Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Shanghai by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 19%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
190k
86% of the total, last 12 months
189,807 visas in the last 12 months, 235,630 in the 12 months before - Down 37%
F-1
Academic students
15k
6.9% of the total, last 12 months
15,250 visas in the last 12 months, 24,123 in the 12 months before - Down 9.4%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
5.8k
2.6% of the total, last 12 months
5,841 visas in the last 12 months, 6,445 in the 12 months before - Down 11%
J-1
Exchange visitors
2.8k
1.3% of the total, last 12 months
2,807 visas in the last 12 months, 3,163 in the 12 months before - Up 5.3%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
1.7k
0.8% of the total, last 12 months
1,684 visas in the last 12 months, 1,600 in the 12 months before - Down 11%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1.6k
0.7% of the total, last 12 months
1,641 visas in the last 12 months, 1,837 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-20.7% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
1.6kUp 4.3%1,597 visas in the last 12 months, 1,531 in the 12 months before - H-40.5% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
1.1kAbout flat, 2.6%1,050 visas in the last 12 months, 1,023 in the 12 months before - O-10.2% of total
People with extraordinary ability
482Down 8%482 visas in the last 12 months, 524 in the 12 months before - J-20.2% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
333Down 45%333 visas in the last 12 months, 609 in the 12 months before - B-10.1% of total
Business visitors
215Down 78%215 visas in the last 12 months, 978 in the 12 months before - F-20.1% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
207Down 54%207 visas in the last 12 months, 449 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 86% of the visas issued at Shanghai in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 19% and F-1 fell 37% on the 12 months before.