What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Israel by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 27%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
19k
57% of the total, last 12 months
19,288 visas in the last 12 months, 26,400 in the 12 months before - About flat, 2.6%
J-1
Exchange visitors
3.1k
9.2% of the total, last 12 months
3,140 visas in the last 12 months, 3,061 in the 12 months before - Down 5.7%
A-2
Foreign government officials
2.6k
7.6% of the total, last 12 months
2,608 visas in the last 12 months, 2,766 in the 12 months before - Down 14%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
1.7k
4.9% of the total, last 12 months
1,687 visas in the last 12 months, 1,969 in the 12 months before - About flat, 0.4%
F-1
Academic students
1.3k
3.9% of the total, last 12 months
1,321 visas in the last 12 months, 1,326 in the 12 months before - Down 13%
J-2
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
1k
3% of the total, last 12 months
1,040 visas in the last 12 months, 1,194 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-12.7% of total
Intracompany transferees
906Down 12%906 visas in the last 12 months, 1,032 in the 12 months before - E-22.3% of total
Treaty investors
793Up 6.6%793 visas in the last 12 months, 744 in the 12 months before - C-1/D2.1% of total
Airline and ship crews
709Down 14%709 visas in the last 12 months, 822 in the 12 months before - O-11.1% of total
People with extraordinary ability
389Up 9.6%389 visas in the last 12 months, 355 in the 12 months before - H-1B1% of total
Specialty occupation workers
349Up 17%349 visas in the last 12 months, 299 in the 12 months before - H-41% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
331Up 7.1%331 visas in the last 12 months, 309 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 57% of the visas issued to nationals of Israel in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 27% and L-2 fell 14% on the 12 months before.