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Visas issued at Recife by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 23%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
67k
97% of the total, last 12 months
67,132 visas in the last 12 months, 87,694 in the 12 months before - Down 30%
J-1
Exchange visitors
563
0.8% of the total, last 12 months
563 visas in the last 12 months, 805 in the 12 months before - Down 24%
F-1
Academic students
354
0.5% of the total, last 12 months
354 visas in the last 12 months, 463 in the 12 months before - About flat, 1.4%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
291
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
291 visas in the last 12 months, 295 in the 12 months before - Down 27%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
233
0.3% of the total, last 12 months
233 visas in the last 12 months, 318 in the 12 months before - Down 31%
B-1
Business visitors
231
0.3% of the total, last 12 months
231 visas in the last 12 months, 335 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-10.3% of total
Intracompany transferees
197Up 21%197 visas in the last 12 months, 163 in the 12 months before - J-20.1% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
102Down 24%102 visas in the last 12 months, 134 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.1% of total
Specialty occupation workers
70Down 39%70 visas in the last 12 months, 115 in the 12 months before - H-40.1% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
59Down 14%59 visas in the last 12 months, 69 in the 12 months before - F-20.1% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
37Down 42%37 visas in the last 12 months, 64 in the 12 months before - P-1<0.1% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
33About flat, 2.9%33 visas in the last 12 months, 34 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 97% of the visas issued at Recife in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 23% on the 12 months before.