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Visas issued at Tirana by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 35%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
15k
89% of the total, last 12 months
14,839 visas in the last 12 months, 23,002 in the 12 months before - Up 40%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.1k
6.6% of the total, last 12 months
1,099 visas in the last 12 months, 783 in the 12 months before - Down 34%
F-1
Academic students
258
1.5% of the total, last 12 months
258 visas in the last 12 months, 388 in the 12 months before - Down 45%
A-2
Foreign government officials
97
0.6% of the total, last 12 months
97 visas in the last 12 months, 175 in the 12 months before - Up 13%
NATO-2
97
0.6% of the total, last 12 months
97 visas in the last 12 months, 86 in the 12 months before - Down 28%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
78
0.5% of the total, last 12 months
78 visas in the last 12 months, 108 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- H-1B0.3% of total
Specialty occupation workers
44Up 22%44 visas in the last 12 months, 36 in the 12 months before - K-10.2% of total
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
39Down 74%39 visas in the last 12 months, 148 in the 12 months before - P-30.2% of total
Culturally unique artists and entertainers
38About flat, 2.7%38 visas in the last 12 months, 37 in the 12 months before - G-20.2% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
37Up 42%37 visas in the last 12 months, 26 in the 12 months before - H-40.1% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
17Up 240%17 visas in the last 12 months, 5 in the 12 months before - E-20.1% of total
Treaty investors
13Down 7.1%13 visas in the last 12 months, 14 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 89% of the visas issued at Tirana in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 35% and J-1 rose 40% on the 12 months before.