Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Nairobi by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 34%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
9.2k
58% of the total, last 12 months
9,220 visas in the last 12 months, 13,879 in the 12 months before - Up 14%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1.5k
9.3% of the total, last 12 months
1,468 visas in the last 12 months, 1,283 in the 12 months before - Down 19%
F-1
Academic students
1.3k
8.2% of the total, last 12 months
1,288 visas in the last 12 months, 1,584 in the 12 months before - Down 9.8%
A-2
Foreign government officials
587
3.7% of the total, last 12 months
587 visas in the last 12 months, 651 in the 12 months before - Down 23%
J-1
Exchange visitors
569
3.6% of the total, last 12 months
569 visas in the last 12 months, 742 in the 12 months before - Up 40%
G-2
Government representatives to international organizations
405
2.6% of the total, last 12 months
405 visas in the last 12 months, 289 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- H-1B2.2% of total
Specialty occupation workers
346Down 9.7%346 visas in the last 12 months, 383 in the 12 months before - J-22% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
321Down 17%321 visas in the last 12 months, 388 in the 12 months before - K-12% of total
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
318Down 59%318 visas in the last 12 months, 773 in the 12 months before - H-41.9% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
307Down 23%307 visas in the last 12 months, 398 in the 12 months before - G-41.9% of total
International organization employees
306Down 36%306 visas in the last 12 months, 479 in the 12 months before - K-20.7% of total
Children of K-1 fiancé(e)s
111Down 32%111 visas in the last 12 months, 163 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 58% of the visas issued at Nairobi in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 34% and C-3 fell 97% on the 12 months before.