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Visas issued at Tel Aviv by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 33%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
19k
59% of the total, last 12 months
19,109 visas in the last 12 months, 28,355 in the 12 months before - About flat, 1.3%
J-1
Exchange visitors
3k
9.3% of the total, last 12 months
3,013 visas in the last 12 months, 3,052 in the 12 months before - Down 14%
A-2
Foreign government officials
2k
6.2% of the total, last 12 months
2,008 visas in the last 12 months, 2,345 in the 12 months before - Down 9%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
1.6k
5.1% of the total, last 12 months
1,640 visas in the last 12 months, 1,803 in the 12 months before - Down 3.5%
F-1
Academic students
1.2k
3.7% of the total, last 12 months
1,188 visas in the last 12 months, 1,231 in the 12 months before - Down 15%
J-2
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
949
2.9% of the total, last 12 months
949 visas in the last 12 months, 1,122 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-12.7% of total
Intracompany transferees
866Down 6.9%866 visas in the last 12 months, 930 in the 12 months before - C-1/D2.2% of total
Airline and ship crews
712Down 11%712 visas in the last 12 months, 804 in the 12 months before - E-22% of total
Treaty investors
657Up 17%657 visas in the last 12 months, 563 in the 12 months before - O-11.1% of total
People with extraordinary ability
349Up 22%349 visas in the last 12 months, 287 in the 12 months before - H-1B1% of total
Specialty occupation workers
314Up 23%314 visas in the last 12 months, 255 in the 12 months before - H-41% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
311Up 18%311 visas in the last 12 months, 264 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 59% of the visas issued at Tel Aviv in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 33% and A-2 fell 14% on the 12 months before.