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Visas issued at Dublin by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 38%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
7.2k
39% of the total, last 12 months
7,211 visas in the last 12 months, 11,570 in the 12 months before - Down 6.9%
J-1
Exchange visitors
6.4k
34% of the total, last 12 months
6,354 visas in the last 12 months, 6,825 in the 12 months before - About flat, 1.6%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
948
5.1% of the total, last 12 months
948 visas in the last 12 months, 963 in the 12 months before - Down 5%
F-1
Academic students
648
3.5% of the total, last 12 months
648 visas in the last 12 months, 682 in the 12 months before - Down 27%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
595
3.2% of the total, last 12 months
595 visas in the last 12 months, 819 in the 12 months before - About flat, 0.7%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
454
2.5% of the total, last 12 months
454 visas in the last 12 months, 457 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- H-1B1.8% of total
Specialty occupation workers
327Down 7.1%327 visas in the last 12 months, 352 in the 12 months before - A-21.5% of total
Foreign government officials
277Up 23%277 visas in the last 12 months, 226 in the 12 months before - P-11.1% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
199Up 7.6%199 visas in the last 12 months, 185 in the 12 months before - O-11% of total
People with extraordinary ability
183Up 4%183 visas in the last 12 months, 176 in the 12 months before - P-31% of total
Culturally unique artists and entertainers
183Down 21%183 visas in the last 12 months, 232 in the 12 months before - O-20.9% of total
Support staff for O-1 artists and athletes
170Up 40%170 visas in the last 12 months, 121 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 39% of the visas issued at Dublin in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 38% and C-1/D fell 27% on the 12 months before.