Green cards issued to people from
Every year with data, and the category each green card came through. See Libya visa issuances.
Showing Libya.
A dash means DHS did not publish a number (very small or withheld).
| Category | 2024 | 2023 | 2022 | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 | 2014 | 2013 | 2012 | 2011 | 2010 | 2009 | 2008 | 2007 | 2006 | 2005 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Diversity | 100 | 300 | 100 | 40 | 30 | 50 | 60 | 150 | 80 | 80 | 90 | 50 | 60 | 40 | 70 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 10 |
| Employment Fifth Preference | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Employment First Preference | 20 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Employment Fourth Preference | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Employment Second Preference | 100 | 170 | 130 | 80 | 140 | 120 | 130 | 80 | 40 | 30 | 30 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 40 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Employment Third Preference | 20 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 20 |
| Family First Preference | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 |
| Family Fourth Preference | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 |
| Family Second Preference | 10 | 20 | 30 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 |
| Immediate relatives: Children (Including Orphans) | 70 | 100 | 120 | 60 | 60 | 60 | 30 | 160 | 110 | 110 | 60 | 40 | 40 | 50 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 10 | 10 | 10 |
| Immediate relatives: Parents | 50 | 70 | 70 | 10 | 50 | 30 | 30 | 80 | 50 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 30 | 20 | 20 | 20 | 10 | 10 |
| Immediate relatives: Spouses | 160 | 120 | 120 | 130 | 130 | 130 | 110 | 200 | 170 | 150 | 120 | 120 | 120 | 160 | 140 | 140 | 130 | 80 | 120 | 90 |
| All together | 550 | 840 | 610 | 370 | 490 | 450 | 410 | 720 | 510 | 420 | 360 | 300 | 300 | 320 | 320 | 280 | 280 | 160 | 220 | 180 |
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.