Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Quito by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 27%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
76k
91% of the total, last 12 months
75,571 visas in the last 12 months, 103,172 in the 12 months before - Down 22%
J-1
Exchange visitors
4k
4.8% of the total, last 12 months
3,974 visas in the last 12 months, 5,118 in the 12 months before - Up 12%
A-2
Foreign government officials
854
1% of the total, last 12 months
854 visas in the last 12 months, 764 in the 12 months before - Down 41%
F-1
Academic students
780
0.9% of the total, last 12 months
780 visas in the last 12 months, 1,314 in the 12 months before - Up 6.7%
H-2B
Seasonal non-farm workers
318
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
318 visas in the last 12 months, 298 in the 12 months before - Down 8.6%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
246
0.3% of the total, last 12 months
246 visas in the last 12 months, 269 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- H-1B0.2% of total
Specialty occupation workers
191Down 17%191 visas in the last 12 months, 229 in the 12 months before - L-20.2% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
132Down 13%132 visas in the last 12 months, 152 in the 12 months before - L-10.1% of total
Intracompany transferees
98Down 21%98 visas in the last 12 months, 124 in the 12 months before - H-2A0.1% of total
Seasonal farm workers
90Up 275%90 visas in the last 12 months, 24 in the 12 months before - G-40.1% of total
International organization employees
70Down 18%70 visas in the last 12 months, 85 in the 12 months before - J-20.1% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
69Down 39%69 visas in the last 12 months, 113 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 91% of the visas issued at Quito in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 27% and J-1 fell 22% on the 12 months before.