Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Naha by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Up 31%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
828
65% of the total, last 12 months
828 visas in the last 12 months, 632 in the 12 months before - Up 7.5%
J-1
Exchange visitors
114
8.9% of the total, last 12 months
114 visas in the last 12 months, 106 in the 12 months before - Up 42%
F-1
Academic students
95
7.5% of the total, last 12 months
95 visas in the last 12 months, 67 in the 12 months before - Up 300%
B-1
Business visitors
72
5.6% of the total, last 12 months
72 visas in the last 12 months, 18 in the 12 months before - Up 1850%
E-2
Treaty investors
39
3.1% of the total, last 12 months
39 visas in the last 12 months, 2 in the 12 months before - Up 25%
J-2
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
20
1.6% of the total, last 12 months
20 visas in the last 12 months, 16 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- I1% of total
Journalists and foreign media
13Up 117%13 visas in the last 12 months, 6 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.9% of total
Specialty occupation workers
12Up 100%12 visas in the last 12 months, 6 in the 12 months before - M-10.9% of total
Vocational students
11Down 39%11 visas in the last 12 months, 18 in the 12 months before - L-10.8% of total
Intracompany transferees
10Up 400%10 visas in the last 12 months, 2 in the 12 months before - L-20.6% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
8Up 167%8 visas in the last 12 months, 3 in the 12 months before - O-30.6% of total
Spouses and children of O-1 and O-2 holders
8Up 700%8 visas in the last 12 months, 1 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 65% of the visas issued at Naha in the last 12 months. B1/B2 rose 31% and F-1 rose 42% on the 12 months before.