What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Lithuania by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 10%
J-1
Exchange visitors
877
32% of the total, last 12 months
877 visas in the last 12 months, 979 in the 12 months before - Down 18%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
422
15% of the total, last 12 months
422 visas in the last 12 months, 515 in the 12 months before - About flat, 2.7%
F-1
Academic students
267
9.6% of the total, last 12 months
267 visas in the last 12 months, 260 in the 12 months before - Down 6.1%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
216
7.8% of the total, last 12 months
216 visas in the last 12 months, 230 in the 12 months before - Down 6.4%
NATO-2
160
5.8% of the total, last 12 months
160 visas in the last 12 months, 171 in the 12 months before - Up 50%
B-1
Business visitors
135
4.9% of the total, last 12 months
135 visas in the last 12 months, 90 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- E-24% of total
Treaty investors
110Down 4.3%110 visas in the last 12 months, 115 in the 12 months before - A-23.3% of total
Foreign government officials
93Down 38%93 visas in the last 12 months, 149 in the 12 months before - L-13.2% of total
Intracompany transferees
90Down 13%90 visas in the last 12 months, 104 in the 12 months before - L-22.2% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
62About flat, 1.6%62 visas in the last 12 months, 63 in the 12 months before - H-2B2.2% of total
Seasonal non-farm workers
60Down 10%60 visas in the last 12 months, 67 in the 12 months before - O-11.3% of total
People with extraordinary ability
37Up 32%37 visas in the last 12 months, 28 in the 12 months before
J-1 visas made up 32% of the visas issued to nationals of Lithuania in the last 12 months. J-1 fell 10% and B1/B2 fell 18% on the 12 months before.