More than 150 million nonimmigrant admissions into the U.S. in 2011

Thu, 2012-07-12 01:41 PM
By: Mark Rockwell

I-94 form
During 2011, said the Department of Homeland Security in a new report, its agencies processed 159 million nonimmigrant admissions to the U.S.
The agency said in the report, which was released on July 12, the number was based on Homeland Security workload estimates.

The admissions include tourists and business travelers from Canada, Mexican nationals with Border Crossing Cards, and I-94 admissions -- the cards given to travelers by Customs and Border Protection officers at international entry points. A code on the I-94 admission card shows the “visa status” granted to entrants.

DHS said I-94 admissions accounted for 33 percent (53.1 million) of the total admissions. The majority (87 percent) of I-94 admissions were temporary visitors for business and pleasure, while 6.4 percent were temporary workers and families and 3.4 percent were students.
The leading countries of citizenship for I-94 admissions were Mexico, the United Kingdom, and Japan, said DHS.

DHS said the data in the report was obtained from TECS, a computer system used by CBP, which compiles and maintains information collected from non immigrants on the paper Form I-94/I-94W and electronic I-94W. Information collected from the I-94 records include arrival and departure dates, port of entry, class of admission, country of citizenship, state of destination, age, and gender.

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