User Guide

Gcardus 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 as official sources publish new releases.

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 available for 1 day, 7 days, 1 month, or 1 year from the date of purchase. See pricing →

Shows annual DV Lottery results by region and country: total entrants, selectees, and visas issued. Use the year selector to compare across DV cycles.

Source: US State Department / CEAC. Data covers DV-1995 through DV-2025.

The Visa Bulletin section shows monthly Final Action Dates for EB-1 through EB-5 per country chargeability. A date earlier than your priority date means your case is current and you can proceed.

EB Backlog estimates how many approved petitions are waiting and the approximate wait in years, by country and category.

Source: US State Department Visa Bulletin (monthly publication).

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

Source: DHS Yearbook of Immigration Statistics, Table 3. Data covers FY2020–FY2023.

Median processing times for major 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 = up to 6 months, yellow = 6–12 months, red = over 12 months.

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 rate: share of rejected B1/B2 visa applications by country. A high rate typically reflects concerns about immigrant intent.

Immigration courts: EOIR data on completed cases — share of granted and denied applications by nationality.

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Premium access can be purchased via the upgrade page. Subscriptions do not auto-renew.

All data on this site is obtained from official open US government sources:

— DHS Yearbook of Immigration Statistics — LPR statistics, naturalization data

— USCIS H-1B Employer Data Hub — H-1B employer petition data

— USCIS Processing Times — form processing times

— US State Department Visa Bulletin — visa category cutoff dates

— US State Department Visa Statistics — DV Lottery results and visa statistics

The Service is not liable for the accuracy of data published by these sources, nor for update delays caused by source restrictions or other circumstances beyond the Service's control.

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