Immigrants Admitted from Uzbekistan by Class of Admission
New York City, 1982 to 2021
Type and class of admission
Number
Percent Change
1980s 1990s 2000s 2010s 80s to 10s 00s to 10s
TOTAL - 15,190 15,703 19,598 - 24.8
Family-related visas - 429 2,634 4,799 - 82.2
Family preferences - 70 315 2,214 - 602.9
First - 16 93 78 - −16.1
Second - 36 60 1,975 - 3,191.7
Third (Fourth preference prior to 1992) - 14 124 106 - −14.5
Fourth (Fifth preference prior to 1992) - 4 14 55 - 292.9
Immediate relatives of U.S. citizens - 359 2,319 2,585 - 11.5
Spouses - 217 1,348 1,373 - 1.9
Children - 48 420 284 - −32.4
Parents - 94 551 928 - 68.4
Employment preferences - 174 197 111 - −43.7
First - 27 25 24 - −4.0
Second - 6 18 38 - 111.1
Third - 129 108 22 - −79.6
Skilled workers - 118 108 22 - −79.6
Needed unskilled workers - 11 - - - -
Fourth - 12 9 27 - 200.0
Fifth - - - - - -
Pre-1992 Third preference - - - - - -
Pre-1992 Sixth preference - - - - - -
Diversity - 869 9,707 13,843 - 42.6
Refugees/Asylees - 13,450 2,764 787 - −71.5
Other - 268 401 58 - −85.5