Facts and Information about the DR and People you didn't know! 2
As of January 2010 there were 12,630,000 legal permanent residents in the U.S. including people granted lawful permanent residence “green card" for the first time, but not including those who had become US citizens already.
Among these legal permanent residents, an estimated 8.1 million were eligible for naturalization, DHS said.
Some 12.5 million people were legal residents in 2009, compared to 12.6 million in 2008.
Of that number 26% (3,283,800) of legal residents in 2010 were born in Mexico, far outpacing other Latin American countries, including the Dominican Republic with 3.5% (442,050), Cuba (2.9 percent), El Salvador (2.5 percent), Colombia (1.9 percent) and 1.4 percent from Guatemala.
There are over 1.4 million Dominicans in the U.S. as reported by the U.S. Census of 2010.
According to data from 2007 about six-in-ten of Dominicans (60.1%) in the United States were born in the Dominican Republic, compared with 39.8% of Hispanics and 12.6% of the U.S. population overall. Most immigrants from the Dominican Republic (56.5%) arrived in the U.S. after 1990. Nearly half of Dominican immigrants (46.3%) were U.S. citizens. As of the 2010 Census the number of Dominicans now citizens outpaced other migrant groups by double digits.
A majority of Dominicans (52.2%) speak English proficiently. Some 47.8% of Dominicans ages 5 and older report speaking English less than very well, compared with 38.8% of all Hispanics.
Dominicans were younger than the U.S. population and older than Hispanics overall. The median age of Dominicans was 29; the median age of all Hispanics and U.S. population was then 27 and 36 respectively.
They had a slightly higher level of education than the Hispanic population overall. Fifteen percent of Dominicans ages 25 and older—compared with 12.6% of all U.S. Hispanics—had obtained at least a bachelor’s degree.
The median annual personal earnings for Dominicans ages 16 and older were $20,238 in 2007; the median earnings for all U.S. Hispanics were $21,048.
As of the 2010 Census the figures have been changed dramatically, starting with the fact that only a reduced number of legal permanent residency holders from the Dominican Republic opted not to become citizens of the U.S., but also the amount of those admitted lawfully into the country grew by 23% over the prior year. Out of the number of legal residents of Dominican origin in the U.S. (442,050) some 280,000 of these were qualified 100% to become naturalized citizens if they opted to at the time of the Census.
Another aspect is that the number of non-immigrants admitted into the U.S. from the Dominican Republic reported a large pattern of growth far above the prior 10 years. In the year 2001 some 207,989 Dominican citizens were admitted under the I-94 non-immigrant visa to the U.S. In contrast, in 2010 some 272,897 was the figure reported by the DHS. It also must be noted that the figure of legal residents of Dominican origin in the U.S. is about double that of the legal permanent resident (LPR) holders. These account for the Dominican citizens admitted to the U.S. under the family reunification Visa, fiancee, minors, temporary residency holders and students under the F1 and other various educational/professional temporary residency permits.
The number of non-immigrant visas (non-renewal, non-replacements) issued by the U.S. consulate in the Dominican Republic for the last ten years was:
The U.S. issued 69,032 non immigrants visas to Dominican nationals in 2010. It also issued 43,717 immigrant visas in the same year to Dominican nationals broken down respectively
The total figure of new Visas (immigrant and non-immigrant) issued to Dominican nationals in 2010 ascends to 112,749. Since 1988 the U.S. no longer includes B1/B2 visa renewals for Dominican nationals in the total of new visas issued as tallied above. B1/B2 visa holders of the Dominican Republic whom renew their 1, 2 or 3 year expiring non-immigrant visas are automatically issued 5 to 10 years, multiple entry visas.
The non-immigrant visas reflected above per year indicated, only make reference to new visas in length of 1 to 3 years issued to new applicants in the Dominican Republic. As of the year 2010 "Immigrant Visas Issued" worldwide by U.S. consulates was a grand total of 482,052. Of this total only Mexico outranks the Dominican Republic with 65,621 issued. The third closest is the Philippines with 37,394 and based on a long military engagement in the area by U.S. personnel.
The number of Immigrant Visas issued based on adjustments of status, subject to numerical limitations of available visas worldwide for the Dominican Republic nationals was 31,250 in 2010 alone. This is the number of Dominican nationals that changed their unlawful status or non-temporary status to legal immigrant visa holders and temporary residency in the U.S.
In 2010 the U.S. consulate issued adoption immigrant visas to 235 kids of Dominican nationality, this data is not included in the above totals of visas issued in the country.
The number of Immigrant Visas issued to Dominican citizens from 2001 to 2010 by the U.S.:
As of January 2010 there were 12,630,000 legal permanent residents in the U.S. including people granted lawful permanent residence “green card" for the first time, but not including those who had become US citizens already.
Among these legal permanent residents, an estimated 8.1 million were eligible for naturalization, DHS said.
Some 12.5 million people were legal residents in 2009, compared to 12.6 million in 2008.
Of that number 26% (3,283,800) of legal residents in 2010 were born in Mexico, far outpacing other Latin American countries, including the Dominican Republic with 3.5% (442,050), Cuba (2.9 percent), El Salvador (2.5 percent), Colombia (1.9 percent) and 1.4 percent from Guatemala.
There are over 1.4 million Dominicans in the U.S. as reported by the U.S. Census of 2010.
According to data from 2007 about six-in-ten of Dominicans (60.1%) in the United States were born in the Dominican Republic, compared with 39.8% of Hispanics and 12.6% of the U.S. population overall. Most immigrants from the Dominican Republic (56.5%) arrived in the U.S. after 1990. Nearly half of Dominican immigrants (46.3%) were U.S. citizens. As of the 2010 Census the number of Dominicans now citizens outpaced other migrant groups by double digits.
A majority of Dominicans (52.2%) speak English proficiently. Some 47.8% of Dominicans ages 5 and older report speaking English less than very well, compared with 38.8% of all Hispanics.
Dominicans were younger than the U.S. population and older than Hispanics overall. The median age of Dominicans was 29; the median age of all Hispanics and U.S. population was then 27 and 36 respectively.
They had a slightly higher level of education than the Hispanic population overall. Fifteen percent of Dominicans ages 25 and older—compared with 12.6% of all U.S. Hispanics—had obtained at least a bachelor’s degree.
The median annual personal earnings for Dominicans ages 16 and older were $20,238 in 2007; the median earnings for all U.S. Hispanics were $21,048.
As of the 2010 Census the figures have been changed dramatically, starting with the fact that only a reduced number of legal permanent residency holders from the Dominican Republic opted not to become citizens of the U.S., but also the amount of those admitted lawfully into the country grew by 23% over the prior year. Out of the number of legal residents of Dominican origin in the U.S. (442,050) some 280,000 of these were qualified 100% to become naturalized citizens if they opted to at the time of the Census.
Another aspect is that the number of non-immigrants admitted into the U.S. from the Dominican Republic reported a large pattern of growth far above the prior 10 years. In the year 2001 some 207,989 Dominican citizens were admitted under the I-94 non-immigrant visa to the U.S. In contrast, in 2010 some 272,897 was the figure reported by the DHS. It also must be noted that the figure of legal residents of Dominican origin in the U.S. is about double that of the legal permanent resident (LPR) holders. These account for the Dominican citizens admitted to the U.S. under the family reunification Visa, fiancee, minors, temporary residency holders and students under the F1 and other various educational/professional temporary residency permits.
The number of non-immigrant visas (non-renewal, non-replacements) issued by the U.S. consulate in the Dominican Republic for the last ten years was:
- 2001: 51,864
- 2002: 48,698
- 2003: 44,750
- 2004: 35,223
- 2005: 60,474
- 2006: 77,559
- 2007: 70,112
- 2008: 69,309
- 2009: 70,827
- 2010: 69,032
- Total: 528,816
The U.S. issued 69,032 non immigrants visas to Dominican nationals in 2010. It also issued 43,717 immigrant visas in the same year to Dominican nationals broken down respectively
- Immediate Relatives: 13,080
- Special Immigrants: 25 (U.S. Armed Forces special immigrants *Classified as of 2011)*read line below.
- DOD Classified immigrants: 102 (Must be noted that in 2010 the number of immigrants under these categories for the whole world to the U.S. was only 3,043)
- Family Preference: 30,482
- Employment Preference: 28
The total figure of new Visas (immigrant and non-immigrant) issued to Dominican nationals in 2010 ascends to 112,749. Since 1988 the U.S. no longer includes B1/B2 visa renewals for Dominican nationals in the total of new visas issued as tallied above. B1/B2 visa holders of the Dominican Republic whom renew their 1, 2 or 3 year expiring non-immigrant visas are automatically issued 5 to 10 years, multiple entry visas.
The non-immigrant visas reflected above per year indicated, only make reference to new visas in length of 1 to 3 years issued to new applicants in the Dominican Republic. As of the year 2010 "Immigrant Visas Issued" worldwide by U.S. consulates was a grand total of 482,052. Of this total only Mexico outranks the Dominican Republic with 65,621 issued. The third closest is the Philippines with 37,394 and based on a long military engagement in the area by U.S. personnel.
The number of Immigrant Visas issued based on adjustments of status, subject to numerical limitations of available visas worldwide for the Dominican Republic nationals was 31,250 in 2010 alone. This is the number of Dominican nationals that changed their unlawful status or non-temporary status to legal immigrant visa holders and temporary residency in the U.S.
In 2010 the U.S. consulate issued adoption immigrant visas to 235 kids of Dominican nationality, this data is not included in the above totals of visas issued in the country.
The number of Immigrant Visas issued to Dominican citizens from 2001 to 2010 by the U.S.:
- 2001: 14,606
- 2002: 15,394
- 2003: 22,894
- 2004: 22,741
- 2005: 21,839
- 2006: 21,586
- 2007: 18,267
- 2008: 23,364
- 2009: 40,824
- 2010: 43,615 *(+102)
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- Total: 245,130 *(+102)
