User Guide

Grinka aggregates and visualizes historical US immigration statistics from official government sources: the DHS Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, USCIS data releases, the State Department Visa Bulletin, and EOIR immigration court records.

The data covers FY2000–present and is updated daily from public sources.

Free access includes: annual LPR totals (FY2000–present), DV Lottery region-level totals (DV-1995–DV-2025), historical trend charts, and USCIS processing times.

Premium access adds: employment-based backlogs and Visa Bulletin history, per-country DV data, full country profiles, H-1B employer data, naturalization statistics, B-visa refusal rates, and immigration court outcomes.

Premium subscriptions are valid until December 31 of the current year. See pricing →

The Diversity Visa (DV) program issues up to 55,000 visas annually to nationals of countries with historically low immigration to the US.

Entrants = total applications received. Selectees = randomly chosen applicants. Issued = visas actually granted (always ≤ selectees, as not all selectees complete the process).

Free tier shows regional totals. Premium shows per-country breakdowns from 2013 onward.

The US allocates ~140,000 employment-based (EB) green cards per year across five preference categories (EB-1 through EB-5). Annual demand from India and China far exceeds supply, creating multi-decade backlogs.

Priority date = the date USCIS received your petition. Your case can move forward only when the Visa Bulletin cutoff date advances past your priority date.

Estimated wait = based on pending cases and annual visa allocations. These are rough estimates — actual wait times depend on policy changes and demand shifts.

Shows LPRs (Lawful Permanent Residents) granted to nationals of each country per fiscal year, broken down by class of admission: family-based, employment-based, DV Lottery, and humanitarian.

Source: DHS Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, Table 3.

Shows median processing times for common USCIS forms by field office: I-485 (adjustment of status), I-130 (family petition), I-140 (employment petition), I-765 (work permit), N-400 (naturalization), and others.

Color coding: green = under 6 months, amber = 6–12 months, red = over 12 months.

Shows top H-1B petition sponsors by fiscal year — initial approvals, initial denials, continuing approvals, and approval rates.

Source: USCIS Employer Data Hub. Data covers FY2021–FY2024.

B-visa refusal rates: the share of B1/B2 (tourist/business) visa applications refused at US embassies, by country. High refusal rates typically indicate strong immigrant intent concerns.

Immigration court outcomes: EOIR data on case completions — relief granted vs. denied — by nationality.

The site is available in English and Russian. Switch language using the EN/RU buttons in the top navigation bar. Your preference is saved for 1 year.

Create a free account to save your language preference and purchase a premium subscription.

Premium access can be purchased via YooKassa (Russian rubles). Prices in USD are shown for reference only — the charge is always in rubles at the current exchange rate.

Subscriptions do not auto-renew. You will be notified 30 days before expiry.

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