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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Green cards issued to people from

United Kingdom

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

Showing United Kingdom.

Green cards issued · 2018
9,870
People from United Kingdom, fiscal year 2018.

By year

19.7K17.1K14.5K14.3K15.7K12.7K11.5K11.9K12.9K12.2K12.5K12.6K10.9K9.9K11.3K

By category · 2018

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)4,280
  2. EB-1 · Priority workers2,510
  3. EB-2 · Advanced degrees and exceptional ability810
  4. EB-3 · Skilled workers and professionals810
  5. Children of U.S. citizens (IR2, CR2, IR3, IR4)410
  6. Parents of U.S. citizens (IR5)330
  7. F4 · Brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens180
  8. F2 · Family of green card holders (F2A, F2B)120

By category and year

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

Category20242023202220212020201920182017201620152014201320122011201020092008200720062005
DV · Diversity lottery30507030306050808090130140130160160140110100130110
EB-5 · Investors6050701010909070707040807060160300110603030
EB-1 · Priority workers2,1602,7701,9902,3802,880

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.

9.6K
9.2K
9.1K
9.7K
9K
05200620072008200920102011201220132014201520162017201820192020202120222023202420
EB-4 · Special immigrants (such as religious workers)100
  • EB-5 · Investors90
  • F1 · Unmarried adult children of U.S. citizens90
  • F3 · Married children of U.S. citizens90
  • DV · Diversity lottery50
    • 2,750
    2,510
    2,300
    3,020
    3,270
    2,870
    3,460
    3,400
    2,570
    3,850
    4,430
    3,470
    3,020
    4,270
    6,970
    EB-4 · Special immigrants (such as religious workers)40601006011070100909013010011010013018017013070180180
    EB-2 · Advanced degrees and exceptional ability5308209906601,0107808101,0109401,1107101,2708201,1708901,1202,0001,620830870
    EB-3 · Skilled workers and professionals5207501,1007001,0708808108501,0108801,1801,0407906405001,0409301,0601,1002,700
    F1 · Unmarried adult children of U.S. citizens404090205070901009080100908013013090110110130130
    F4 · Brothers and sisters of U.S. citizens100701702090180180220160170170180170250210200350370300300
    F2 · Family of green card holders (F2A, F2B)501301901207012012014017015019015013012090701008014070
    F3 · Married children of U.S. citizens8060150205011090100150100140100901401101201708010090
    Children of U.S. citizens (IR2, CR2, IR3, IR4)440360300390300470410480570490530540490550550710640800970710
    Parents of U.S. citizens (IR5)410360340210210330330340480390400340350380460470470540590430
    Spouses of U.S. citizens (IR1, CR1)4,5104,1503,5704,6003,7405,4104,2805,1305,8005,6005,6005,4205,3105,2205,4306,8405,6706,5808,3307,100
    All together8,9709,6709,1309,2209,62011,3209,87010,91012,63012,53012,16012,92011,93011,52012,72015,70014,26014,49017,10019,690