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Visas issued at San Jose 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
117k
96% of the total, last 12 months
117,195 visas in the last 12 months, 82,145 in the 12 months before - Down 9.7%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.1k
0.9% of the total, last 12 months
1,103 visas in the last 12 months, 1,222 in the 12 months before - About flat, 0.3%
H-2B
Seasonal non-farm workers
642
0.5% of the total, last 12 months
642 visas in the last 12 months, 640 in the 12 months before - Up 9.8%
H-2A
Seasonal farm workers
581
0.5% of the total, last 12 months
581 visas in the last 12 months, 529 in the 12 months before - Down 26%
F-1
Academic students
484
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
484 visas in the last 12 months, 656 in the 12 months before - Up 5.3%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
397
0.3% of the total, last 12 months
397 visas in the last 12 months, 377 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-20.2% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
285About flat, 0.4%285 visas in the last 12 months, 284 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.1% of total
Specialty occupation workers
158About flat, 1.3%158 visas in the last 12 months, 156 in the 12 months before - A-20.1% of total
Foreign government officials
127Down 15%127 visas in the last 12 months, 150 in the 12 months before - C-1/D0.1% of total
Airline and ship crews
106Down 36%106 visas in the last 12 months, 166 in the 12 months before - H-40.1% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
82Down 5.7%82 visas in the last 12 months, 87 in the 12 months before - K-1<0.1% of total
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
49Down 57%49 visas in the last 12 months, 114 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 96% of the visas issued at San Jose in the last 12 months. B1/B2 rose 43% on the 12 months before.