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Statistics of Applications for Immigrant Visas

Annex III

Canada

U.S.A.

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Australia

1986

9.980

19.040

1987

16.211

23.173

7.618

1988

16.223

19.902

6 500

6.250 (July 86-

June 87) (July 87 - June 88)

TIT 2 -

1989

21.934

33.746

13,721

June 89) (July 89-

June 90)

1989 Jan

1.181

2,027

375

Feb

1,244

2,089

274

Mar

1,170

2,202

459

Apr

944

2,015

250

May

1.293

2,023

553

June

2,037

1,344

1,743

July

2,530

2,391

1,740

Aug

2,587

2,002

1,805

Sept

2,517

2,667

1,646

Oct

2,263

6,290

1.255

Nov

2,594

4.165

906

Dec

1.574

4,531

837

21,934

33.746

11,843

1990 Jan

1,520

2,565

680

Feb

1,566

3,320

726

Mar

1,510

2,594

892

Apr

1,144

2,236

596

May

1,741

2,241

991

June

1,426

2,653

1,047

Source:

Note :

Based on returns from the Consulates/Commissions.

For Canada and Australia, the figures refer to number of cases (families); for U.S.A., the figure represents number of persons.