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Visas issued at Sofia 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
12k
65% of the total, last 12 months
11,699 visas in the last 12 months, 13,264 in the 12 months before - About flat, 1.1%
J-1
Exchange visitors
4.2k
24% of the total, last 12 months
4,219 visas in the last 12 months, 4,174 in the 12 months before - Up 15%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1k
5.8% of the total, last 12 months
1,038 visas in the last 12 months, 903 in the 12 months before - Down 5.5%
F-1
Academic students
189
1.1% of the total, last 12 months
189 visas in the last 12 months, 200 in the 12 months before - Down 8.3%
H-2B
Seasonal non-farm workers
132
0.7% of the total, last 12 months
132 visas in the last 12 months, 144 in the 12 months before - Down 45%
B-1
Business visitors
105
0.6% of the total, last 12 months
105 visas in the last 12 months, 192 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- NATO-20.4% of total80Down 56%80 visas in the last 12 months, 182 in the 12 months before
- L-10.3% of total
Intracompany transferees
58Up 12%58 visas in the last 12 months, 52 in the 12 months before - E-20.3% of total
Treaty investors
55Up 25%55 visas in the last 12 months, 44 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.3% of total
Specialty occupation workers
52Down 8.8%52 visas in the last 12 months, 57 in the 12 months before - A-20.3% of total
Foreign government officials
50Down 68%50 visas in the last 12 months, 156 in the 12 months before - G-20.3% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
45About flat, 0%45 visas in the last 12 months, 45 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 65% of the visas issued at Sofia in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 12% and C-1/D rose 15% on the 12 months before.