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Visas issued at Guatemala City by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Up 25%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
118k
87% of the total, last 12 months
117,819 visas in the last 12 months, 94,370 in the 12 months before - Down 4.7%
H-2B
Seasonal non-farm workers
10k
7.5% of the total, last 12 months
10,144 visas in the last 12 months, 10,646 in the 12 months before - Up 8.3%
H-2A
Seasonal farm workers
4.5k
3.3% of the total, last 12 months
4,549 visas in the last 12 months, 4,200 in the 12 months before - Down 7.7%
F-1
Academic students
904
0.7% of the total, last 12 months
904 visas in the last 12 months, 979 in the 12 months before - Up 45%
A-2
Foreign government officials
596
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
596 visas in the last 12 months, 410 in the 12 months before - Down 8.8%
C-3
259
0.2% of the total, last 12 months
259 visas in the last 12 months, 284 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- J-10.2% of total
Exchange visitors
252Down 20%252 visas in the last 12 months, 316 in the 12 months before - B-10.1% of total
Business visitors
118Up 28%118 visas in the last 12 months, 92 in the 12 months before - K-10.1% of total
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
108Down 53%108 visas in the last 12 months, 232 in the 12 months before - C-1/D0.1% of total
Airline and ship crews
100Down 9.1%100 visas in the last 12 months, 110 in the 12 months before - P-10.1% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
86Up 30%86 visas in the last 12 months, 66 in the 12 months before - A-10.1% of total
Diplomats and senior officials
82Up 71%82 visas in the last 12 months, 48 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 87% of the visas issued at Guatemala City in the last 12 months. B1/B2 rose 25% on the 12 months before.