What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Chile by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Up 48%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
14k
54% of the total, last 12 months
14,261 visas in the last 12 months, 9,645 in the 12 months before - Down 33%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.9k
7.3% of the total, last 12 months
1,936 visas in the last 12 months, 2,896 in the 12 months before - Down 16%
H-1B1
Chile and Singapore professionals
1.9k
7% of the total, last 12 months
1,850 visas in the last 12 months, 2,213 in the 12 months before - Down 25%
H-4
Spouses and children of H workers
1.7k
6.3% of the total, last 12 months
1,669 visas in the last 12 months, 2,231 in the 12 months before - Down 5%
F-1
Academic students
1.4k
5.3% of the total, last 12 months
1,407 visas in the last 12 months, 1,481 in the 12 months before - Up 6.4%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1k
3.8% of the total, last 12 months
1,009 visas in the last 12 months, 948 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- A-23.4% of total
Foreign government officials
898Up 3.3%898 visas in the last 12 months, 869 in the 12 months before - L-22.7% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
704Down 4.3%704 visas in the last 12 months, 736 in the 12 months before - H-1B1.8% of total
Specialty occupation workers
476Down 16%476 visas in the last 12 months, 566 in the 12 months before - L-11.8% of total
Intracompany transferees
467About flat, 2.1%467 visas in the last 12 months, 477 in the 12 months before - F-20.9% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
236Down 15%236 visas in the last 12 months, 277 in the 12 months before - J-20.8% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
208Down 24%208 visas in the last 12 months, 275 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 54% of the visas issued to nationals of Chile in the last 12 months. B1/B2 rose 48% and J-1 fell 33% on the 12 months before.