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Visas issued at Bridgetown by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 49%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
14k
87% of the total, last 12 months
14,154 visas in the last 12 months, 27,607 in the 12 months before - About flat, 0.6%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
498
3.1% of the total, last 12 months
498 visas in the last 12 months, 501 in the 12 months before - Down 37%
F-1
Academic students
429
2.6% of the total, last 12 months
429 visas in the last 12 months, 677 in the 12 months before - Down 32%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
178
1.1% of the total, last 12 months
178 visas in the last 12 months, 260 in the 12 months before - Down 30%
J-1
Exchange visitors
140
0.9% of the total, last 12 months
140 visas in the last 12 months, 199 in the 12 months before - Down 27%
A-2
Foreign government officials
94
0.6% of the total, last 12 months
94 visas in the last 12 months, 128 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- H-2B0.6% of total
Seasonal non-farm workers
94Up 3.3%94 visas in the last 12 months, 91 in the 12 months before - C-10.5% of total
Travelers in transit
85Up 31%85 visas in the last 12 months, 65 in the 12 months before - L-10.4% of total
Intracompany transferees
64Up 3.2%64 visas in the last 12 months, 62 in the 12 months before - H-40.4% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
61About flat, 0%61 visas in the last 12 months, 61 in the 12 months before - L-20.3% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
50Up 56%50 visas in the last 12 months, 32 in the 12 months before - C-30.3% of total42Up 20%42 visas in the last 12 months, 35 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 87% of the visas issued at Bridgetown in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 49% and F-1 fell 37% on the 12 months before.