Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Hong Kong 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
49k
82% of the total, last 12 months
49,304 visas in the last 12 months, 66,665 in the 12 months before - Down 31%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
4k
6.6% of the total, last 12 months
3,968 visas in the last 12 months, 5,744 in the 12 months before - Down 22%
F-1
Academic students
3k
5% of the total, last 12 months
3,009 visas in the last 12 months, 3,875 in the 12 months before - Down 20%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1k
1.7% of the total, last 12 months
1,015 visas in the last 12 months, 1,267 in the 12 months before - Down 40%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
684
1.1% of the total, last 12 months
684 visas in the last 12 months, 1,146 in the 12 months before - Down 26%
B-1
Business visitors
403
0.7% of the total, last 12 months
403 visas in the last 12 months, 541 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-20.5% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
281Down 12%281 visas in the last 12 months, 321 in the 12 months before - L-10.4% of total
Intracompany transferees
270Down 25%270 visas in the last 12 months, 358 in the 12 months before - O-20.4% of total
Support staff for O-1 artists and athletes
266Up 63%266 visas in the last 12 months, 163 in the 12 months before - M-10.3% of total
Vocational students
160Down 58%160 visas in the last 12 months, 382 in the 12 months before - P-10.3% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
159Down 8.6%159 visas in the last 12 months, 174 in the 12 months before - O-10.2% of total
People with extraordinary ability
136Down 7.5%136 visas in the last 12 months, 147 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 82% of the visas issued at Hong Kong in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 26% and C-1/D fell 31% on the 12 months before.