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Visas issued at Sao Paulo by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 33%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
359k
94% of the total, last 12 months
359,016 visas in the last 12 months, 532,811 in the 12 months before - Down 14%
J-1
Exchange visitors
5.1k
1.3% of the total, last 12 months
5,063 visas in the last 12 months, 5,880 in the 12 months before - Down 20%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
3.9k
1% of the total, last 12 months
3,860 visas in the last 12 months, 4,805 in the 12 months before - Down 8%
F-1
Academic students
3.7k
1% of the total, last 12 months
3,726 visas in the last 12 months, 4,051 in the 12 months before - Down 23%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
2.6k
0.7% of the total, last 12 months
2,637 visas in the last 12 months, 3,433 in the 12 months before - Down 35%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1.4k
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
1,367 visas in the last 12 months, 2,092 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- H-1B0.2% of total
Specialty occupation workers
946Down 23%946 visas in the last 12 months, 1,229 in the 12 months before - B-10.2% of total
Business visitors
739Down 16%739 visas in the last 12 months, 882 in the 12 months before - H-40.1% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
568Down 21%568 visas in the last 12 months, 720 in the 12 months before - O-10.1% of total
People with extraordinary ability
527Down 37%527 visas in the last 12 months, 834 in the 12 months before - J-20.1% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
500Down 34%500 visas in the last 12 months, 756 in the 12 months before - O-30.1% of total
Spouses and children of O-1 and O-2 holders
307Down 21%307 visas in the last 12 months, 389 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 94% of the visas issued at Sao Paulo in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 33% on the 12 months before.