What the visas are for
Visas issued at Banjul by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 89%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
84
39% of the total, last 12 months
84 visas in the last 12 months, 737 in the 12 months before - Down 51%
G-2
Government representatives to international organizations
76
36% of the total, last 12 months
76 visas in the last 12 months, 154 in the 12 months before - Down 75%
A-2
Foreign government officials
22
10% of the total, last 12 months
22 visas in the last 12 months, 89 in the 12 months before - Down 50%
J-1
Exchange visitors
16
7.5% of the total, last 12 months
16 visas in the last 12 months, 32 in the 12 months before - Down 92%
F-1
Academic students
6
2.8% of the total, last 12 months
6 visas in the last 12 months, 76 in the 12 months before - Down 89%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
3
1.4% of the total, last 12 months
3 visas in the last 12 months, 28 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- G-41.4% of total
International organization employees
3Down 85%3 visas in the last 12 months, 20 in the 12 months before - H-40.9% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
2Up 100%2 visas in the last 12 months, 1 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.5% of total
Specialty occupation workers
1Down 80%1 visas in the last 12 months, 5 in the 12 months before - J-20.5% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
11 visas in the last 12 months, 0 in the 12 months before - A-10% of total
Diplomats and senior officials
0Down 100%0 visas in the last 12 months, 5 in the 12 months before - B-10% of total
Business visitors
0Down 100%0 visas in the last 12 months, 5 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 39% of the visas issued at Banjul in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 89% and G-2 fell 51% on the 12 months before.