Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Munich by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 25%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
12k
58% of the total, last 12 months
11,928 visas in the last 12 months, 15,984 in the 12 months before - Down 5%
J-1
Exchange visitors
2.9k
14% of the total, last 12 months
2,910 visas in the last 12 months, 3,064 in the 12 months before - About flat, 0.1%
F-1
Academic students
1.5k
7.1% of the total, last 12 months
1,469 visas in the last 12 months, 1,468 in the 12 months before - Down 33%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1.2k
5.8% of the total, last 12 months
1,207 visas in the last 12 months, 1,802 in the 12 months before - Up 24%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
1.2k
5.6% of the total, last 12 months
1,160 visas in the last 12 months, 937 in the 12 months before - Up 15%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
525
2.5% of the total, last 12 months
525 visas in the last 12 months, 456 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- H-1B1.4% of total
Specialty occupation workers
291Down 20%291 visas in the last 12 months, 362 in the 12 months before - O-11.2% of total
People with extraordinary ability
248Up 15%248 visas in the last 12 months, 216 in the 12 months before - I1.1% of total
Journalists and foreign media
228Up 59%228 visas in the last 12 months, 143 in the 12 months before - O-20.7% of total
Support staff for O-1 artists and athletes
140Down 8.5%140 visas in the last 12 months, 153 in the 12 months before - H-40.5% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
104Down 14%104 visas in the last 12 months, 121 in the 12 months before - O-30.4% of total
Spouses and children of O-1 and O-2 holders
74Up 32%74 visas in the last 12 months, 56 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 58% of the visas issued at Munich in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 25% and C-1/D fell 33% on the 12 months before.