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Visas issued at Paris by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Up 14%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
27k
41% of the total, last 12 months
26,852 visas in the last 12 months, 23,652 in the 12 months before - Down 6.3%
J-1
Exchange visitors
11k
16% of the total, last 12 months
10,903 visas in the last 12 months, 11,630 in the 12 months before - Down 4%
F-1
Academic students
7.1k
11% of the total, last 12 months
7,089 visas in the last 12 months, 7,387 in the 12 months before - About flat, 1.9%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
3.6k
5.4% of the total, last 12 months
3,580 visas in the last 12 months, 3,651 in the 12 months before - Down 8.9%
E-2
Treaty investors
3.2k
4.9% of the total, last 12 months
3,228 visas in the last 12 months, 3,545 in the 12 months before - Up 12%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
3k
4.5% of the total, last 12 months
3,005 visas in the last 12 months, 2,688 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-14.1% of total
Intracompany transferees
2.7kUp 14%2,697 visas in the last 12 months, 2,372 in the 12 months before - H-1B1.6% of total
Specialty occupation workers
1kUp 3.1%1,030 visas in the last 12 months, 999 in the 12 months before - O-11.4% of total
People with extraordinary ability
946Up 14%946 visas in the last 12 months, 833 in the 12 months before - I1.2% of total
Journalists and foreign media
823Up 22%823 visas in the last 12 months, 673 in the 12 months before - P-11.2% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
807Up 55%807 visas in the last 12 months, 522 in the 12 months before - NATO-21% of total633Up 19%633 visas in the last 12 months, 530 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 41% of the visas issued at Paris in the last 12 months. B1/B2 rose 14% and L-1 rose 14% on the 12 months before.