IMMIGRANT VISAS ISSUED TO ORPHANS COMING TO THE U.S.

TOP COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN

FY 1989

FY 1990

FY 1991

1

3,544..KOREA

2,620....KOREA

2,594...ROMANIA

2

736.…COLOMBIA

631..….COLOMBIA

1,818...KOREA

3

648….INDIA

440.......PERU

705......PERU

4

465….PHILIPPINES

421.…..PHILIPPINES

521.….COLOMBIA

5

253.....CHILE

348.......INDIA

445.….INDIA

6

252.....PARAGUAY

302.......CHILE

393…..PHILIPPINES

7

222….PERU

282..….PARAGUAY

329..…GUATEMALA

8

202.…GUATEMALA

257..….GUATEMALA

266......CHILE

9

201.....CHINA

228.......BRAZIL

234......HONDURAS

10

131.....HONDURAS

197.......HONDURAS

190..…PARAGUAY

11

175.....BRAZIL

121.......ROMANIA

175......BRAZIL

12

138.....ROMANIA

112.......MEXICO

131…..THAILAND

13

109.…THAILAND

105.…..COSTA RICA

123…..El SALVADOR

14

95...…CUBA

103.…..EL SALVADOR

97……MEXICO

15

94…...EL SALVADOR

100.…..THAILAND

92……POLAND

16

91...…MEXICO

66...…..POLAND

87……JAPAN

17

80...…HAITI

66...…..TAIWAN

61……CHINA

18

78…...COSTA RICA

64..…...HAITI

60……CAMBODIA

19

75...…TAIWAN

59...…..ECUADOR

56……COSTA RICA

20

74...…JAPAN

58…….DOMINICAN REP

54……TAIWAN

21

74...…POLAND

57...…..JAPAN

50.…...DOMINICAN REP

8,102World Total

7,093 World Total

9,050 World Total

 

FY 1992

FY 1993

FY 1994

1

1,840....KOREA

1,775....KOREA

1,795......KOREA

2

418.…..GUATEMALA

746.......RUSSIA

1,530......RUSSIA

3

404…...COLOMBIA

512.…..GUATEMALA

787....….CHINA

4

357…...PHILIPPINES

426..….COLOMBIA

483.……PARAGUAY

5

352.......INDIA

412..….PARAGUAY

436…….GUATEMALA

6

324.......RUSSIA

360…...PHILIPPINES

412....….INDIA

7

309.......PERU

331.......INDIA

351.……COLOMBIA

8

249..….HONDURAS

330.......CHINA

314…….PHILIPPINES

9

212..….PARAGUAY

273...…UKRAINE

220..…...VIETNAM

10

206.......CHINA

224.......PERU

199..…...ROMANIA

11

179.......CHILE

179..….HONDURAS

164..…...UKRAINE

12

138.......BRAZIL

161.......BRAZIL

149...…..BRAZIL

13

121...…ROMANIA

133..….BULGARIA

97.……..BULGARIA

14

117…...EL SALVADOR

124...…BOLIVIA

95……...LITHUANIA

15

109.......POLAND

110...…VIETNAM

94...……POLAND

16

91..…...BULGARIA

100…...ELSALVADOR

85...…...MEXICO

17

91....….MEXICO

97...…..ROMANIA

79....…...CHILE

18

86..…...THAILAND

91....….MEXICO

77.……..HONDURAS

19

73...…..BOLIVIA

70....….POLAND

61....…..HAITI

20

68.....…JAPAN

69..…...THAILAND

54.……..ETHIOPIA

21

64…….COSTA RICA

64.....…JAPAN

49....…...JAPAN

6,472 World Total

7,377 World Total

8,333 World Total

 

FY 1995

FY 1996

FY 1997

1

2,130.......CHINA

3,333.......CHINA

3,816......RUSSIA

2

1,896.......RUSSIA

2,454.......RUSSIA

3,597......CHINA

3

1,666.......KOREA

1,516.......KOREA

1,654.….S. KOREA

4

449.…….GUATEMALA

427.…….GUATEMALA

788…….GUATEMALA

5

371.....….INDIA

555...…...ROMANIA

621..…...ROMANIA

6

351..……PARAGUAY

380.....….INDIA

425..…...VIETNAM

7

350..……COLOMBIA

354...…...VIETNAM

352....…..INDIA

8

318...…...VIETNAM

258..……PARAGUAY

233.……COLOMBIA

9

298……..PHILIPPINES

255..……COLOMBIA

163…….PHILIPPINES

10

275...…...ROMANIA

229……..PHILIPPINES

152...…..MEXICO

11

146....…..BRAZIL

163..……BULGARIA

148.……BULGARIA

12

110..……BULGARIA

103....…..BRAZIL

142....….HAITI

13

98.……...LITHUANIA

82....……LATVIA

108...…..LATVIA

14

90.....…...CHILE

78.……...LITHUANIA

91...……BRAZIL

15

83....……MEXICO

77...…….GEORGIA

82.……..ETHIOPIA

16

67...…….ECUADOR

76....……MEXICO

78……...LITHUANIA

17

63..……..ETHIOPIA

68.....…...HAITI

78...……POLAND

18

63.....…...JAPAN

64....……POLAND

77..…….BOLIVIA

19

59....……LATVIA

63.....…...CHILE

72..…….HUNGARY

20

53..……..THAILAND

55..……..THAILAND

66.……..CAMBODIA

21

51...…….GEORGIA

51………ECUADOR,HUNGARY

 

FY 1998

FY 1999

FY 2000

1

4,491......RUSSIA

4,348.......RUSSIA

5,053........CHINA

2

4,206......CHINA

4,101.......CHINA

4,269........RUSSIA

3

1,829..…S. KOREA

2,008...…S. KOREA

1,794...….S. KOREA

4

911.……GUATEMALA

1,002..….GUATEMALA

1,518..…..GUATEMALA

5

603...…..VIETNAM

895....…..ROMANIA

1,122....…ROMANIA

6

478.....…INDIA

709....…..VIETNAM

724....…...VIETNAM

7

406...…..ROMANIA

500......…INDIA

659....…...UKRAINE

8

351..…...COLOMBIA

323....…..UKRAINE

503......….INDIA

9

249..…...CAMBODIA

248...…...CAMBODIA

402...……CAMBODIA

10

200…….PHILIPPINES

231...…...COLOMBIA

399.……..KAZAKHSTAN

11

180...…..UKRAINE

221...…...BULGARIA

246...……COLOMBIA

12

168....….MEXICO

195……..PHILIPPINES

214...……BULGARIA

13

151..…...BULGARIA

16,363 World Total

173……...PHILIPPINES

14

140.……DOMIN REP

131......….HAITI

15

121.....…HAITI

106.....…..MEXICO

16

103....….BRAZIL

95...……..ETHIOPIA

17

96..…….ETHIOPIA

88...……..THAILAND

18

84..…….THAILAND

83.....……POLAND

19

77....…...POLAND

79....…….MOLDOVA

20

76....…...LATVIA

60....…….BOLIVIA

 

15,774 World Total

18,477 World Total

 

FY 2001

1

4,681........CHINA (mainland born)

2

4,279.........RUSSIA

3

1,870..…...S. KOREA

4

1,609.……GUATEMALA

5

1,246….....UKRAINE

6

782.....…...ROMANIA

7

737...….....VIETNAM

8

672..…......KAZAKHSTAN

9

543..…......INDIA

10

407...…….CAMBODIA

11

297...….....BULGARIA

12

266.......….COLOMBIA

13

219.....…...PHILIPPINES

14

192....……HAITI

15

158........…ETHIOPIA

16

129.......….BELARUS

17

86.....…….POLAND

18

74.....…….THAILAND

19

73.......…...MEXICO

20

51.......…...JAMAICA and LIBERIA (both 51)

 

19,237 World Total

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