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Visas issued at Madrid by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 7.5%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
31k
51% of the total, last 12 months
31,203 visas in the last 12 months, 33,743 in the 12 months before - About flat, 2.5%
J-1
Exchange visitors
13k
22% of the total, last 12 months
13,185 visas in the last 12 months, 13,528 in the 12 months before - Down 7.2%
F-1
Academic students
4.8k
7.8% of the total, last 12 months
4,780 visas in the last 12 months, 5,149 in the 12 months before - Down 19%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
2.9k
4.7% of the total, last 12 months
2,874 visas in the last 12 months, 3,543 in the 12 months before - Down 11%
E-2
Treaty investors
1.3k
2.1% of the total, last 12 months
1,265 visas in the last 12 months, 1,423 in the 12 months before - Up 6.2%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
1.2k
2% of the total, last 12 months
1,222 visas in the last 12 months, 1,151 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-21.5% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
937Down 4.4%937 visas in the last 12 months, 980 in the 12 months before - H-1B1.4% of total
Specialty occupation workers
862Down 11%862 visas in the last 12 months, 968 in the 12 months before - J-21.2% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
744Down 22%744 visas in the last 12 months, 954 in the 12 months before - P-10.9% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
574Up 31%574 visas in the last 12 months, 437 in the 12 months before - O-10.9% of total
People with extraordinary ability
552About flat, 2.8%552 visas in the last 12 months, 537 in the 12 months before - I0.6% of total
Journalists and foreign media
373Down 17%373 visas in the last 12 months, 451 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 51% of the visas issued at Madrid in the last 12 months. C-1/D fell 19% and E-2 fell 11% on the 12 months before.