Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Dhaka by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 44%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
15k
65% of the total, last 12 months
15,184 visas in the last 12 months, 27,355 in the 12 months before - Down 40%
F-1
Academic students
3.6k
15% of the total, last 12 months
3,577 visas in the last 12 months, 5,989 in the 12 months before - Down 22%
F-2
Spouses and children of F-1 students
1.7k
7.3% of the total, last 12 months
1,701 visas in the last 12 months, 2,183 in the 12 months before - About flat, 1.2%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
988
4.2% of the total, last 12 months
988 visas in the last 12 months, 1,000 in the 12 months before - Up 4.7%
A-2
Foreign government officials
508
2.2% of the total, last 12 months
508 visas in the last 12 months, 485 in the 12 months before - Down 35%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
223
1% of the total, last 12 months
223 visas in the last 12 months, 342 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- H-40.9% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
206Down 13%206 visas in the last 12 months, 236 in the 12 months before - J-10.8% of total
Exchange visitors
184Down 23%184 visas in the last 12 months, 240 in the 12 months before - G-20.7% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
169About flat, 0%169 visas in the last 12 months, 169 in the 12 months before - J-20.3% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
69Down 29%69 visas in the last 12 months, 97 in the 12 months before - I0.3% of total
Journalists and foreign media
66Down 59%66 visas in the last 12 months, 162 in the 12 months before - G-40.2% of total
International organization employees
47Down 62%47 visas in the last 12 months, 125 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 65% of the visas issued at Dhaka in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 44% and F-1 fell 40% on the 12 months before.