Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Santiago by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- About flat, 3%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
19k
62% of the total, last 12 months
19,179 visas in the last 12 months, 18,627 in the 12 months before - Down 34%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.9k
6.2% of the total, last 12 months
1,913 visas in the last 12 months, 2,907 in the 12 months before - Down 11%
H-1B1
Chile and Singapore professionals
1.7k
5.5% of the total, last 12 months
1,700 visas in the last 12 months, 1,908 in the 12 months before - Down 19%
H-4
Spouses and children of H workers
1.6k
5.1% of the total, last 12 months
1,584 visas in the last 12 months, 1,950 in the 12 months before - Down 7.4%
F-1
Academic students
1.4k
4.4% of the total, last 12 months
1,354 visas in the last 12 months, 1,462 in the 12 months before - Up 10%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1.1k
3.4% of the total, last 12 months
1,061 visas in the last 12 months, 964 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- A-22.9% of total
Foreign government officials
904Up 3.7%904 visas in the last 12 months, 872 in the 12 months before - L-22.2% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
680Down 9.8%680 visas in the last 12 months, 754 in the 12 months before - L-11.6% of total
Intracompany transferees
481Down 8%481 visas in the last 12 months, 523 in the 12 months before - H-1B1.5% of total
Specialty occupation workers
462Down 16%462 visas in the last 12 months, 552 in the 12 months before - F-20.7% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
227Down 17%227 visas in the last 12 months, 273 in the 12 months before - J-20.7% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
205Down 27%205 visas in the last 12 months, 280 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 62% of the visas issued at Santiago in the last 12 months. J-1 fell 34% and H-4 fell 19% on the 12 months before.