Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Dubai by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 8.1%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
53k
81% of the total, last 12 months
53,060 visas in the last 12 months, 57,749 in the 12 months before - Down 3.6%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
8k
12% of the total, last 12 months
7,969 visas in the last 12 months, 8,267 in the 12 months before - Down 24%
F-1
Academic students
1.6k
2.4% of the total, last 12 months
1,573 visas in the last 12 months, 2,065 in the 12 months before - Down 18%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
490
0.7% of the total, last 12 months
490 visas in the last 12 months, 599 in the 12 months before - Up 7%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
443
0.7% of the total, last 12 months
443 visas in the last 12 months, 414 in the 12 months before - Up 7.7%
H-4
Spouses and children of H workers
391
0.6% of the total, last 12 months
391 visas in the last 12 months, 363 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-10.5% of total
Intracompany transferees
343Up 5.9%343 visas in the last 12 months, 324 in the 12 months before - B-10.4% of total
Business visitors
293Up 53%293 visas in the last 12 months, 192 in the 12 months before - J-10.3% of total
Exchange visitors
186Down 37%186 visas in the last 12 months, 296 in the 12 months before - D0.2% of total
Airline and ship crews
138Down 9.2%138 visas in the last 12 months, 152 in the 12 months before - O-10.1% of total
People with extraordinary ability
65Down 4.4%65 visas in the last 12 months, 68 in the 12 months before - F-20.1% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
63Down 48%63 visas in the last 12 months, 122 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 81% of the visas issued at Dubai in the last 12 months. F-1 fell 24% on the 12 months before.