Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Kuwait City by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 41%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
11k
85% of the total, last 12 months
10,982 visas in the last 12 months, 18,750 in the 12 months before - Down 51%
F-1
Academic students
731
5.7% of the total, last 12 months
731 visas in the last 12 months, 1,489 in the 12 months before - Down 14%
A-2
Foreign government officials
444
3.4% of the total, last 12 months
444 visas in the last 12 months, 518 in the 12 months before - Down 47%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
210
1.6% of the total, last 12 months
210 visas in the last 12 months, 396 in the 12 months before - Down 32%
F-2
Spouses and children of F-1 students
102
0.8% of the total, last 12 months
102 visas in the last 12 months, 150 in the 12 months before - Up 18%
H-4
Spouses and children of H workers
84
0.7% of the total, last 12 months
84 visas in the last 12 months, 71 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- H-1B0.5% of total
Specialty occupation workers
64Down 38%64 visas in the last 12 months, 103 in the 12 months before - G-20.5% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
60About flat, 1.7%60 visas in the last 12 months, 59 in the 12 months before - J-10.4% of total
Exchange visitors
56Down 44%56 visas in the last 12 months, 100 in the 12 months before - B-10.3% of total
Business visitors
34Down 24%34 visas in the last 12 months, 45 in the 12 months before - L-20.2% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
23Down 36%23 visas in the last 12 months, 36 in the 12 months before - G-40.1% of total
International organization employees
18Down 40%18 visas in the last 12 months, 30 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 85% of the visas issued at Kuwait City in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 41% and F-1 fell 51% on the 12 months before.