What the visas are for
Visas issued at Baku by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 12%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
8.4k
76% of the total, last 12 months
8,417 visas in the last 12 months, 9,599 in the 12 months before - Down 14%
F-1
Academic students
925
8.4% of the total, last 12 months
925 visas in the last 12 months, 1,080 in the 12 months before - Up 35%
A-2
Foreign government officials
363
3.3% of the total, last 12 months
363 visas in the last 12 months, 268 in the 12 months before - Up 8.2%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
357
3.2% of the total, last 12 months
357 visas in the last 12 months, 330 in the 12 months before - Down 26%
J-1
Exchange visitors
212
1.9% of the total, last 12 months
212 visas in the last 12 months, 287 in the 12 months before - Down 31%
E-2
Treaty investors
182
1.6% of the total, last 12 months
182 visas in the last 12 months, 262 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- G-21.5% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
166Up 5.7%166 visas in the last 12 months, 157 in the 12 months before - F-20.6% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
69Down 22%69 visas in the last 12 months, 88 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.5% of total
Specialty occupation workers
60Down 15%60 visas in the last 12 months, 71 in the 12 months before - L-20.4% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
42Down 13%42 visas in the last 12 months, 48 in the 12 months before - I0.4% of total
Journalists and foreign media
41Up 64%41 visas in the last 12 months, 25 in the 12 months before - L-10.3% of total
Intracompany transferees
35Down 10%35 visas in the last 12 months, 39 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 76% of the visas issued at Baku in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 12% and F-1 fell 14% on the 12 months before.