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Table 31. Nonimmigrant Admissions (I-94 Only) by Selected Category of Admission and Month of Arrival: Fiscal Year 2018

The 2018 Yearbook of Immigration Statistics is a compendium of tables that provide data on foreign nationals who are granted lawful permanent residence (i.e., immigrants who receive a “green card”), admitted as temporary nonimmigrants, granted asylum or refugee status, or are naturalized. The Yearbook also presents data on immigration enforcement actions, including apprehensions and arrests, removals, and returns.

Table 31. Nonimmigrant Admissions (I-94 Only) by Selected Category of Admission and Month of Arrival: Fiscal Year 2018
Month of Arrival Total Tourists and Business Travelers Students and Exchange Visitors3 Temp-orary Workers and Families4 Diplomats and Other Represen-tatives5 All Other Classes Unknown
Visa Waiver1 Other2
   Total 81,279,692 24,007,315 49,779,763 2,569,225 3,919,567 457,599 502,298 43,925
October 2017 6,614,883 2,239,200 3,893,427 105,349 292,691 39,987 40,698 3,531
November 2017 6,099,985 1,717,064 3,887,778 117,318 296,846 34,043 43,471 3,465
December 2017 7,352,544 1,929,127 4,897,759 144,769 306,600 30,055 40,135 4,099
January 2018 6,090,412 1,504,422 3,594,303 502,430 398,334 37,427 50,158 3,338
February 2018 5,602,440 1,602,422 3,539,057 104,101 281,495 28,151 44,285 2,929
March 2018 7,003,929 1,962,736 4,447,009 178,290 325,118 37,767 48,955 4,054
April 2018 6,681,299 2,026,869 4,092,380 118,071 354,324 42,733 43,507 3,415
May 2018 6,837,690 2,023,215 4,264,174 155,952 313,811 37,348 39,569 3,621
June 2018 6,703,634 1,981,281 4,135,379 201,328 307,233 39,138 35,746 3,529
July 2018 7,797,274 2,409,369 4,752,402 187,052 364,027 42,874 37,469 4,081
August 2018 7,778,154 2,428,729 4,357,617 548,299 358,519 41,839 38,780 4,371
September 2018 6,717,448 2,182,881 3,918,478 206,266 320,569 46,237 39,525 3,492

1 Includes GB, GMB, GT, GMT, WB, and WT admissions.
2 Includes B1, B2, and a limited number of Border Crossing Card (BCC) admissions.
3 Includes principals, spouses, and children (F1, F2, J1, J2, M1, and M2 admissions).
4 Includes principals, spouses, and children (CW1, CW2, E1 to E3, H1B, H1B1, H1C, H2A, H2B, H2R, H3, H4, I1, L1, L2, O1 to O3, P1 to P4, Q1, R1, R2, TD, and TN admissions).
5 Includes principals, spouses, and children (A1 to A3, G1 to G5, and N1 to N7 admissions).

Notes: Admissions represent counts of events (i.e., arrivals) not unique individuals. Multiple entries of an individual on the same day are counted as one admission.
The majority of short-term admissions from Canada and Mexico are excluded.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.

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