What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Belarus 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
6.1k
81% of the total, last 12 months
6,075 visas in the last 12 months, 7,083 in the 12 months before - Down 4.9%
J-1
Exchange visitors
331
4.4% of the total, last 12 months
331 visas in the last 12 months, 348 in the 12 months before - Down 12%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
301
4% of the total, last 12 months
301 visas in the last 12 months, 341 in the 12 months before - Down 28%
F-1
Academic students
174
2.3% of the total, last 12 months
174 visas in the last 12 months, 242 in the 12 months before - Up 4.5%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
140
1.9% of the total, last 12 months
140 visas in the last 12 months, 134 in the 12 months before - Down 21%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
96
1.3% of the total, last 12 months
96 visas in the last 12 months, 121 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- G-41.1% of total
International organization employees
83Down 9.8%83 visas in the last 12 months, 92 in the 12 months before - P-10.7% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
51Down 23%51 visas in the last 12 months, 66 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.5% of total
Specialty occupation workers
36Down 18%36 visas in the last 12 months, 44 in the 12 months before - H-40.5% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
35Down 27%35 visas in the last 12 months, 48 in the 12 months before - G-10.4% of total
Government delegates to international organizations
32About flat, 0%32 visas in the last 12 months, 32 in the 12 months before - O-10.4% of total
People with extraordinary ability
32Up 3.2%32 visas in the last 12 months, 31 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 81% of the visas issued to nationals of Belarus in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 14% and F-1 fell 28% on the 12 months before.