PERSONS OBTAINING LEGAL PERMANENT RESIDENT STATUS BY REGION AND COUNTRY OF BIRTH: FISCAL YEARS 1997 TO 2006 Country of birth Nepal Year 447 1997 476 1998 453 1999 616 2000 945 2001 1,137 2002 2,095 2003 2,878 2004 3,158 2005 3,733 2006 source: http://www.dhs.gov/ximgtn/statistics/publications/LPR06.shtm