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Visas issued at Frankfurt by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 19%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
21k
49% of the total, last 12 months
20,608 visas in the last 12 months, 25,424 in the 12 months before - Down 4.9%
J-1
Exchange visitors
6.2k
15% of the total, last 12 months
6,209 visas in the last 12 months, 6,530 in the 12 months before - Down 7.8%
E-2
Treaty investors
3.5k
8.2% of the total, last 12 months
3,460 visas in the last 12 months, 3,752 in the 12 months before - About flat, 2.5%
F-1
Academic students
2.8k
6.7% of the total, last 12 months
2,835 visas in the last 12 months, 2,766 in the 12 months before - Down 28%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
2.7k
6.3% of the total, last 12 months
2,675 visas in the last 12 months, 3,730 in the 12 months before - Up 7.8%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
2.1k
5% of the total, last 12 months
2,104 visas in the last 12 months, 1,951 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-22.9% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
1.2kDown 4.1%1,230 visas in the last 12 months, 1,283 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.9% of total
Specialty occupation workers
398Down 24%398 visas in the last 12 months, 521 in the 12 months before - I0.9% of total
Journalists and foreign media
387Up 63%387 visas in the last 12 months, 237 in the 12 months before - P-10.7% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
291Down 20%291 visas in the last 12 months, 363 in the 12 months before - O-10.7% of total
People with extraordinary ability
287Down 11%287 visas in the last 12 months, 323 in the 12 months before - E-10.7% of total
Treaty traders
285About flat, 0.7%285 visas in the last 12 months, 283 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 49% of the visas issued at Frankfurt in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 19% and C-1/D fell 28% on the 12 months before.