What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Jordan by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 57%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
12k
76% of the total, last 12 months
12,173 visas in the last 12 months, 28,061 in the 12 months before - Down 12%
A-2
Foreign government officials
1.4k
8.9% of the total, last 12 months
1,434 visas in the last 12 months, 1,635 in the 12 months before - Down 29%
J-1
Exchange visitors
731
4.5% of the total, last 12 months
731 visas in the last 12 months, 1,029 in the 12 months before - Down 47%
F-1
Academic students
353
2.2% of the total, last 12 months
353 visas in the last 12 months, 668 in the 12 months before - Down 26%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
337
2.1% of the total, last 12 months
337 visas in the last 12 months, 454 in the 12 months before - Down 26%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
229
1.4% of the total, last 12 months
229 visas in the last 12 months, 308 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- H-41.4% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
220Down 21%220 visas in the last 12 months, 279 in the 12 months before - J-20.8% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
124Down 26%124 visas in the last 12 months, 168 in the 12 months before - L-20.4% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
67Down 29%67 visas in the last 12 months, 94 in the 12 months before - F-20.4% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
61Down 60%61 visas in the last 12 months, 152 in the 12 months before - L-10.4% of total
Intracompany transferees
58Down 30%58 visas in the last 12 months, 83 in the 12 months before - K-10.3% of total
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
56Down 46%56 visas in the last 12 months, 103 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 76% of the visas issued to nationals of Jordan in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 57% and J-1 fell 29% on the 12 months before.