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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Green cards issued to people from

El Salvador

Every year with data, and the category each green card came through. See El Salvador visa issuances.

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Green cards issued · 2015
17,620
People from El Salvador, fiscal year 2015.

By year

11.3K15.5K13.7K14.3K16.3K16.1K16.1K13.9K16.5K17.2K17.6K20.9K22.2K24.2K23.2K14.8K16.5K25.8K21K26.9K
05200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420

By category · 2015

Select a bar above to change the year, or a category here to look at only that one. DHS prints F2A and F2B together, so they can’t be split.

  1. Spouses of U.S. citizens (IR1, CR1)5,220
  2. F2 · Family of green card holders (F2A, F2B)4,090
  3. Parents of U.S. citizens (IR5)2,420
  4. Children of U.S. citizens (IR2, CR2, IR3, IR4)1,800
  5. F4 · Brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens1,280
  6. F1 · Unmarried adult children of U.S. citizens1,090
  7. EB-4 · Special immigrants (such as religious workers)1,080
  8. F3 · Married children of U.S. citizens390
  9. EB-3 · Skilled workers and professionals180
  10. EB-1 · Priority workers40
  11. EB-2 · Advanced degrees and exceptional ability30

By category and year

A dash means DHS did not publish a number (very small or withheld).

Category20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005
EB-1 · Priority workers4050403030402040404030302010402020202080
EB-4 · Special immigrants (such as religious workers)3,6003,3304,1103,1009101,4801,2901,1301,5701,080650410310190230160140100110110
EB-2 · Advanced degrees and exceptional ability4060304050303050403020503030404030301020
EB-3 · Skilled workers and professionals2503003302403101701401302001802603202903408006108501,1301,8201,040
F1 · Unmarried adult children of U.S. citizens6506401,5603304201,0601,2101,2708201,0901,2201,1508401,4201,3501,2401,070780800700
F4 · Brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens7104501,1103206108901,0601,3501,0001,2802,4202,4307101,1301,0401,1701,470790460410
F2 · Family of green card holders (F2A, F2B)1,9703,2607,2901,1801,8703,3604,6804,6904,3104,0904,1404,2803,8505,0804,3904,0403,9104,3004,4602,470
F3 · Married children of U.S. citizens470270770180280490370450440390400380490540540370350280280270
Children of U.S. citizens (IR2, CR2, IR3, IR4)1,5001,5101,5401,2608101,6102,4802,5402,5001,8001,6901,6601,5801,7802,1002,3201,7401,7302,1201,820
Parents of U.S. citizens (IR5)11,1206,8504,5303,9904,2505,5604,4103,5603,5702,4202,2002,1301,9702,2202,3502,4401,8301,5801,7101,460
Spouses of U.S. citizens (IR1, CR1)6,5104,2904,4705,8205,2308,5508,5206,9606,4505,2204,1303,6703,7803,3503,2003,8702,8602,9303,6902,950
All together26,86021,01025,78016,49014,77023,24024,21022,17020,94017,62017,16016,51013,87016,09016,08016,28014,27013,67015,48011,330

Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security, Office of Homeland Security Statistics, by fiscal year. Rounded to the nearest 10. Family, employment and diversity categories only. Unofficial.