What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Laos by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 56%
K-1
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
344
44% of the total, last 12 months
344 visas in the last 12 months, 788 in the 12 months before - Down 86%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
122
16% of the total, last 12 months
122 visas in the last 12 months, 898 in the 12 months before - Down 37%
G-2
Government representatives to international organizations
81
10% of the total, last 12 months
81 visas in the last 12 months, 129 in the 12 months before - Up 33%
A-1
Diplomats and senior officials
48
6.1% of the total, last 12 months
48 visas in the last 12 months, 36 in the 12 months before - Down 42%
A-2
Foreign government officials
44
5.6% of the total, last 12 months
44 visas in the last 12 months, 76 in the 12 months before - Down 11%
G-1
Government delegates to international organizations
34
4.3% of the total, last 12 months
34 visas in the last 12 months, 38 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- K-24.1% of total
Children of K-1 fiancé(e)s
32Down 8.6%32 visas in the last 12 months, 35 in the 12 months before - J-13.3% of total
Exchange visitors
26Down 77%26 visas in the last 12 months, 112 in the 12 months before - G-41.7% of total
International organization employees
13Down 50%13 visas in the last 12 months, 26 in the 12 months before - P-31.1% of total
Culturally unique artists and entertainers
9Down 71%9 visas in the last 12 months, 31 in the 12 months before - F-10.8% of total
Academic students
6Down 90%6 visas in the last 12 months, 59 in the 12 months before - H-40.6% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
5Up 150%5 visas in the last 12 months, 2 in the 12 months before
K-1 visas made up 44% of the visas issued to nationals of Laos in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 86% and K-1 fell 56% on the 12 months before.