NAFTA visa issuances by the U.S. by state 2020

This statistic shows the number of NAFTA or TN visas that were issued by the U.S. Department of State in fiscal year 2020, by state of destination. There were199,512 NAFTA visa issuances for Mexican and Canadian citizens in fiscal year 2020 whose state of destination was Michigan.

Number of NAFTA visas issued by the U.S. Department of State in FY 2020, by state of destination

Characteristic	Number of visas issued
Michigan	199,512
Texas	72,523
California	41,622
New York	33,325
Washington	13,372
Unknown	10,602
Arizona	10,322
Illinois	8,868
Florida	7,829
Maine	7,676
Massachusetts	6,883
New Jersey	4,790
Ohio	4,580
Georgia	4,415
Pennsylvania	4,237
Colorado	3,539
North Carolina	3,398
Minnesota	3,374
Vermont	3,062
Nevada	2,858
Indiana	2,605
Tennessee	2,482
New Mexico	2,453
Wisconsin	2,414
Virginia	2,336
Maryland	2,022
Missouri	1,651
Connecticut	1,579
Iowa	1,541
North Dakota	1,515
South Carolina	1,513
Kansas	1,492
Kentucky	1,459
Oklahoma	1,373
Oregon	1,323
Alabama	1,300
Utah	1,176
Nebraska	1,074
District of Columbia	1,059
Louisiana	926
Alaska	905
South Dakota	634
New Hampshire	582
Montana	573
Arkansas	508
Mississippi	434
Hawaii	424
Idaho	389
Delaware	302
Rhode Island	302
Puerto Rico	288
West Virginia	261
Wyoming	223
Other*	33
Guam	10

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Release date

January 2022

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United States

Survey time period

2020

Supplementary notes

NAFTA or TN visas are special non-immigrant visas in the United States, Canada and Mexico that offer unique, expedited work authorization. A U.S., Canadian, or Mexican citizen can work in a NAFTA country for up to three years within a certain set of occupations.

The fiscal year is the accounting period for the federal government which begins on October 1 and ends on September 30 of the following year.

* Other includes American Samoa, Northern Mariana Islands, U.S. Virgin Islands, and U.S. Armed Forces posts.

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