Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Belfast by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 6.7%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
3.6k
46% of the total, last 12 months
3,600 visas in the last 12 months, 3,857 in the 12 months before - Up 14%
J-1
Exchange visitors
2.3k
30% of the total, last 12 months
2,337 visas in the last 12 months, 2,042 in the 12 months before - Down 13%
F-1
Academic students
346
4.5% of the total, last 12 months
346 visas in the last 12 months, 398 in the 12 months before - Down 17%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
251
3.2% of the total, last 12 months
251 visas in the last 12 months, 303 in the 12 months before - Down 13%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
222
2.9% of the total, last 12 months
222 visas in the last 12 months, 255 in the 12 months before - Down 4.3%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
134
1.7% of the total, last 12 months
134 visas in the last 12 months, 140 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- P-11.4% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
109Up 63%109 visas in the last 12 months, 67 in the 12 months before - O-11.3% of total
People with extraordinary ability
100Up 8.7%100 visas in the last 12 months, 92 in the 12 months before - L-21.1% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
87Down 33%87 visas in the last 12 months, 130 in the 12 months before - I1.1% of total
Journalists and foreign media
86Up 41%86 visas in the last 12 months, 61 in the 12 months before - P-31.1% of total
Culturally unique artists and entertainers
86Up 8.9%86 visas in the last 12 months, 79 in the 12 months before - O-20.8% of total
Support staff for O-1 artists and athletes
60Up 3.4%60 visas in the last 12 months, 58 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 46% of the visas issued at Belfast in the last 12 months. J-1 rose 14% and F-1 fell 13% on the 12 months before.