| Immigrants Admitted from India by Class of Admission | ||||||
| New York City, 1982 to 2021 | ||||||
| Type and class of admission |
Number
|
Percent Change
|
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 1990s | 2000s | 2010s | 80s to 10s | 00s to 10s | |
| TOTAL | 24,938 | 28,274 | 27,991 | 21,729 | −12.9 | −22.4 |
| Family-related visas | 20,549 | 21,767 | 17,067 | 15,333 | −25.4 | −10.2 |
| Family preferences | 15,209 | 13,192 | 6,330 | 4,747 | −68.8 | −25.0 |
| First | 47 | 385 | 272 | 113 | 140.4 | −58.5 |
| Second | 7,212 | 7,599 | 1,297 | 1,166 | −83.8 | −10.1 |
| Third (Fourth preference prior to 1992) | 495 | 941 | 998 | 587 | 18.6 | −41.2 |
| Fourth (Fifth preference prior to 1992) | 7,455 | 4,267 | 3,763 | 2,881 | −61.4 | −23.4 |
| Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens | 5,340 | 8,575 | 10,737 | 10,586 | 98.2 | −1.4 |
| Spouses | 2,071 | 4,049 | 6,076 | 6,574 | 217.4 | 8.2 |
| Children | 217 | 1,237 | 1,381 | 744 | 242.9 | −46.1 |
| Parents | 3,052 | 3,289 | 3,280 | 3,268 | 7.1 | −0.4 |
| Employment preferences | 3,823 | 5,236 | 7,579 | 4,692 | 22.7 | −38.1 |
| First | - | 853 | 1,606 | 1,896 | - | 18.1 |
| Second | - | 1,335 | 1,672 | 991 | - | −40.7 |
| Third | - | 2,608 | 3,855 | 945 | - | −75.5 |
| Skilled workers | - | 2,432 | 3,788 | 945 | - | −75.1 |
| Needed unskilled workers | - | 176 | 67 | - | - | - |
| Fourth | - | 431 | 386 | 683 | - | 76.9 |
| Fifth | - | 8 | 3 | 177 | - | 5,800.0 |
| Pre-1992 Third preference | 2,826 | 1 | - | - | - | - |
| Pre-1992 Sixth preference | 997 | - | - | - | - | - |
| Diversity | 18 | 67 | 43 | 4 | −77.8 | −90.7 |
| Refugees/Asylees | 19 | 325 | 3,084 | 1,408 | 7,310.5 | −54.4 |
| Other | 529 | 879 | 214 | 292 | −44.8 | 36.5 |