Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Abu Dhabi by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 56%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
16k
73% of the total, last 12 months
15,713 visas in the last 12 months, 35,563 in the 12 months before - Up 35%
A-2
Foreign government officials
2k
9.3% of the total, last 12 months
2,007 visas in the last 12 months, 1,482 in the 12 months before - Down 8.9%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1.3k
6.1% of the total, last 12 months
1,307 visas in the last 12 months, 1,434 in the 12 months before - Down 40%
F-1
Academic students
1.2k
5.6% of the total, last 12 months
1,213 visas in the last 12 months, 2,017 in the 12 months before - Down 53%
B-1
Business visitors
206
1% of the total, last 12 months
206 visas in the last 12 months, 443 in the 12 months before - Down 52%
J-1
Exchange visitors
164
0.8% of the total, last 12 months
164 visas in the last 12 months, 341 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- K-10.7% of total
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
151Down 74%151 visas in the last 12 months, 583 in the 12 months before - A-30.5% of total
Staff of A-1 and A-2 visa holders
115Down 40%115 visas in the last 12 months, 192 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.4% of total
Specialty occupation workers
77Down 84%77 visas in the last 12 months, 488 in the 12 months before - H-40.3% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
75Down 79%75 visas in the last 12 months, 354 in the 12 months before - F-20.3% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
72Down 51%72 visas in the last 12 months, 147 in the 12 months before - D0.3% of total
Airline and ship crews
60Down 61%60 visas in the last 12 months, 153 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 73% of the visas issued at Abu Dhabi in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 56% and F-1 fell 40% on the 12 months before.