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Visas issued at Buenos Aires by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 6.3%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
268k
95% of the total, last 12 months
268,022 visas in the last 12 months, 286,163 in the 12 months before - Down 8.2%
J-1
Exchange visitors
6.2k
2.2% of the total, last 12 months
6,171 visas in the last 12 months, 6,724 in the 12 months before - Down 20%
F-1
Academic students
1.6k
0.6% of the total, last 12 months
1,596 visas in the last 12 months, 2,002 in the 12 months before - Down 16%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1.1k
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
1,103 visas in the last 12 months, 1,306 in the 12 months before - Down 3.1%
A-2
Foreign government officials
713
0.3% of the total, last 12 months
713 visas in the last 12 months, 736 in the 12 months before - Down 23%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
568
0.2% of the total, last 12 months
568 visas in the last 12 months, 736 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-20.2% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
556Down 30%556 visas in the last 12 months, 797 in the 12 months before - B-20.2% of total
Tourists and medical visitors
427Down 39%427 visas in the last 12 months, 705 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.1% of total
Specialty occupation workers
327Down 13%327 visas in the last 12 months, 374 in the 12 months before - O-10.1% of total
People with extraordinary ability
317Down 7.6%317 visas in the last 12 months, 343 in the 12 months before - P-10.1% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
306Down 42%306 visas in the last 12 months, 528 in the 12 months before - I0.1% of total
Journalists and foreign media
251Up 7.7%251 visas in the last 12 months, 233 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 95% of the visas issued at Buenos Aires in the last 12 months.