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Visas issued at Manama by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 38%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
4.6k
74% of the total, last 12 months
4,648 visas in the last 12 months, 7,514 in the 12 months before - Up 1333%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
688
11% of the total, last 12 months
688 visas in the last 12 months, 48 in the 12 months before - Up 19%
A-2
Foreign government officials
321
5.1% of the total, last 12 months
321 visas in the last 12 months, 270 in the 12 months before - Down 36%
F-1
Academic students
149
2.4% of the total, last 12 months
149 visas in the last 12 months, 232 in the 12 months before - Down 29%
B-1
Business visitors
101
1.6% of the total, last 12 months
101 visas in the last 12 months, 142 in the 12 months before - Down 31%
J-1
Exchange visitors
64
1% of the total, last 12 months
64 visas in the last 12 months, 93 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- H-1B0.8% of total
Specialty occupation workers
48Down 29%48 visas in the last 12 months, 68 in the 12 months before - A-30.6% of total
Staff of A-1 and A-2 visa holders
36Down 10%36 visas in the last 12 months, 40 in the 12 months before - A-10.4% of total
Diplomats and senior officials
28Up 27%28 visas in the last 12 months, 22 in the 12 months before - G-20.4% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
27Down 78%27 visas in the last 12 months, 120 in the 12 months before - H-40.3% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
21Down 22%21 visas in the last 12 months, 27 in the 12 months before - L-20.3% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
19Down 17%19 visas in the last 12 months, 23 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 74% of the visas issued at Manama in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 38% and F-1 fell 36% on the 12 months before.