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Visas issued at Vancouver by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 25%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
51k
90% of the total, last 12 months
51,000 visas in the last 12 months, 67,820 in the 12 months before - Down 52%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
2.3k
4.1% of the total, last 12 months
2,302 visas in the last 12 months, 4,769 in the 12 months before - Down 23%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
700
1.2% of the total, last 12 months
700 visas in the last 12 months, 913 in the 12 months before - Down 4.2%
E-2
Treaty investors
525
0.9% of the total, last 12 months
525 visas in the last 12 months, 548 in the 12 months before - Down 65%
F-1
Academic students
459
0.8% of the total, last 12 months
459 visas in the last 12 months, 1,323 in the 12 months before - Down 39%
H-4
Spouses and children of H workers
425
0.7% of the total, last 12 months
425 visas in the last 12 months, 702 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-20.7% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
425Down 13%425 visas in the last 12 months, 486 in the 12 months before - J-10.4% of total
Exchange visitors
231Down 4.1%231 visas in the last 12 months, 241 in the 12 months before - E-10.3% of total
Treaty traders
145About flat, 0.7%145 visas in the last 12 months, 144 in the 12 months before - C-1/D0.2% of total
Airline and ship crews
98Down 19%98 visas in the last 12 months, 121 in the 12 months before - TD0.1% of total
Spouses and children of TN professionals
69About flat, 0%69 visas in the last 12 months, 69 in the 12 months before - E-3R0.1% of total60Down 10%60 visas in the last 12 months, 67 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 90% of the visas issued at Vancouver in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 25% and H-1B fell 52% on the 12 months before.