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Visas issued at Bogota by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Up 3.6%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
487k
95% of the total, last 12 months
486,569 visas in the last 12 months, 469,491 in the 12 months before - Down 26%
J-1
Exchange visitors
9.1k
1.8% of the total, last 12 months
9,086 visas in the last 12 months, 12,272 in the 12 months before - Down 17%
A-2
Foreign government officials
3.4k
0.7% of the total, last 12 months
3,403 visas in the last 12 months, 4,076 in the 12 months before - Down 37%
F-1
Academic students
2.9k
0.6% of the total, last 12 months
2,911 visas in the last 12 months, 4,604 in the 12 months before - Down 41%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1.5k
0.3% of the total, last 12 months
1,487 visas in the last 12 months, 2,518 in the 12 months before - Up 88%
H-2B
Seasonal non-farm workers
1.5k
0.3% of the total, last 12 months
1,457 visas in the last 12 months, 777 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- H-1B0.2% of total
Specialty occupation workers
957Down 15%957 visas in the last 12 months, 1,129 in the 12 months before - L-20.2% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
826Down 5.5%826 visas in the last 12 months, 874 in the 12 months before - K-10.1% of total
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
739Down 59%739 visas in the last 12 months, 1,822 in the 12 months before - L-10.1% of total
Intracompany transferees
680Down 12%680 visas in the last 12 months, 769 in the 12 months before - P-10.1% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
612Down 24%612 visas in the last 12 months, 809 in the 12 months before - O-20.1% of total
Support staff for O-1 artists and athletes
593Down 18%593 visas in the last 12 months, 721 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 95% of the visas issued at Bogota in the last 12 months. J-1 fell 26% on the 12 months before.