Approximately 1,031,000 foreign nationals obtained lawful permanent resident (LPR) status in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 1,031,000 foreign nationals obtained lawful permanent resident (LPR) status in Fiscal Year (FY) 2019 (see Table 1A below). Of these admissions, 572,000 adjusted status from within the United States, and 459,000 entered as new arrivals. Compared to FY 2018, total FY 2019 admissions decreased by 6 percent, new arrivals decreased by 13 percent, and adjustments of status increased by 0.8 percent.
Countries of Origin
In FY 2019, 39 percent of new LPRs were from six top countries of nationality: Mexico, the People’s Republic of China (China), India, the Dominican Republic, the Philippines, and Cuba (see Table 1A below). In FY 2018, the top six countries (Mexico, Cuba, China, India, the Dominican Republic, and the Philippines) represented 42 percent of new LPRs.
Classes and Modes of Admission
In FY 2019, 49 percent of new LPRs obtained status as immediate relatives of U.S. citizens, followed by an additional 20 percent who obtained status under a family-sponsored preference category (see Table 1B below). Employment-based preferences and refugees were the third and fourth largest classes of admission, accounting for 14 and 7.9 percent of new LPRs, respectively. In FY 2018, these four categories represented 44 percent, 20 percent, 13 percent, and 14 percent of new LPRs, respectively.
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