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Visas issued at Rio De Janeiro by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 26%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
131k
94% of the total, last 12 months
131,154 visas in the last 12 months, 178,007 in the 12 months before - Down 25%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.4k
1% of the total, last 12 months
1,382 visas in the last 12 months, 1,855 in the 12 months before - Down 16%
F-1
Academic students
1.1k
0.8% of the total, last 12 months
1,086 visas in the last 12 months, 1,289 in the 12 months before - Up 23%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
1.1k
0.8% of the total, last 12 months
1,063 visas in the last 12 months, 864 in the 12 months before - Up 8.9%
A-2
Foreign government officials
855
0.6% of the total, last 12 months
855 visas in the last 12 months, 785 in the 12 months before - Up 25%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
836
0.6% of the total, last 12 months
836 visas in the last 12 months, 671 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- B-10.4% of total
Business visitors
588Down 21%588 visas in the last 12 months, 742 in the 12 months before - C-1/D0.4% of total
Airline and ship crews
518Down 51%518 visas in the last 12 months, 1,064 in the 12 months before - K-10.3% of total
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
365Down 62%365 visas in the last 12 months, 956 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.2% of total
Specialty occupation workers
296Down 24%296 visas in the last 12 months, 392 in the 12 months before - O-10.2% of total
People with extraordinary ability
214Down 45%214 visas in the last 12 months, 392 in the 12 months before - H-40.1% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
200Down 43%200 visas in the last 12 months, 353 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 94% of the visas issued at Rio De Janeiro in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 26% on the 12 months before.