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Visas issued at Chennai by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Up 40%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
77k
34% of the total, last 12 months
76,560 visas in the last 12 months, 54,571 in the 12 months before - Down 46%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
61k
27% of the total, last 12 months
61,255 visas in the last 12 months, 112,694 in the 12 months before - Down 33%
H-4
Spouses and children of H workers
48k
21% of the total, last 12 months
48,103 visas in the last 12 months, 71,652 in the 12 months before - Up 3.6%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
14k
6% of the total, last 12 months
13,619 visas in the last 12 months, 13,141 in the 12 months before - Down 14%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
12k
5.3% of the total, last 12 months
12,113 visas in the last 12 months, 14,093 in the 12 months before - Down 60%
F-1
Academic students
5.3k
2.3% of the total, last 12 months
5,319 visas in the last 12 months, 13,156 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- C-1/D2% of total
Airline and ship crews
4.6kDown 78%4,592 visas in the last 12 months, 20,933 in the 12 months before - J-11% of total
Exchange visitors
2.2kDown 50%2,188 visas in the last 12 months, 4,351 in the 12 months before - P-30.4% of total
Culturally unique artists and entertainers
914Down 14%914 visas in the last 12 months, 1,061 in the 12 months before - J-20.3% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
784Down 45%784 visas in the last 12 months, 1,417 in the 12 months before - O-10.2% of total
People with extraordinary ability
507Down 53%507 visas in the last 12 months, 1,079 in the 12 months before - F-20.1% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
297Down 57%297 visas in the last 12 months, 696 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 34% of the visas issued at Chennai in the last 12 months. H-1B fell 46% and H-4 fell 33% on the 12 months before.