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Visas issued at Jerusalem by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 68%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
2.7k
64% of the total, last 12 months
2,731 visas in the last 12 months, 8,434 in the 12 months before - Up 62%
A-2
Foreign government officials
570
13% of the total, last 12 months
570 visas in the last 12 months, 351 in the 12 months before - Down 9.2%
J-1
Exchange visitors
227
5.3% of the total, last 12 months
227 visas in the last 12 months, 250 in the 12 months before - Down 19%
F-1
Academic students
150
3.5% of the total, last 12 months
150 visas in the last 12 months, 186 in the 12 months before - Up 36%
J-2
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
116
2.7% of the total, last 12 months
116 visas in the last 12 months, 85 in the 12 months before - Up 197%
A-1
Diplomats and senior officials
113
2.7% of the total, last 12 months
113 visas in the last 12 months, 38 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- B-11.2% of total
Business visitors
49Up 26%49 visas in the last 12 months, 39 in the 12 months before - G-11% of total
Government delegates to international organizations
44Up 76%44 visas in the last 12 months, 25 in the 12 months before - L-10.8% of total
Intracompany transferees
35Down 55%35 visas in the last 12 months, 77 in the 12 months before - K-10.7% of total
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
30Down 64%30 visas in the last 12 months, 83 in the 12 months before - R-20.6% of total
Spouses and children of R-1 workers
26Up 86%26 visas in the last 12 months, 14 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.5% of total
Specialty occupation workers
20Down 46%20 visas in the last 12 months, 37 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 64% of the visas issued at Jerusalem in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 68% and A-2 rose 62% on the 12 months before.