Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Budapest by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 15%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
3.3k
42% of the total, last 12 months
3,303 visas in the last 12 months, 3,904 in the 12 months before - Up 12%
J-1
Exchange visitors
2.1k
27% of the total, last 12 months
2,146 visas in the last 12 months, 1,922 in the 12 months before - Down 14%
F-1
Academic students
402
5.1% of the total, last 12 months
402 visas in the last 12 months, 470 in the 12 months before - Up 28%
A-2
Foreign government officials
350
4.4% of the total, last 12 months
350 visas in the last 12 months, 274 in the 12 months before - Up 38%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
241
3.1% of the total, last 12 months
241 visas in the last 12 months, 175 in the 12 months before - About flat, 0.8%
NATO-2
240
3% of the total, last 12 months
240 visas in the last 12 months, 242 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- C-1/D2.1% of total
Airline and ship crews
163Up 10%163 visas in the last 12 months, 148 in the 12 months before - L-21.9% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
148Up 5%148 visas in the last 12 months, 141 in the 12 months before - P-11.8% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
139Up 153%139 visas in the last 12 months, 55 in the 12 months before - B-11.7% of total
Business visitors
133Down 17%133 visas in the last 12 months, 160 in the 12 months before - H-1B1% of total
Specialty occupation workers
80Up 3.9%80 visas in the last 12 months, 77 in the 12 months before - J-21% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
79Down 17%79 visas in the last 12 months, 95 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 42% of the visas issued at Budapest in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 15% and J-1 rose 12% on the 12 months before.