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Visas issued at Brasilia by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 28%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
109k
92% of the total, last 12 months
108,749 visas in the last 12 months, 150,548 in the 12 months before - Down 23%
A-2
Foreign government officials
1.7k
1.4% of the total, last 12 months
1,659 visas in the last 12 months, 2,168 in the 12 months before - Down 6.5%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.6k
1.3% of the total, last 12 months
1,555 visas in the last 12 months, 1,663 in the 12 months before - Up 20%
F-1
Academic students
1.1k
1% of the total, last 12 months
1,150 visas in the last 12 months, 960 in the 12 months before - Up 4.3%
B-1
Business visitors
1k
0.9% of the total, last 12 months
1,042 visas in the last 12 months, 999 in the 12 months before - Up 39%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
498
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
498 visas in the last 12 months, 357 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- G-20.4% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
446Down 3%446 visas in the last 12 months, 460 in the 12 months before - L-10.3% of total
Intracompany transferees
375Up 56%375 visas in the last 12 months, 240 in the 12 months before - F-20.2% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
249Down 38%249 visas in the last 12 months, 403 in the 12 months before - C-1/D0.2% of total
Airline and ship crews
238Down 33%238 visas in the last 12 months, 357 in the 12 months before - C-30.1% of total176Up 15%176 visas in the last 12 months, 153 in the 12 months before
- J-20.1% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
166Down 26%166 visas in the last 12 months, 224 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 92% of the visas issued at Brasilia in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 28% on the 12 months before.