What the visas are for
Visas issued at Algiers by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 41%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
10k
92% of the total, last 12 months
10,455 visas in the last 12 months, 17,709 in the 12 months before - Up 70%
A-2
Foreign government officials
262
2.3% of the total, last 12 months
262 visas in the last 12 months, 154 in the 12 months before - Down 56%
F-1
Academic students
147
1.3% of the total, last 12 months
147 visas in the last 12 months, 333 in the 12 months before - Down 21%
J-1
Exchange visitors
138
1.2% of the total, last 12 months
138 visas in the last 12 months, 175 in the 12 months before - Down 58%
G-2
Government representatives to international organizations
47
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
47 visas in the last 12 months, 111 in the 12 months before - Down 62%
K-1
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
46
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
46 visas in the last 12 months, 121 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- D0.4% of total
Airline and ship crews
43Down 4.4%43 visas in the last 12 months, 45 in the 12 months before - A-10.4% of total
Diplomats and senior officials
42Down 8.7%42 visas in the last 12 months, 46 in the 12 months before - C-10.3% of total
Travelers in transit
34About flat, 0%34 visas in the last 12 months, 34 in the 12 months before - L-20.2% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
27Up 238%27 visas in the last 12 months, 8 in the 12 months before - L-10.2% of total
Intracompany transferees
19Up 46%19 visas in the last 12 months, 13 in the 12 months before - I0.1% of total
Journalists and foreign media
15Down 32%15 visas in the last 12 months, 22 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 92% of the visas issued at Algiers in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 41% on the 12 months before.