Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Almaty by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 11%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
12k
67% of the total, last 12 months
11,783 visas in the last 12 months, 13,280 in the 12 months before - Up 67%
J-1
Exchange visitors
3.9k
22% of the total, last 12 months
3,876 visas in the last 12 months, 2,318 in the 12 months before - About flat, 0.8%
F-1
Academic students
748
4.2% of the total, last 12 months
748 visas in the last 12 months, 754 in the 12 months before - Up 160%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
348
2% of the total, last 12 months
348 visas in the last 12 months, 134 in the 12 months before - Down 22%
F-2
Spouses and children of F-1 students
133
0.8% of the total, last 12 months
133 visas in the last 12 months, 170 in the 12 months before - Up 39%
J-2
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
111
0.6% of the total, last 12 months
111 visas in the last 12 months, 80 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-20.5% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
93Up 41%93 visas in the last 12 months, 66 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.5% of total
Specialty occupation workers
80Down 18%80 visas in the last 12 months, 98 in the 12 months before - L-10.4% of total
Intracompany transferees
63Up 21%63 visas in the last 12 months, 52 in the 12 months before - K-10.3% of total
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
61Up 5.2%61 visas in the last 12 months, 58 in the 12 months before - P-10.3% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
54Up 50%54 visas in the last 12 months, 36 in the 12 months before - H-40.3% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
51Down 14%51 visas in the last 12 months, 59 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 67% of the visas issued at Almaty in the last 12 months. J-1 rose 67% and B1/B2 fell 11% on the 12 months before.