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Visas issued at Halifax by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Up 41%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
4.4k
90% of the total, last 12 months
4,441 visas in the last 12 months, 3,143 in the 12 months before - Up 269%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
118
2.4% of the total, last 12 months
118 visas in the last 12 months, 32 in the 12 months before - Up 106%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
103
2.1% of the total, last 12 months
103 visas in the last 12 months, 50 in the 12 months before - Up 19%
F-1
Academic students
68
1.4% of the total, last 12 months
68 visas in the last 12 months, 57 in the 12 months before - Up 74%
H-4
Spouses and children of H workers
66
1.3% of the total, last 12 months
66 visas in the last 12 months, 38 in the 12 months before - Down 21%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
48
1% of the total, last 12 months
48 visas in the last 12 months, 61 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- J-10.8% of total
Exchange visitors
41Up 64%41 visas in the last 12 months, 25 in the 12 months before - TD0.2% of total
Spouses and children of TN professionals
10Up 400%10 visas in the last 12 months, 2 in the 12 months before - F-20.1% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
7Up 17%7 visas in the last 12 months, 6 in the 12 months before - J-20.1% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
5Up 25%5 visas in the last 12 months, 4 in the 12 months before - I0.1% of total
Journalists and foreign media
3Up 50%3 visas in the last 12 months, 2 in the 12 months before - O-20.1% of total
Support staff for O-1 artists and athletes
33 visas in the last 12 months, 0 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 90% of the visas issued at Halifax in the last 12 months. B1/B2 rose 41% on the 12 months before.