Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Osaka-Kobe by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 5.4%
E-2
Treaty investors
6k
36% of the total, last 12 months
6,000 visas in the last 12 months, 6,343 in the 12 months before - Down 19%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
4k
24% of the total, last 12 months
3,999 visas in the last 12 months, 4,965 in the 12 months before - Down 27%
F-1
Academic students
2.2k
13% of the total, last 12 months
2,162 visas in the last 12 months, 2,979 in the 12 months before - Down 32%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.2k
7.4% of the total, last 12 months
1,237 visas in the last 12 months, 1,827 in the 12 months before - Down 38%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
621
3.7% of the total, last 12 months
621 visas in the last 12 months, 1,006 in the 12 months before - Down 39%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
557
3.4% of the total, last 12 months
557 visas in the last 12 months, 910 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- J-22.6% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
435Down 37%435 visas in the last 12 months, 689 in the 12 months before - C-1/D2.2% of total
Airline and ship crews
371Down 21%371 visas in the last 12 months, 472 in the 12 months before - E-12.2% of total
Treaty traders
371Up 5.1%371 visas in the last 12 months, 353 in the 12 months before - H-40.8% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
126Up 18%126 visas in the last 12 months, 107 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.6% of total
Specialty occupation workers
105Down 53%105 visas in the last 12 months, 224 in the 12 months before - F-20.6% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
102Up 15%102 visas in the last 12 months, 89 in the 12 months before
E-2 visas made up 36% of the visas issued at Osaka-Kobe in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 19% and F-1 fell 27% on the 12 months before.