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Visas issued at La Paz by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 9%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
27k
94% of the total, last 12 months
27,093 visas in the last 12 months, 29,784 in the 12 months before - Down 6.6%
F-1
Academic students
498
1.7% of the total, last 12 months
498 visas in the last 12 months, 533 in the 12 months before - About flat, 2.2%
J-1
Exchange visitors
480
1.7% of the total, last 12 months
480 visas in the last 12 months, 491 in the 12 months before - Down 53%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
98
0.3% of the total, last 12 months
98 visas in the last 12 months, 208 in the 12 months before - Down 26%
P-1
Athletes and entertainment groups
70
0.2% of the total, last 12 months
70 visas in the last 12 months, 95 in the 12 months before - Down 13%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
58
0.2% of the total, last 12 months
58 visas in the last 12 months, 67 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- A-20.2% of total
Foreign government officials
55Up 49%55 visas in the last 12 months, 37 in the 12 months before - B-10.2% of total
Business visitors
55Down 5.2%55 visas in the last 12 months, 58 in the 12 months before - P-30.2% of total
Culturally unique artists and entertainers
55Up 20%55 visas in the last 12 months, 46 in the 12 months before - C-10.1% of total
Travelers in transit
42Up 75%42 visas in the last 12 months, 24 in the 12 months before - G-40.1% of total
International organization employees
42Down 34%42 visas in the last 12 months, 64 in the 12 months before - G-20.1% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
31Down 6.1%31 visas in the last 12 months, 33 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 94% of the visas issued at La Paz in the last 12 months.