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Visas issued at Porto Alegre by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 14%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
97k
96% of the total, last 12 months
96,619 visas in the last 12 months, 112,121 in the 12 months before - Up 5.3%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.2k
1.2% of the total, last 12 months
1,179 visas in the last 12 months, 1,120 in the 12 months before - Up 82%
F-1
Academic students
809
0.8% of the total, last 12 months
809 visas in the last 12 months, 445 in the 12 months before - Up 23%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
380
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
380 visas in the last 12 months, 310 in the 12 months before - Up 19%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
309
0.3% of the total, last 12 months
309 visas in the last 12 months, 259 in the 12 months before - Down 35%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
218
0.2% of the total, last 12 months
218 visas in the last 12 months, 333 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- H-1B0.1% of total
Specialty occupation workers
142Up 7.6%142 visas in the last 12 months, 132 in the 12 months before - B-10.1% of total
Business visitors
132Down 23%132 visas in the last 12 months, 172 in the 12 months before - F-20.1% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
126Up 40%126 visas in the last 12 months, 90 in the 12 months before - J-20.1% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
124Up 14%124 visas in the last 12 months, 109 in the 12 months before - H-40.1% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
107Up 19%107 visas in the last 12 months, 90 in the 12 months before - O-10.1% of total
People with extraordinary ability
68Down 29%68 visas in the last 12 months, 96 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 96% of the visas issued at Porto Alegre in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 14% on the 12 months before.