Field Description MOA Month of admission YRADM Year of admission COB Country of birth* AGECH Age in character format AGE Age in numeric format CLR Country of last permanent residence* MS Marital status STATE State of intended residence MSA Metropolitan area of intended residence CERT Labor certification OCC Occupation/labor force status SEX Gender QUOTA Country of chargeability CASE Type of case NICOA Nonimmigrant class of entry NIYOA Nonimmigrant year of entry CLS Immigrant class of admission (2-character) PRINC Principal vs. Derivative class of admission *The countries are listed by abbreviation. See the .pdf file of INS documentation for full country names. FY 1999 Number of records: 646,560 FY 2000 Number of records: 849,386