Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Colombo by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 10%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
5.1k
66% of the total, last 12 months
5,137 visas in the last 12 months, 5,707 in the 12 months before - Up 17%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
729
9.4% of the total, last 12 months
729 visas in the last 12 months, 625 in the 12 months before - Down 24%
F-1
Academic students
562
7.3% of the total, last 12 months
562 visas in the last 12 months, 741 in the 12 months before - Down 16%
A-2
Foreign government officials
366
4.7% of the total, last 12 months
366 visas in the last 12 months, 435 in the 12 months before - Down 3.4%
G-2
Government representatives to international organizations
114
1.5% of the total, last 12 months
114 visas in the last 12 months, 118 in the 12 months before - Down 21%
J-1
Exchange visitors
114
1.5% of the total, last 12 months
114 visas in the last 12 months, 145 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- F-21.4% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
111Down 29%111 visas in the last 12 months, 157 in the 12 months before - H-1B1.3% of total
Specialty occupation workers
100Down 44%100 visas in the last 12 months, 179 in the 12 months before - L-21.2% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
92Up 8.2%92 visas in the last 12 months, 85 in the 12 months before - P-31% of total
Culturally unique artists and entertainers
81Up 35%81 visas in the last 12 months, 60 in the 12 months before - L-11% of total
Intracompany transferees
74Up 14%74 visas in the last 12 months, 65 in the 12 months before - H-40.9% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
71Down 22%71 visas in the last 12 months, 91 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 66% of the visas issued at Colombo in the last 12 months. F-1 fell 24% and C-1/D rose 17% on the 12 months before.