China Babies Adoption Research

China Babies Adoption Research
China Babies Adoption Research

Thursday, August 23, 2007

IMMIGRANT VISAS ISSUED TO ORPHANS COMING TO THE U.S.

Source: US Dept. of State

TOP COUNTRIES OF ORIGIN

FY2006 FY2005
1 6,493 - CHINA (Mainland) 7,906 - CHINA (Mainland)
2 4,135 -GUATEMALA 4,639 - RUSSIA
3 3,706 - RUSSIA 3,783 - GUATEMALA
4 1,376 - S. KOREA 1,630 - S. KOREA
5 732 - ETHIOPIA 821 - UKRAINE
6 587 - KAZAKHSTAN 755 - KAZAKHSTAN
7 460 - UKRAINE 441 - ETHIOPIA
8 353 - LIBERIA 323 - INDIA
9 344 - COLOMBIA 291 - COLOMBIA
10 320 - INDIA 271 - PHILIPPINES
11 309 - HAITI 234 - HAITI
12 245 - PHILIPPINES 183 - LIBERIA
13 187 - CHINA (Taiwan Born) 141 - CHINA (Taiwan Born)
14 163 - VIETNAM 88 - MEXICO
15 70 - MEXICO 73 - POLAND
16 67 - POLAND 72 - THAILAND
17 66 - BRAZIL 66 - BRAZIL
18 66 - NEPAL 65 - NIGERIA
19 62 - NIGERIA 63 - JAMAICA
20 56 - THAILAND 62 - NEPAL


World Total for Fiscal Years

2006 - 20,679
2005 - 22,728
2004 - 22,884
2003 - 21,616
2002 - 20,099
2001 - 19,237
2000 - 17,718
1999 - 16,363
1998 - 15,774
1997 - 12,743
1996 - 10,641
1995 - 8,987
1994 - 8,333
1993 - 7,377
1992 - 6,472
1991 - 8,481
1990 - 7,093

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