What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Morocco by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Up 11%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
32k
91% of the total, last 12 months
32,114 visas in the last 12 months, 28,962 in the 12 months before - Up 15%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1.1k
3% of the total, last 12 months
1,055 visas in the last 12 months, 921 in the 12 months before - Down 14%
A-2
Foreign government officials
553
1.6% of the total, last 12 months
553 visas in the last 12 months, 643 in the 12 months before - Down 49%
F-1
Academic students
443
1.2% of the total, last 12 months
443 visas in the last 12 months, 862 in the 12 months before - Down 18%
J-1
Exchange visitors
437
1.2% of the total, last 12 months
437 visas in the last 12 months, 532 in the 12 months before - Down 67%
K-1
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
165
0.5% of the total, last 12 months
165 visas in the last 12 months, 505 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- G-20.4% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
128Down 24%128 visas in the last 12 months, 168 in the 12 months before - I0.3% of total
Journalists and foreign media
100Up 186%100 visas in the last 12 months, 35 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.2% of total
Specialty occupation workers
83Up 28%83 visas in the last 12 months, 65 in the 12 months before - L-20.1% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
41Up 5.1%41 visas in the last 12 months, 39 in the 12 months before - H-40.1% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
35Up 52%35 visas in the last 12 months, 23 in the 12 months before - G-40.1% of total
International organization employees
34Down 67%34 visas in the last 12 months, 103 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 91% of the visas issued to nationals of Morocco in the last 12 months. B1/B2 rose 11% and F-1 fell 49% on the 12 months before.