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Visas issued at Reykjavik by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 39%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
770
47% of the total, last 12 months
770 visas in the last 12 months, 1,262 in the 12 months before - Down 38%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
370
23% of the total, last 12 months
370 visas in the last 12 months, 599 in the 12 months before - Up 3.4%
F-1
Academic students
210
13% of the total, last 12 months
210 visas in the last 12 months, 203 in the 12 months before - Down 16%
J-1
Exchange visitors
63
3.9% of the total, last 12 months
63 visas in the last 12 months, 75 in the 12 months before - Up 48%
O-1
People with extraordinary ability
31
1.9% of the total, last 12 months
31 visas in the last 12 months, 21 in the 12 months before - Up 115%
A-2
Foreign government officials
28
1.7% of the total, last 12 months
28 visas in the last 12 months, 13 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-21.6% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
26Up 73%26 visas in the last 12 months, 15 in the 12 months before - H-1B1.4% of total
Specialty occupation workers
23Up 4.5%23 visas in the last 12 months, 22 in the 12 months before - F-21% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
16Up 45%16 visas in the last 12 months, 11 in the 12 months before - L-10.9% of total
Intracompany transferees
14Up 100%14 visas in the last 12 months, 7 in the 12 months before - H-40.6% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
10Down 50%10 visas in the last 12 months, 20 in the 12 months before - O-20.6% of total
Support staff for O-1 artists and athletes
10Up 67%10 visas in the last 12 months, 6 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 47% of the visas issued at Reykjavik in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 39% and C-1/D fell 38% on the 12 months before.