX2) 23,169 - 23,169
      Children of alien residents, exempt from country limits, adjustments (FX7) 164 164 -
      Children of alien residents, exempt from country limits, new arrivals, self petitioning (BX2) D - D
      Children of alien residents, exempt from country limits, adjustments, self petitioning (BX7) 9 9 -
      Children of BX1, BX2, BX6, or BX7, exempt from country limits, new arrivals (BX3) D - D
      Children of BX1, BX2, BX6, or BX7, exempt from country limits, adjustments (BX8) 22 22 -
      Children of FX1, FX2, FX7, or FX8, exempt from country limits, new arrivals (FX3) 9,392 - 9,392
      Children of FX1, FX2, FX7, or FX8, exempt from country limits, adjustments (FX8) 24 24 -
      Children of alien residents, exempt from country limits, new arrivals, conditional (CX2) D - D
      Unmarried sons/daughters of alien residents, subject to country limits, new arrivals (F24) 13,736 - 13,736
      Unmarried sons/daughters of alien residents, subject to country limits, adjustments (F29) 1,526 1,526 -
      Unmarried sons/daughters of alien residents, subject to country limits, adjustments, self petitioning (B29) 7 7 -
   Third: Married sons/daughters of U.S. citizens and their spouses and children 19,531 1,539 17,992
      Married sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, new arrivals (F31) 5,196 - 5,196
      Married sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, adjustments (F36) 766 766 -
      Married sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, adjustments, self petitioning (B36) D D -
      Spouses of A31 or A36, new arrivals (A32) D - D
      Spouses of married sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, new arrivals (F32) 4,681 - 4,681
      Spouses of married sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, adjustments (F37) 540 540 -
      Spouses of B31 or B36, adjustments (B37) D D -
      Children of married sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, new arrivals (F33) 8,114 - 8,114
      Children of married sons/daughters of U.S. citizens, adjustments (F38) 230 230 -
      Children of B31 or B36, subject to country limits, adjustments (B38) D D -
      Fourth: Brothers/sisters of U.S. citizens (at least 21 years of age) and their spouses and children 59,940 4,568 55,372
      Brothers/sisters of U.S. citizens, new arrivals (F41) 19,269 - 19,269
      Brothers/sisters of U.S. citizens, adjustments (F46) 2,892 2,892 -
      Spouses of brothers/sisters of U.S. citizens, new arrivals (F42) 13,325 - 13,325
      Spouses of brothers/sisters of U.S. citizens, adjustments (F47) 1,321 1,321 -
      Children of brothers/sisters of U.S. citizens, new arrivals (F43) 22,778 - 22,778
      Children of brothers/sisters of U.S. citizens, adjustments (F48) 355 355 -

 

Employment-Based Preferences
Type and Class of Admission Total Adjustments of status New arrivals
Employment-based preferences 138,171 110,347 27,824
   First: Priority workers 39,514 35,373 4,141
      Aliens with extraordinary ability, new arrivals (E11) 1,367 - 1,367
      Aliens with extraordinary ability, adjustments (E16) 4,038 4,038 -
      Outstanding professors or researchers, new arrivals (E12) 33 - 33
      Outstanding professors or researchers, adjustments (E17) 2,209 2,209 -
      Multinational executives or managers, new arrivals (E13) 98 - 98
      Multinational executives or managers, adjustments (E18) 8,187 8,187 -
      Spouses of E11, E12, E13, E16, E17, or E18, new arrivals (E14) 1,128 - 1,128
      Spouses of E11, E12, E13, E16, E17, or E18, adjustments (E19) 11,423 11,423 -
      Children of E11, E12, E13, E16, E17, or E18, new arrivals (E15) 1,515 - 1,515
      Children of E11, E12, E13, E16, E17, or E18, adjustments (E10) 9,516 9,516 -
   Second: Professionals with advanced degrees or aliens of exceptional ability 40,095 36,821 3,274
      Professionals holding advanced degrees, new arrivals (E21) 1,209 - 1,209
      Professionals holding advanced degrees, adjustments (E26) 18,802 18,802 -
      Spouses of E21 or E26, new arrivals (E22) 908 - 908
      Spouses of E21 or E26, adjustments (E27) 12,240 12,240 -
      Children of E21 or E26, new arrivals (E23) 1,157 - 1,157
      Children of E21 or E26, adjustments (E28) 5,779 5,779 -
   Third: Skilled workers, professionals, and needed unskilled workers 39,228 28,568 10,660
      Schedule - A worker, adjustments (EX6) D D -
      Skilled workers, new arrivals (E31) 2,942 - 2,942
      Skilled workers, adjustments (E36) 4,305 4,305 -
      Professionals with baccalaureate degrees, new arrivals (E32) 884 - 884
      Professionals with baccalaureate degrees, adjustments (E37) 9,462 9,462 -
      Needed unskilled workers, new arrivals (EW3) 468 - 468
      Needed unskilled workers, adjustments (EW8) 1,026 1,026 -
      Chinese Student Protection Act (CSPA) principals, adjustments (EC6) D D -
      Spouses of E31, E32, E36, or E37, new arrivals (E34) 2,294 - 2,294
      Spouses of E31, E32, E36, or E37, adjustments (E39) 8,484 8,484 -
      Spouses of EW3 or EW8, new arrivals (EW4) 245 - 245
      Spouses of EW3 or EW8, adjustments (EW9) 441 441 -
      Children of E31, E32, E36, or E37, new arrivals (E35) 3,404 - 3,404
      Children of E31, E32, E36, or E37, adjustments (E30) 4,495 4,495 -
      Children of EW3 or EW8, new arrivals (EW5) 423 - 423
      Children of EW3 or EW8, adjustments (EW0) 351 351 -
      Children of EC6, adjustments (EC8) D D -
   Fourth: Certain special immigrants 9,711 7,886 1,825
      Broadcast (IBCB of BBG) employees, new arrivals (BC1) 7 - 7
      Broadcast (IBCG of BBG) employees, adjustments (BC6) 58 58 -
      Ministers, new arrivals (SD1) 86 - 86
      Ministers, adjustments (SD6) 1,076 1,076 -
      Employees of U.S. government abroad, new arrivals (SE1) 429 - 429
      Employees of U.S. government abroad, adjustments (SE6) 37 37 -
      Former employees of the Panama Canal Company or Canal Zone Government, new arrivals (SF1) D - D
      Retired employees of international organizations, new arrivals (SK1) 3 - 3
      Retired employees of international organizations, adjustments (SK6) 160 160 -
      Certain surviving spouses of deceased international organization employees, adjustments (SK9) D D -
      Juvenile court dependents, new arrivals (SL1) 42 - 42
      Juvenile court dependents, adjustments (SL6) 4,505 4,505 -
      Retired NATO-6 civilian employees, new arrivals (SN1) D - D
      Religious workers, new arrivals (SR1) 43 - 43
      Religious workers, adjustments (SR6) 498 498 -
      Spouses of BC1 or BC6, new arrivals (BC2) 3 - 3
      Spouses of BC1 or BC6, adjustments (BC7) 22 22 -
      Spouses of SD1 or SD6, new arrivals (SD2) 57 - 57
      Spouses of SD1 or SD6, adjustments (SD7) 428 428 -
      Spouses of SE1 or SE6, new arrivals (SE2) 321 - 321
      Spouses of SE1 or SE6, adjustments (SE7) 10 10 -
      Spouses of SK1 or SK6, adjustments (SK7) 49 49 -
      Spouses of SR1 or SR6, new arrivals (SR2) 19 - 19
      Spouses of SR1 or SR6, adjustments (SR7) 117 117 -
      Children of BC1 or BC6, new arrivals (BC3) 8 - 8
      Children of BC1 or BC6, adjustments (BC8) 25 25 -
      Children of SD1 or SD6, new arrivals (SD3) 118 - 118
      Children of SD1 or SD6, adjustments (SD8) 492 492 -
      Children of SE1 or SE6, new arrivals (SE3) 659 - 659
      Children of SE1 or SE6, adjustments (SE8) 13 13 -
      Certain unmarried children of SK1 or SK6, new arrivals (SK3) D - D
      Certain unmarried children of SK1 or SK6, adjustments (SK8) 246 246 -
      Children of SR1 or SR6, new arrivals (SR3) 26 - 26
      Children of SR1 or SR6, adjustments (SR8) 146 146 -
      Certain unmarried sons/daughters of SN1 or SN6, adjustments (SN8) 3 3 -
   Fifth: Employment creation (investors) 9,623 1,699 7,924
      Employment creation, not in targeted area, new arrivals, conditional (C51) 40 - 40
      Employment creation, not in targeted area, adjustments, conditional (C56) 40 40 -
      Employment creation, targeted area, pilot program, new arrivals, conditional (I51) 2,502 - 2,502
      Employment creation, targeted area, pilot program, adjustments, conditional (I56) 652 652 -
      Employment creation, targeted area, new arrivals, conditional (T51) 76 - 76
      Employment creation, targeted area, adjustments, conditional (T56) 47 47 -
      Investor pilot program, not targeted, new arrivals, conditional (R51) 6 - 6
      Investor pilot program, not targeted, adjustments, conditional (R56) D D -
      Spouses of C51 or C56, new arrivals, conditional (C52) 25 - 25
      Spouses of C51 or C56, adjustments, conditional (C57) 32 32 -
      Spouses of I51 or I56, new arrivals, conditional (I52) 1,735 - 1,735
      Spouses of I51 or I56, adjustments, conditional (I57) 320 320 -
      Spouses of T51 or T56, new arrivals, conditional (T52) 56 - 56
      Spouses of T51 or T56, adjustments, conditional (T57) 30 30 -
      Spouses of R51 or R56, new arrivals, conditional (R52) 4 - 4
      Children of C51 or C56, new arrivals, conditional (C53) 38 - 38
      Children of C51 or C56, adjustments, conditional (C58) 46 46 -
      Children of E51 or E56, new arrivals (E53) D - D
      Children of I51 or I56, new arrivals, conditional (I53) 3,349 - 3,349
      Children of I51 or I56, adjustments, conditional (I58) 478 478 -
      Children of T51 or T56, new arrivals, conditional (T53) 83 - 83
      Children of T51 or T56, adjustments, conditional (T58) 53 53 -
      Children of R51 or R56, new arrivals, conditional (R53) 9 - 9

 

Diversity
Type and Class of Admission Total Adjustments of status New arrivals
Diversity 45,350 1,117 44,233
   Principals, new arrivals (DV1) 21,964 - 21,964
   Principals, adjustments (DV6) 604 604 -
   Spouses of DV1 or DV6, new arrivals (DV2) 10,082 - 10,082
   Spouses of DV1 or DV6, adjustments (DV7) 290 290 -
   Children of DV1 or DV6, new arrivals (DV3) 12,187 - 12,187
   Children of DV1 or DV6, adjustments (DV8) 223 223 -

 

Refugees and Asylees
Type and Class of Admission Total Adjustments of status New arrivals
Refugees and asylees 185,909 185,909 -
   Refugees 155,734 155,734 -
      Cuban refugees (P.L. 89-732 of 1966) (CU6) 69,459 69,459 -
      Non-Cuban spouses or children of Cuban refugees (CU7) 3,730 3,730 -
      Indochinese refugees (P.L. 95-145 of 1977) (IC6) D D -
      Spouses or children of Indochinese refugees not qualified as refugees on their own (IC7) D D -
      Other refugees (P.L. 96-212 Refugee Act of 1980) (RE6) 29,777 29,777 -
      Spouses of RE6 (RE7) 12,923 12,923 -
      Children of RE6 (RE8) 39,836 39,836 -
      Other relatives (RE9) 7 7 -
   Asylees 30,175 30,175 -
      Asylees (AS6) 16,406 16,406 -
      Iraqi asylees (GA6) D D -
      Spouses of AS6 (AS7) 5,332 5,332 -
      Children of AS6 (AS8) 8,436 8,436 -

 

All Other Types of Admission
Type and Class of Admission Total Adjustments of status New arrivals
Parolees 14 14 -
   Parolees, Soviet/Indochinese (LA6) 5 5 -
   Parolees, Indochinese (ID6) 9 9 -
Children born abroad to alien residents (NA3) 69 - 69
Certain Iraqis and Afghans employed by U.S. Government 10,297 32 10,265
   Principal, new arrivals (SQ1) 2,378 - 2,378
   Principal, adjustments (SQ6) 9 9 -
   Spouses of SQ1 or SQ6, new arrivals (SQ2) 2,138 - 2,138
   Spouses of SQ1 or SQ6, adjustments (SQ7) 6 6 -
   Children of SQ1 or SQ6, new arrivals (SQ3) 5,749 - 5,749
   Children of SQ1 or SQ6, adjustments (SQ8) 17 17 -
Cancellation of removal 4,421 4,421 -
   Sec. 244, P.L. 89-236, subject to 4,000 annual limit (Z13) 3,637 3,637 -
   Battered spouses or children (Violence Against Women Act), P.L. 103-322 of 1994, subject to 4,000 annual limit (Z14) 58 58 -
   Salvadoran, Guatemalan and former Soviet bloc country nationals (NACARA Section 203, P.L. 105-100 of 1997) (Z15) 726 726 -
Victims of human trafficking 1,208 1,208 -
   Adjustment of T1 nonimmigrant (ST6) 559 559 -
   Adjustment of T2 nonimmigrant (ST7) 162 162 -
   Adjustment of T3 nonimmigrant (ST8) 427 427 -
   Adjustment of T4 nonimmigrant (ST0) 32 32 -
   Adjustment of T5 nonimmigrant (ST9) 21 21 -
   Adjustment of T6 nonimmigrant (ST1) 7 7 -
Victims of crimes, and their spouses and children 15,012 14,909 103
   Adjustment of U1 nonimmigrant (SU6) 7,847 7,847 -
   Spouses of SU6, new arrivals (SU2) 5 - 5
   Children of SU6, new arrivals (SU3) 98 - 98
   Adjustment of U2 nonimmigrant (SU7) 2,430 2,430 -
   Adjustment of U3 nonimmigrant (SU8) 3,406 3,406 -
   Adjustment of U4 nonimmigrant (SU0) 912 912 -
   Adjustment of U5 nonimmigrant (SU9) 314 314 -
IRCA legalization 27 27 -
   Entered without inspection before 1/1/82 (W16) 18 18 -
   Entered as nonimmigrant and overstayed visa before 1/1/82 (W26) 6 6 -
   Seasonal Agricultural Workers (SAW), worked at least 90 days during the year ending on May 1, 1986 (S26) 3 3 -
IRCA legalization dependents 16 11 5
   Spouses of legalized aliens, new arrivals, conditional (CB1) 3 - 3
   Spouses of legalized aliens, adjustments, conditional (CB6) 4 4 -
   Children of LB1 or LB6, new arrivals (LB2) D - D
   Children of LB1 or LB6, adjustments (LB7) 5 5 -
   Children of CB1 or CB6, adjustments, conditional (CB7) D D -
Other 593 120 473
   Children of AA1 or AA6, adjustments (AA8) D D -
   Amerasians, born in Vietnam between 1/1/62-1/1/76, new arrivals (AM1) 22 - 22
   Spouses or children of AM1 or AM6, new arrivals (AM2) 58 - 58
   Spouses or children of AM1 or AM6, adjustments (AM7) D D -
   Mothers, guardians, or next of kin of AM1 or AM6, new arrivals (AM3) 5 - 5
   Individuals born under diplomatic status, adjustments, (DS1) 22 22 -
   Haitian asylum applicants (HRIFA)(HA6) 4 4 -
   Haitian parolees (HRIFA)(HB6) D D -
   Spouses of HA6 (HA7) D D -
   Parolees adjusting under the Help HAITI Act of 2010, adjustments (HH6) D D -
   Cuban Haitian entrants, adjustments (P.L. 99-603) (CH6) 5 5 -
   American Indians born in Canada, new arrivals (S13) 188 - 188
   Spouses of DT1 or DT6, adjustments (DT7) D D -
   Principals Nicaraguan and Central American Relief Act (NACARA)(NC6) 23 23 -
   Spouses of NC6 (NC7) D D -
   Children of NC6 (NC8) D D -
   Special immigrant interpreters who are nationals of Iraq or Afghanistan, new arrivals (SI1) 46 - 46
   Special immigrant interpreters who are nationals of Iraq or Afghanistan, adjustments (SI6) D D -
   Spouses of SI1 or SI6, new arrivals (SI2) 38 - 38
   Children of SI1 or SI6, new arrivals (SI3) 101 - 101
   Late amnesty applicants (Immigration Reform and Control Act) (W46) D D -
   Children born subsequent to issuance of parent's family-sponsored preference visa, new arrivals (XF3) 5 - 5
   Children born subsequent to issuance of parent's immediate relative of U.S. citizen visa, new arrivals (XR3) D - D
   Children born subsequent to issuance of parent's visa other, new arrivals (XN3) 9 - 9
   Private bill, adjustments (Z43) D D -
   Entered 7/1/24-6/28/40, Section 249, P.L. 89-236, adjustments (Z03) D D -
   Entered 6/29/40-1/1/72, Section 249, P.L. 89-236, adjustments (Z66) 42 42 -
   Foreign government official who is immediate relative of U.S. citizen or special immigrant (Z83) 6 6 -

D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

Last Updated: 11/27/2023
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