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Visas issued at Bern by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 34%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
11k
57% of the total, last 12 months
11,100 visas in the last 12 months, 16,845 in the 12 months before - Down 19%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.6k
8.1% of the total, last 12 months
1,571 visas in the last 12 months, 1,949 in the 12 months before - Down 18%
F-1
Academic students
1.5k
7.9% of the total, last 12 months
1,534 visas in the last 12 months, 1,867 in the 12 months before - Down 15%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1k
5.3% of the total, last 12 months
1,028 visas in the last 12 months, 1,214 in the 12 months before - Up 23%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
980
5% of the total, last 12 months
980 visas in the last 12 months, 796 in the 12 months before - Down 27%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
465
2.4% of the total, last 12 months
465 visas in the last 12 months, 641 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- G-42.3% of total
International organization employees
438Down 42%438 visas in the last 12 months, 761 in the 12 months before - E-21.6% of total
Treaty investors
314Down 13%314 visas in the last 12 months, 360 in the 12 months before - A-21.5% of total
Foreign government officials
299Down 19%299 visas in the last 12 months, 371 in the 12 months before - G-21.3% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
252Down 41%252 visas in the last 12 months, 430 in the 12 months before - O-11.1% of total
People with extraordinary ability
215Down 16%215 visas in the last 12 months, 256 in the 12 months before - H-1B1.1% of total
Specialty occupation workers
212Down 24%212 visas in the last 12 months, 279 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 57% of the visas issued at Bern in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 34% and J-1 fell 19% on the 12 months before.