The Department of Homeland Security releases annual figures on individuals who overstay their visas and other legal forms of admissions in the United States. According to the report, a total of 510,400 people overstayed their visas in the fiscal year of 2023.
Statistics from Statista show that African nations have the highest rates of overstayers compared to total visitors, with some rates reaching 30-50 percent who do not return.
High percentages of overstayers also come from countries such as Haiti, Myanmar, Laos, Yemen, Bhutan, and Turkmenistan. On the other hand, Latin Americans are less likely to overstay their U.S. visas in relative terms, with Venezuelans being the biggest overstayers at 9.3 percent of admissions.
Despite lower relative overstay rates, Latin Americans entering the United States with visas form the largest group of overstayers in total. In FY 2023, this included approximately 52,000 Mexicans, 43,000 Colombians, and nearly 22,000 Dominicans and Brazilians each.
Interestingly, Mexicans only overstayed their visas 1.7 percent of the time, with Indians, the seventh largest group in absolute terms, having an even lower overstay rate of 1.4 percent.
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