Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Beijing by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 9.2%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
187k
81% of the total, last 12 months
187,028 visas in the last 12 months, 206,014 in the 12 months before - Down 32%
F-1
Academic students
19k
8.2% of the total, last 12 months
18,931 visas in the last 12 months, 27,886 in the 12 months before - Down 32%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
5.8k
2.5% of the total, last 12 months
5,777 visas in the last 12 months, 8,455 in the 12 months before - About flat, 0.1%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
4.5k
2% of the total, last 12 months
4,550 visas in the last 12 months, 4,547 in the 12 months before - Down 13%
J-1
Exchange visitors
4.1k
1.8% of the total, last 12 months
4,139 visas in the last 12 months, 4,781 in the 12 months before - Down 22%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
2.4k
1% of the total, last 12 months
2,399 visas in the last 12 months, 3,091 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-20.7% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
1.5kDown 36%1,502 visas in the last 12 months, 2,331 in the 12 months before - H-40.5% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
1.2kDown 29%1,158 visas in the last 12 months, 1,624 in the 12 months before - J-20.3% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
736Down 30%736 visas in the last 12 months, 1,055 in the 12 months before - O-10.3% of total
People with extraordinary ability
576About flat, 2.5%576 visas in the last 12 months, 591 in the 12 months before - G-20.2% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
424Down 18%424 visas in the last 12 months, 516 in the 12 months before - A-10.2% of total
Diplomats and senior officials
410About flat, 1.7%410 visas in the last 12 months, 417 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 81% of the visas issued at Beijing in the last 12 months. F-1 fell 32% and H-1B fell 32% on the 12 months before.