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Visas issued at Santo Domingo by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 4.4%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
170k
92% of the total, last 12 months
170,168 visas in the last 12 months, 178,075 in the 12 months before - Up 6.2%
J-1
Exchange visitors
6.3k
3.4% of the total, last 12 months
6,278 visas in the last 12 months, 5,912 in the 12 months before - Down 21%
P-1
Athletes and entertainment groups
1.7k
0.9% of the total, last 12 months
1,669 visas in the last 12 months, 2,102 in the 12 months before - Down 18%
F-1
Academic students
1.5k
0.8% of the total, last 12 months
1,535 visas in the last 12 months, 1,881 in the 12 months before - Down 58%
K-1
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
776
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
776 visas in the last 12 months, 1,828 in the 12 months before - Up 28%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
729
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
729 visas in the last 12 months, 571 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- B-10.2% of total
Business visitors
442Down 39%442 visas in the last 12 months, 722 in the 12 months before - A-20.2% of total
Foreign government officials
440Down 25%440 visas in the last 12 months, 589 in the 12 months before - I0.2% of total
Journalists and foreign media
437Up 49%437 visas in the last 12 months, 294 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.2% of total
Specialty occupation workers
385Down 53%385 visas in the last 12 months, 813 in the 12 months before - H-2B0.2% of total
Seasonal non-farm workers
326Down 23%326 visas in the last 12 months, 423 in the 12 months before - K-20.2% of total
Children of K-1 fiancé(e)s
279Down 46%279 visas in the last 12 months, 514 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 92% of the visas issued at Santo Domingo in the last 12 months.