Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Accra by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 19%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
11k
61% of the total, last 12 months
10,831 visas in the last 12 months, 13,428 in the 12 months before - Down 58%
F-1
Academic students
1.6k
8.8% of the total, last 12 months
1,573 visas in the last 12 months, 3,712 in the 12 months before - Down 40%
A-2
Foreign government officials
853
4.8% of the total, last 12 months
853 visas in the last 12 months, 1,417 in the 12 months before - Down 21%
F-2
Spouses and children of F-1 students
738
4.1% of the total, last 12 months
738 visas in the last 12 months, 931 in the 12 months before - Up 39%
J-2
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
682
3.8% of the total, last 12 months
682 visas in the last 12 months, 491 in the 12 months before - Up 12%
H-4
Spouses and children of H workers
651
3.6% of the total, last 12 months
651 visas in the last 12 months, 581 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- J-13.4% of total
Exchange visitors
601Down 23%601 visas in the last 12 months, 779 in the 12 months before - C-1/D3% of total
Airline and ship crews
540Up 31%540 visas in the last 12 months, 413 in the 12 months before - H-1B2.1% of total
Specialty occupation workers
379Down 18%379 visas in the last 12 months, 460 in the 12 months before - G-21.3% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
235Down 39%235 visas in the last 12 months, 385 in the 12 months before - K-11.1% of total
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
205Down 70%205 visas in the last 12 months, 677 in the 12 months before - G-40.5% of total
International organization employees
91Down 51%91 visas in the last 12 months, 186 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 61% of the visas issued at Accra in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 19% and F-1 fell 58% on the 12 months before.