Best (and Worst) Cities for Immigrants Seeking U.S. Citizenship
February 4, 2019This report uses public data to identify the best cities and USCIS offices for naturalization, based on a weighted average of three barriers to citizenship.
Immigration Statistics
Boundless compiles immigration statistics and facts about immigration from proprietary data, as well as public data from USCIS and other sources.
Here you will find stats on wait times, green cards, naturalization, acceptance rates, RFE rates and more.
The Visa Bulletin: What’s New for January 2019?
December 31, 2018The U.S. Department of State released its Visa Bulletin for January 2019. That’s a big deal if you’re waiting for your priority date to be current so that your green card application can move forward.If you don’t know what a… View Article
Insider Alert: Longer Wait Times for Work Permits and Travel Permits
December 13, 2017At the same time that most people apply for a family-sponsored green card from within the United States, they will also apply for a work permit (Form I-765) and travel permit (Form I-131). In recent years, it has taken U.S…. View Article
Top U.S. Suburbs for Immigrants
August 3, 2017In 2015, Business Insider compiled their list of The 50 Best Suburbs in America, calculated from publicly available data including unemployment, crime, average commute time, median income, level of higher education, and housing affordability. But which of those top 50… View Article
Top U.S. Cities for Immigrants
August 3, 2017Among U.S. cities with more than 200,000 residents, New York City has the greatest population of immigrants, with nearly 3 million foreign-born residents, accounting for 35.7 percent of a total population of 8.4 million, according to U.S. Census figures published… View Article
You Haven’t Read the 2017 USCIS Ombudsman Report?
July 26, 2017It’s time for the Office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman’s 2017 Annual Report to Congress! We read the whole report so you can enjoy this blog-length summary instead…Wait, What’s an Ombudsman?An ombudsman serves as an independent advocate for… View Article
A Surprising Number of U.S. Teachers Are Immigrants
July 16, 2017According to a 2017 report by the Brookings Institution, about 8 percent of K-12 teachers in the U.S. are immigrants.