What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Bangladesh by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 46%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
18k
67% of the total, last 12 months
18,195 visas in the last 12 months, 33,930 in the 12 months before - Down 41%
F-1
Academic students
3.8k
14% of the total, last 12 months
3,830 visas in the last 12 months, 6,458 in the 12 months before - Down 24%
F-2
Spouses and children of F-1 students
1.8k
6.5% of the total, last 12 months
1,753 visas in the last 12 months, 2,294 in the 12 months before - About flat, 2.3%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1k
3.8% of the total, last 12 months
1,016 visas in the last 12 months, 1,040 in the 12 months before - Up 4.7%
A-2
Foreign government officials
517
1.9% of the total, last 12 months
517 visas in the last 12 months, 494 in the 12 months before - Down 37%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
256
0.9% of the total, last 12 months
256 visas in the last 12 months, 408 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- J-10.9% of total
Exchange visitors
249Down 29%249 visas in the last 12 months, 353 in the 12 months before - H-40.8% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
213Down 31%213 visas in the last 12 months, 309 in the 12 months before - G-20.6% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
171About flat, 0%171 visas in the last 12 months, 171 in the 12 months before - J-20.4% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
105Down 24%105 visas in the last 12 months, 138 in the 12 months before - G-10.4% of total
Government delegates to international organizations
99Down 7.5%99 visas in the last 12 months, 107 in the 12 months before - I0.2% of total
Journalists and foreign media
67Down 59%67 visas in the last 12 months, 163 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 67% of the visas issued to nationals of Bangladesh in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 46% and F-1 fell 41% on the 12 months before.