What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Costa Rica by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Up 43%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
115k
96% of the total, last 12 months
114,913 visas in the last 12 months, 80,325 in the 12 months before - Down 7.5%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.1k
0.9% of the total, last 12 months
1,060 visas in the last 12 months, 1,146 in the 12 months before - About flat, 1.7%
H-2B
Seasonal non-farm workers
630
0.5% of the total, last 12 months
630 visas in the last 12 months, 641 in the 12 months before - Up 5%
H-2A
Seasonal farm workers
503
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
503 visas in the last 12 months, 479 in the 12 months before - Down 21%
F-1
Academic students
451
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
451 visas in the last 12 months, 570 in the 12 months before - Up 10%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
381
0.3% of the total, last 12 months
381 visas in the last 12 months, 345 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-20.2% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
277Up 5.7%277 visas in the last 12 months, 262 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.1% of total
Specialty occupation workers
155Up 6.9%155 visas in the last 12 months, 145 in the 12 months before - C-1/D0.1% of total
Airline and ship crews
135Down 42%135 visas in the last 12 months, 234 in the 12 months before - A-20.1% of total
Foreign government officials
128Down 14%128 visas in the last 12 months, 148 in the 12 months before - G-40.1% of total
International organization employees
79Down 12%79 visas in the last 12 months, 90 in the 12 months before - H-40.1% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
79Down 6%79 visas in the last 12 months, 84 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 96% of the visas issued to nationals of Costa Rica in the last 12 months. B1/B2 rose 43% on the 12 months before.