What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Hong Kong by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 21%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
39k
88% of the total, last 12 months
39,186 visas in the last 12 months, 49,587 in the 12 months before - Down 21%
F-1
Academic students
2k
4.6% of the total, last 12 months
2,027 visas in the last 12 months, 2,553 in the 12 months before - Down 9%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1.3k
3% of the total, last 12 months
1,329 visas in the last 12 months, 1,460 in the 12 months before - Down 16%
J-1
Exchange visitors
450
1% of the total, last 12 months
450 visas in the last 12 months, 534 in the 12 months before - Down 13%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
257
0.6% of the total, last 12 months
257 visas in the last 12 months, 295 in the 12 months before - Up 63%
O-2
Support staff for O-1 artists and athletes
254
0.6% of the total, last 12 months
254 visas in the last 12 months, 156 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-10.3% of total
Intracompany transferees
149Up 14%149 visas in the last 12 months, 131 in the 12 months before - L-20.3% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
129Down 5.1%129 visas in the last 12 months, 136 in the 12 months before - M-10.3% of total
Vocational students
117Down 61%117 visas in the last 12 months, 298 in the 12 months before - P-10.3% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
113Down 33%113 visas in the last 12 months, 169 in the 12 months before - O-10.2% of total
People with extraordinary ability
70About flat, 0%70 visas in the last 12 months, 70 in the 12 months before - H-40.1% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
62Down 34%62 visas in the last 12 months, 94 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 88% of the visas issued to nationals of Hong Kong in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 21% and F-1 fell 21% on the 12 months before.