Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at London by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 26%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
70k
51% of the total, last 12 months
69,891 visas in the last 12 months, 95,054 in the 12 months before - Up 7.1%
J-1
Exchange visitors
18k
13% of the total, last 12 months
17,760 visas in the last 12 months, 16,583 in the 12 months before - Down 5.1%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
6.2k
4.5% of the total, last 12 months
6,159 visas in the last 12 months, 6,488 in the 12 months before - Down 7.2%
F-1
Academic students
5.7k
4.2% of the total, last 12 months
5,727 visas in the last 12 months, 6,172 in the 12 months before - Down 6.2%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
5.5k
4% of the total, last 12 months
5,450 visas in the last 12 months, 5,808 in the 12 months before - Down 12%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
3.5k
2.6% of the total, last 12 months
3,545 visas in the last 12 months, 4,022 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- O-12.5% of total
People with extraordinary ability
3.4kDown 3.8%3,413 visas in the last 12 months, 3,547 in the 12 months before - O-22.3% of total
Support staff for O-1 artists and athletes
3.1kAbout flat, 2.1%3,089 visas in the last 12 months, 3,156 in the 12 months before - H-1B2.1% of total
Specialty occupation workers
2.9kDown 21%2,894 visas in the last 12 months, 3,655 in the 12 months before - A-21.6% of total
Foreign government officials
2.2kDown 30%2,246 visas in the last 12 months, 3,211 in the 12 months before - I1.6% of total
Journalists and foreign media
2.2kAbout flat, 0.8%2,221 visas in the last 12 months, 2,203 in the 12 months before - P-11.4% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
1.9kDown 10%1,930 visas in the last 12 months, 2,152 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 51% of the visas issued at London in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 26% and H-1B fell 21% on the 12 months before.