What the visas are for
Visas issued at Copenhagen 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
4k
45% of the total, last 12 months
3,984 visas in the last 12 months, 5,861 in the 12 months before - Down 20%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.4k
16% of the total, last 12 months
1,425 visas in the last 12 months, 1,777 in the 12 months before - Down 18%
F-1
Academic students
561
6.4% of the total, last 12 months
561 visas in the last 12 months, 685 in the 12 months before - Down 31%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
454
5.2% of the total, last 12 months
454 visas in the last 12 months, 659 in the 12 months before - Down 28%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
356
4.1% of the total, last 12 months
356 visas in the last 12 months, 492 in the 12 months before - Down 11%
A-2
Foreign government officials
333
3.8% of the total, last 12 months
333 visas in the last 12 months, 373 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- E-23% of total
Treaty investors
262Down 25%262 visas in the last 12 months, 349 in the 12 months before - L-22.8% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
247Down 42%247 visas in the last 12 months, 424 in the 12 months before - O-11.7% of total
People with extraordinary ability
148About flat, 2.8%148 visas in the last 12 months, 144 in the 12 months before - G-21.6% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
144Down 23%144 visas in the last 12 months, 186 in the 12 months before - P-11.5% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
128Up 16%128 visas in the last 12 months, 110 in the 12 months before - O-21.2% of total
Support staff for O-1 artists and athletes
104Up 28%104 visas in the last 12 months, 81 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 45% of the visas issued at Copenhagen in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 32% and J-1 fell 20% on the 12 months before.