Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Kingston by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 31%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
56k
65% of the total, last 12 months
55,754 visas in the last 12 months, 80,714 in the 12 months before - Down 7.8%
J-1
Exchange visitors
10k
12% of the total, last 12 months
10,009 visas in the last 12 months, 10,855 in the 12 months before - Down 19%
H-2B
Seasonal non-farm workers
9.5k
11% of the total, last 12 months
9,518 visas in the last 12 months, 11,727 in the 12 months before - Up 8.2%
H-2A
Seasonal farm workers
4.9k
5.7% of the total, last 12 months
4,916 visas in the last 12 months, 4,543 in the 12 months before - Up 13%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1.2k
1.4% of the total, last 12 months
1,225 visas in the last 12 months, 1,083 in the 12 months before - Down 29%
J-2
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
805
0.9% of the total, last 12 months
805 visas in the last 12 months, 1,130 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- F-10.9% of total
Academic students
739Down 42%739 visas in the last 12 months, 1,265 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.7% of total
Specialty occupation workers
588Down 27%588 visas in the last 12 months, 802 in the 12 months before - H-40.7% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
575Down 22%575 visas in the last 12 months, 738 in the 12 months before - C-10.5% of total
Travelers in transit
443Down 36%443 visas in the last 12 months, 690 in the 12 months before - O-20.4% of total
Support staff for O-1 artists and athletes
306Up 22%306 visas in the last 12 months, 251 in the 12 months before - K-10.3% of total
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
236Down 63%236 visas in the last 12 months, 633 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 65% of the visas issued at Kingston in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 31% and H-2B fell 19% on the 12 months before.