What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Austria by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 11%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
2.5k
36% of the total, last 12 months
2,512 visas in the last 12 months, 2,823 in the 12 months before - Down 3.8%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.2k
18% of the total, last 12 months
1,237 visas in the last 12 months, 1,286 in the 12 months before - Down 4.2%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
798
12% of the total, last 12 months
798 visas in the last 12 months, 833 in the 12 months before - Down 3.8%
F-1
Academic students
487
7.1% of the total, last 12 months
487 visas in the last 12 months, 506 in the 12 months before - Down 18%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
299
4.3% of the total, last 12 months
299 visas in the last 12 months, 363 in the 12 months before - Down 37%
A-2
Foreign government officials
246
3.6% of the total, last 12 months
246 visas in the last 12 months, 390 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- E-23.2% of total
Treaty investors
222Down 9.4%222 visas in the last 12 months, 245 in the 12 months before - P-12.7% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
188About flat, 1.6%188 visas in the last 12 months, 185 in the 12 months before - L-21.6% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
113Up 69%113 visas in the last 12 months, 67 in the 12 months before - O-11.5% of total
People with extraordinary ability
101Down 9.8%101 visas in the last 12 months, 112 in the 12 months before - G-21.4% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
95Up 73%95 visas in the last 12 months, 55 in the 12 months before - I1.2% of total
Journalists and foreign media
86About flat, 0%86 visas in the last 12 months, 86 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 36% of the visas issued to nationals of Austria in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 11% and A-2 fell 37% on the 12 months before.