The President has authorized the admission of 112, 100 refugees during fiscal year 1995 which began October 1, 1994. The numbers are allocated as follows:
Africa – 7,000
East Asia – 40,000
Former Soviet Union/Eastern Europe – 48,000
Latin America/Caribbean – 8,000
Near East/South Asia – 5,000
Unallocated (funded) – 2,000
The 2,000 unallocated visas may be used in any country or region where the U.S. has a special humanitarian concern. The President also specified that persons in Vietnam, Cuba, Haiti and the former Soviet Union may, if otherwise qualified, be considered refugees within their countries of nationality or habitual residence.
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