Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Wuhan by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Up 7.4%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
770k
87% of the total, last 12 months
770,253 visas in the last 12 months, 717,170 in the 12 months before - Down 30%
F-1
Academic students
53k
6% of the total, last 12 months
52,744 visas in the last 12 months, 75,117 in the 12 months before - Down 15%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
18k
2% of the total, last 12 months
17,527 visas in the last 12 months, 20,736 in the 12 months before - Down 15%
J-1
Exchange visitors
11k
1.2% of the total, last 12 months
10,642 visas in the last 12 months, 12,508 in the 12 months before - Down 11%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
9.8k
1.1% of the total, last 12 months
9,764 visas in the last 12 months, 11,028 in the 12 months before - Up 5.7%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
5.6k
0.6% of the total, last 12 months
5,641 visas in the last 12 months, 5,336 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-20.5% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
4.3kDown 4.9%4,315 visas in the last 12 months, 4,537 in the 12 months before - H-40.4% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
3.4kDown 12%3,397 visas in the last 12 months, 3,859 in the 12 months before - B-10.3% of total
Business visitors
2.6kDown 14%2,621 visas in the last 12 months, 3,034 in the 12 months before - J-20.2% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
1.7kDown 35%1,726 visas in the last 12 months, 2,637 in the 12 months before - O-10.2% of total
People with extraordinary ability
1.4kUp 3.7%1,437 visas in the last 12 months, 1,386 in the 12 months before - P-30.1% of total
Culturally unique artists and entertainers
1.1kDown 19%1,072 visas in the last 12 months, 1,321 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 87% of the visas issued at Wuhan in the last 12 months. F-1 fell 30% and H-1B fell 15% on the 12 months before.