Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at New Delhi by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 18%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
269k
93% of the total, last 12 months
268,909 visas in the last 12 months, 327,540 in the 12 months before - Down 31%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
7.4k
2.6% of the total, last 12 months
7,440 visas in the last 12 months, 10,843 in the 12 months before - Down 61%
F-1
Academic students
5.9k
2% of the total, last 12 months
5,910 visas in the last 12 months, 15,017 in the 12 months before - About flat, 0.7%
A-2
Foreign government officials
1.9k
0.7% of the total, last 12 months
1,920 visas in the last 12 months, 1,906 in the 12 months before - Down 41%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.3k
0.5% of the total, last 12 months
1,338 visas in the last 12 months, 2,265 in the 12 months before - Down 9.6%
M-1
Vocational students
329
0.1% of the total, last 12 months
329 visas in the last 12 months, 364 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- R-10.1% of total
Religious workers
306Down 19%306 visas in the last 12 months, 379 in the 12 months before - J-20.1% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
293Down 45%293 visas in the last 12 months, 531 in the 12 months before - F-20.1% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
290Down 35%290 visas in the last 12 months, 443 in the 12 months before - C-4/D-30.1% of total228Up 635%228 visas in the last 12 months, 31 in the 12 months before
- O-10.1% of total
People with extraordinary ability
210Up 163%210 visas in the last 12 months, 80 in the 12 months before - G-20.1% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
204Up 20%204 visas in the last 12 months, 170 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 93% of the visas issued at New Delhi in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 18% and F-1 fell 61% on the 12 months before.