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Visas issued at Montreal by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 54%
K-1
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
442
60% of the total, last 12 months
442 visas in the last 12 months, 951 in the 12 months before - Down 24%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
234
32% of the total, last 12 months
234 visas in the last 12 months, 306 in the 12 months before - Down 56%
K-2
Children of K-1 fiancé(e)s
20
2.7% of the total, last 12 months
20 visas in the last 12 months, 45 in the 12 months before - Up 67%
O-3
Spouses and children of O-1 and O-2 holders
5
0.7% of the total, last 12 months
5 visas in the last 12 months, 3 in the 12 months before R-2
Spouses and children of R-1 workers
5
0.7% of the total, last 12 months
5 visas in the last 12 months, 0 in the 12 months before- Up 100%
D
Airline and ship crews
4
0.5% of the total, last 12 months
4 visas in the last 12 months, 2 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- F-10.5% of total
Academic students
4Down 50%4 visas in the last 12 months, 8 in the 12 months before - J-10.5% of total
Exchange visitors
4Down 81%4 visas in the last 12 months, 21 in the 12 months before - P-10.4% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
3About flat, 0%3 visas in the last 12 months, 3 in the 12 months before - C-1/D0.3% of total
Airline and ship crews
2Down 71%2 visas in the last 12 months, 7 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.3% of total
Specialty occupation workers
2Down 67%2 visas in the last 12 months, 6 in the 12 months before - B-10.1% of total
Business visitors
1About flat, 0%1 visas in the last 12 months, 1 in the 12 months before
K-1 visas made up 60% of the visas issued at Montreal in the last 12 months. K-1 fell 54% and B1/B2 fell 24% on the 12 months before.