Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Berlin by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 32%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
12k
51% of the total, last 12 months
12,054 visas in the last 12 months, 17,773 in the 12 months before - Down 23%
J-1
Exchange visitors
4k
17% of the total, last 12 months
3,980 visas in the last 12 months, 5,164 in the 12 months before - Down 28%
F-1
Academic students
1.5k
6.4% of the total, last 12 months
1,521 visas in the last 12 months, 2,108 in the 12 months before - Down 9.2%
A-2
Foreign government officials
1.2k
4.9% of the total, last 12 months
1,162 visas in the last 12 months, 1,280 in the 12 months before - Down 24%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
763
3.2% of the total, last 12 months
763 visas in the last 12 months, 1,003 in the 12 months before - Up 27%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
487
2.1% of the total, last 12 months
487 visas in the last 12 months, 383 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- NATO-21.9% of total454Up 6.6%454 visas in the last 12 months, 426 in the 12 months before
- I1.9% of total
Journalists and foreign media
453Down 3.4%453 visas in the last 12 months, 469 in the 12 months before - O-11.7% of total
People with extraordinary ability
392Up 21%392 visas in the last 12 months, 323 in the 12 months before - NATO-61.4% of total336Down 37%336 visas in the last 12 months, 531 in the 12 months before
- G-41.2% of total
International organization employees
296Down 3.3%296 visas in the last 12 months, 306 in the 12 months before - L-21.2% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
280Up 31%280 visas in the last 12 months, 213 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 51% of the visas issued at Berlin in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 32% and J-1 fell 23% on the 12 months before.