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Visas issued at Kolkata by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Up 6.7%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
45k
94% of the total, last 12 months
45,180 visas in the last 12 months, 42,334 in the 12 months before - Down 54%
F-1
Academic students
1.5k
3.1% of the total, last 12 months
1,463 visas in the last 12 months, 3,154 in the 12 months before - Down 20%
J-1
Exchange visitors
431
0.9% of the total, last 12 months
431 visas in the last 12 months, 536 in the 12 months before - Up 67%
P-3
Culturally unique artists and entertainers
259
0.5% of the total, last 12 months
259 visas in the last 12 months, 155 in the 12 months before - Down 36%
J-2
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
107
0.2% of the total, last 12 months
107 visas in the last 12 months, 168 in the 12 months before - Down 48%
F-2
Spouses and children of F-1 students
72
0.2% of the total, last 12 months
72 visas in the last 12 months, 139 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- O-10.1% of total
People with extraordinary ability
62Up 182%62 visas in the last 12 months, 22 in the 12 months before - L-20.1% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
48Up 4700%48 visas in the last 12 months, 1 in the 12 months before - R-10.1% of total
Religious workers
48Up 4.3%48 visas in the last 12 months, 46 in the 12 months before - O-30.1% of total
Spouses and children of O-1 and O-2 holders
33Up 175%33 visas in the last 12 months, 12 in the 12 months before - L-10.1% of total
Intracompany transferees
25Up 2400%25 visas in the last 12 months, 1 in the 12 months before - M-1<0.1% of total
Vocational students
15Down 32%15 visas in the last 12 months, 22 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 94% of the visas issued at Kolkata in the last 12 months. F-1 fell 54% on the 12 months before.