What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Colombia by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Up 4.2%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
505k
95% of the total, last 12 months
505,324 visas in the last 12 months, 485,159 in the 12 months before - Down 25%
J-1
Exchange visitors
9.2k
1.7% of the total, last 12 months
9,207 visas in the last 12 months, 12,296 in the 12 months before - Down 17%
A-2
Foreign government officials
3.4k
0.6% of the total, last 12 months
3,409 visas in the last 12 months, 4,094 in the 12 months before - Down 31%
F-1
Academic students
2.9k
0.6% of the total, last 12 months
2,933 visas in the last 12 months, 4,251 in the 12 months before - Down 35%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1.6k
0.3% of the total, last 12 months
1,601 visas in the last 12 months, 2,466 in the 12 months before - Up 86%
H-2B
Seasonal non-farm workers
1.5k
0.3% of the total, last 12 months
1,461 visas in the last 12 months, 787 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-20.2% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
912Down 4.2%912 visas in the last 12 months, 952 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.2% of total
Specialty occupation workers
908Down 15%908 visas in the last 12 months, 1,068 in the 12 months before - L-10.1% of total
Intracompany transferees
766Down 5.9%766 visas in the last 12 months, 814 in the 12 months before - K-10.1% of total
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
640Down 62%640 visas in the last 12 months, 1,685 in the 12 months before - O-20.1% of total
Support staff for O-1 artists and athletes
584Down 13%584 visas in the last 12 months, 670 in the 12 months before - J-20.1% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
534Down 26%534 visas in the last 12 months, 720 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 95% of the visas issued to nationals of Colombia in the last 12 months. J-1 fell 25% on the 12 months before.