Form I-140 Immigrant Petition for Alien Worker,,,,,,,,,
Receipts by Beneficiary Country of Birth and Employment-Based Preference,,,,,,,,,
Fiscal Year 2023 (Q4),,,,,,,,,
Beneficiary Country of Birth,First Preference (EB1),,,Second Preference (EB2),,Third Preference (EB3),,,
,Alien of Extraordinary Ability (E11),Outstanding Professor or Researcher (E12),Multi-national Executive or Manager (E13),Professionals with Advanced Degrees (E21),National Interest Waiver (NIW),Skilled Worker (E31),Professionals with Baccalaureate Degrees (E32),Needed Unskilled Workers (EW3),Total
Total,"4,595","1,476","4,145","13,878","12,349","6,501","4,985","3,359","51,288"
INDIA,784,466,"1,523","9,831",839,842,"2,195",2,"16,482"
CHINA,"1,660",582,208,"2,229","1,779",150,872,38,"7,518"
PHILIPPINES,12,3,43,55,33,"2,519",372,328,"3,365"
BRAZIL,285,27,313,78,"1,849",119,81,327,"3,079"
NIGERIA,99,10,10,66,852,244,40,59,"1,380"
MEXICO,34,6,210,138,208,66,166,446,"1,274"
IRAN,88,17,19,57,"1,004",47,15,18,"1,265"
"KOREA, SOUTH",55,26,105,126,506,169,139,124,"1,250"
PAKISTAN,33,8,29,72,759,64,48,76,"1,089"
COLOMBIA,76,9,47,31,677,24,42,140,"1,046"
VIETNAM,2,3,9,36,95,26,46,648,865
BANGLADESH,23,4,5,54,466,8,18,155,733
NEPAL,23,3,3,44,127,302,77,149,728
KENYA,21,1,2,8,30,601,8,25,696
VENEZUELA,88,3,30,28,375,37,62,64,687
CANADA,76,28,177,101,90,78,93,2,645
RUSSIA,228,8,45,32,173,12,17,7,522
UNITED KINGDOM,69,22,225,57,65,33,37,1,509
GHANA,7, - ,2,12,105,334,8,37,505
TAIWAN,28,11,21,140,158,37,68,8,471
TURKEY,24,17,28,31,157,20,35,41,353
FRANCE,48,17,110,47,47,11,33, - ,313
ARGENTINA,49,5,87,15,80,21,13,13,283
GERMANY,33,26,62,33,50,14,11,5,234
JAMAICA,4, - ,2,6,14,126,31,28,211
EGYPT,15,7,18,21,111,13,16,5,206
PERU,12,3,22,17,112,4,11,18,199
ITALY,28,19,42,23,51,17,5,4,189
JAPAN,18,11,36,20,49,18,31,1,184
KAZAKHSTAN,90, - ,7,4,64,2,11,1,179
UKRAINE,53,4,17,19,51,8,19,5,176
SOUTH AFRICA,16,2,67,7,28,17,10,27,174
ISRAEL,22,11,47,22,41,11,8,3,165
ECUADOR,8,2,9,1,117,2,5,18,162
SPAIN,21,11,47,23,34,7,15,1,159
THAILAND,7,5,1,12,21,48,10,41,145
CHILE,15,2,15,10,79,5,17,1,144
LEBANON,4,4,17,16,40,26,10,6,123
ZIMBABWE,4,2,9,3,17,52,8,28,123
UZBEKISTAN,51, - ,2,1,45,7,2,14,122
AUSTRALIA,20,4,36,16,14,15,16, - ,121
SAUDI ARABIA,7,5,4,29,37,14,16,3,115
CAMBODIA,1,1, - , - ,3, - ,1,108,114
POLAND,10,4,29,11,19,16,2,16,107
JORDAN,1,1,2,13,39,39,4,5,104
MONGOLIA,3, - ,3,6,24,4,10,52,102
HONG KONG,5, - ,13,17,19,10,22,3,89
SRI LANKA,3,1,11,12,43,4,10,5,89
ETHIOPIA,5,1, - ,15,37,5,16,1,80
NETHERLANDS,9,3,36,5,11,6,4, - ,74
IRELAND,8,4,29,8,8,6,8,1,72
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC,4, - ,8, - ,36,6,2,15,71
MALAYSIA,1,3,13,14,14,3,19, - ,67
GUATEMALA,4, - ,13,1,12,1,2,32,65
GREECE,5,8,6,13,25,1,4,1,63
EL SALVADOR,4, - ,5,4,12,4,2,31,62
BELARUS,23, - ,8,3,15,4,6,1,60
COSTA RICA,3,2,27,8,9,1,8,1,59
ROMANIA,4,3,15,9,8,8,7,3,57
UNKNOWN,9, - ,4,4,30,5,1,3,56
GEORGIA,28,2, - ,3,14,2,1,4,54
SOVIET UNION,28, - ,4,2,20, - , - , - ,54
HONDURAS,3, - ,4,5,22,3,1,14,52
TRINIDAD AND TOBAGO,6, - ,8,8,8,19,2,1,52
KYRGYZSTAN,23, - , - ,2,23, - , - , - ,48
SINGAPORE,2,3,14,10,6,4,4, - ,43
ARMENIA,18, - ,3,3,13,3,2, - ,42
CAMEROON,2, - ,1,1,17,12,3,6,42
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES,1, - ,4,12,8,4,11, - ,40
INDONESIA, - , - ,5,3,15,2,12,2,39
PORTUGAL,4,6,13,3,10, - , - ,3,39
ALBANIA,5, - , - ,3,3,4,2,21,38
AZERBAIJAN,12, - ,3,2,15,2,1,3,38
IRAQ,1,1,1,2,28,3, - ,1,37
HAITI,1, - ,1,3,13,11,4,3,36
ZAMBIA,1,1,2,1,4,23,3,1,36
SWITZERLAND,6,1,10,2,11,4,1, - ,35
BELGIUM,4,4,9,4,9, - ,2, - ,32
HUNGARY,2,1,7,4,8,1,4,5,32
KUWAIT,4, - ,4,6,11,2,4,1,32
SWEDEN,9,1,9,2,6,3,1, - ,31
BOLIVIA,1, - ,6,1,16, - ,1,5,30
LIBERIA, - , - , - , - ,2, - , - ,27,29
UGANDA, - , - ,2,3,7,14, - ,3,29
MOROCCO,1,1,3,6,8,4,1,3,27
NEW ZEALAND,4,2,9,1,6,1,3,1,27
SERBIA,1,2,6,4,8,2,2,1,26
BULGARIA,3,1,2,3,8,2,2,2,23
DENMARK,8,1,8,3,2,1, - , - ,23
SYRIA,2,1,2,3,6,2,2,5,23
AUSTRIA,2,3,9,2,3,2,1, - ,22
FINLAND,3,6,10,1,1, - ,1, - ,22
"BAHAMAS, THE",1,2,1,2,3,10,2, - ,21
BURMA,1,1,1,2,3, - ,1,11,20
NORWAY,2, - ,7,3,3,2,1,1,19
PANAMA, - , - ,1,2,9,1,2,4,19
TUNISIA,2, - ,2, - ,8,2,4,1,19
RWANDA, - , - , - ,3,9,2,2,1,17
CZECHIA, - ,1,1,5,4,1,2,2,16
"GAMBIA, THE",4, - , - , - ,1,5,1,5,16
NORTH MACEDONIA,4, - ,1, - ,4, - ,1,6,16
TANZANIA,1,1,1,1,9,2,1, - ,16
ALGERIA,1,1,3,1,5, - ,1,3,15
LIBYA,2, - ,1,1,9,1,1, - ,15
SUDAN,2, - , - ,2,8,2, - ,1,15
TAJIKISTAN,5, - , - , - ,5, - , - ,3,13
GUYANA,1,1, - ,1,3,4, - ,2,12
MOLDOVA,4, - , - ,1,1,2,3,1,12
QATAR, - , - ,1,1,7,2,1, - ,12
TURKMENISTAN,5, - , - , - ,4, - , - ,3,12
URUGUAY,3, - , - , - ,7,1,1, - ,12
BOTSWANA,1, - , - ,2,1,5,2, - ,11
NICARAGUA,3, - ,1,1,5, - ,1, - ,11
SLOVAKIA, - , - ,3,3,2,1,1,1,11
CROATIA,1, - ,1,1,6, - ,1, - ,10
CYPRUS,1, - , - ,3,4,1, - ,1,10
NIGER,1, - ,1,1,6, - ,1, - ,10
YEMEN, - , - , - ,1,9, - , - , - ,10
CONGO (KINSHASA), - , - , - ,1,7, - , - ,1,9
CÔTE D'IVOIRE,1, - ,2,1,3, - ,2, - ,9
LITHUANIA,1, - ,3, - ,3, - ,2, - ,9
CUBA,1, - ,1,1,5, - , - , - ,8
ICELAND, - ,1,1,5,1, - , - , - ,8
OMAN, - , - , - ,2,1,2,3, - ,8
SAINT LUCIA, - , - , - , - , - ,7,1, - ,8
AFGHANISTAN,1,1,1, - ,3, - , - ,1,7
BARBADOS, - , - ,2, - ,2,3, - , - ,7
ESTONIA,1, - ,3, - ,3, - , - , - ,7
LATVIA,4, - , - , - ,3, - , - , - ,7
PARAGUAY,1, - ,3,1,1,1, - , - ,7
BAHRAIN, - ,1, - ,2,1, - ,2, - ,6
DOMINICA,1, - , - , - ,1,2,2, - ,6
MALAWI,2, - , - , - ,1,3, - , - ,6
SENEGAL,1,1,1, - ,2, - , - , - ,5
ANTIGUA AND BARBUDA, - , - , - ,1, - ,2,1, - ,4
BELIZE, - , - , - , - ,2,2, - , - ,4
BURUNDI, - , - ,1, - ,2, - ,1, - ,4
KOSOVO, - , - ,1, - ,2, - ,1, - ,4
NAMIBIA,1, - , - ,1, - ,1, - ,1,4
BENIN, - , - , - , - ,3, - , - , - ,3
GABON,2, - , - , - ,1, - , - , - ,3
GERMAN DEMOCRATIC REPUBLIC,2, - , - , - ,1, - , - , - ,3
SIERRA LEONE, - , - , - , - ,2, - , - ,1,3
TOGO, - , - , - , - ,3, - , - , - ,3
ANGOLA, - , - ,1, - ,1, - , - , - ,2
BERMUDA, - , - ,1,1, - , - , - , - ,2
BHUTAN, - , - , - , - , - ,1,1, - ,2
BOSNIA AND HERZEGOVINA,1, - , - , - ,1, - , - , - ,2
BURKINA FASO,1,1, - , - , - , - , - , - ,2
CABO VERDE, - , - , - , - ,1,1, - , - ,2
ERITREA, - , - , - , - ,1,1, - , - ,2
FRENCH POLYNESIA, - , - ,1, - , - , - ,1, - ,2
GRENADA, - , - ,1, - , - ,1, - , - ,2
LUXEMBOURG, - , - , - , - ,1,1, - , - ,2
MACAU, - , - , - , - ,2, - , - , - ,2
MADAGASCAR, - , - ,1, - ,1, - , - , - ,2
MALI, - , - , - , - ,2, - , - , - ,2
MALTA, - , - ,1,1, - , - , - , - ,2
MONTENEGRO, - , - , - ,2, - , - , - , - ,2
"PALESTINE, STATE OF", - , - ,1, - , - , - ,1, - ,2
SAINT VINCENT AND THE GRENADINES, - , - , - , - ,1,1, - , - ,2
SLOVENIA,1, - , - , - ,1, - , - , - ,2
SURINAME, - , - , - , - ,1,1, - , - ,2
BRUNEI, - , - , - , - , - ,1, - , - ,1
CHAD, - , - , - , - ,1, - , - , - ,1
CONGO (BRAZZAVILLE), - , - , - , - ,1, - , - , - ,1
CURAÇAO, - , - ,1, - , - , - , - , - ,1
CZECHOSLOVAKIA, - ,1, - , - , - , - , - , - ,1
EQUATORIAL GUINEA, - , - , - , - , - , - , - ,1,1
FRENCH GUIANA,1, - , - , - , - , - , - , - ,1
GUINEA, - , - , - , - ,1, - , - , - ,1
"KOREA, NORTH", - , - , - , - , - , - , - ,1,1
MARTINIQUE, - , - , - , - , - , - ,1, - ,1
NETHERLANDS ANTILLES, - ,1, - , - , - , - , - , - ,1
PALAU, - , - , - , - , - ,1, - , - ,1
PITCAIRN ISLANDS, - , - , - , - , - ,1, - , - ,1
STATELESS, - , - , - , - ,1, - , - , - ,1
YUGOSLAVIA, - , - , - , - , - ,1, - , - ,1
Notes:,,,,,,,,,
1) Petitions received in one reporting period may be approved or denied in subsequent reporting periods.,,,,,,,,,
2) This report reflects the most up to date data available at the time the database is queried.,,,,,,,,,
3) Counts may differ from previous periods due to system updates and post-adjudicative outcomes.,,,,,,,,,
"4) Since petitioners are able to files more than one petition, this report includes all filed petitions; therefore, it could contain multiple petitions for a single individual. ",,,,,,,,,
"5) For a complete list of USCIS forms and descriptions, visit: https://www.uscis.gov/forms",,,,,,,,,
Source:,,,,,,,,,
"Department of Homeland Security, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, Office of Performance and Quality",,,,,,,,,
"CLAIM3 and ELIS, queried 10/2023, TRK 13224",,,,,,,,,