What the visas are for
Visas issued at Vienna by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 23%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
5.7k
52% of the total, last 12 months
5,686 visas in the last 12 months, 7,398 in the 12 months before - About flat, 0.3%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.4k
13% of the total, last 12 months
1,446 visas in the last 12 months, 1,451 in the 12 months before - Down 3.7%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
763
7% of the total, last 12 months
763 visas in the last 12 months, 792 in the 12 months before - Up 8.3%
F-1
Academic students
642
5.9% of the total, last 12 months
642 visas in the last 12 months, 593 in the 12 months before - Down 11%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
327
3% of the total, last 12 months
327 visas in the last 12 months, 368 in the 12 months before - Up 24%
P-1
Athletes and entertainment groups
266
2.5% of the total, last 12 months
266 visas in the last 12 months, 215 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- E-22.2% of total
Treaty investors
235Down 6.4%235 visas in the last 12 months, 251 in the 12 months before - A-22.1% of total
Foreign government officials
230Down 40%230 visas in the last 12 months, 382 in the 12 months before - G-42.1% of total
International organization employees
224Down 43%224 visas in the last 12 months, 391 in the 12 months before - L-21.3% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
140Up 36%140 visas in the last 12 months, 103 in the 12 months before - G-21.3% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
136Up 5.4%136 visas in the last 12 months, 129 in the 12 months before - O-11.2% of total
People with extraordinary ability
130About flat, 0.8%130 visas in the last 12 months, 129 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 52% of the visas issued at Vienna in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 23% and G-4 fell 43% on the 12 months before.