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Visas issued at Casablanca by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Up 7.2%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
26k
91% of the total, last 12 months
26,103 visas in the last 12 months, 24,356 in the 12 months before - Down 14%
A-2
Foreign government officials
558
2% of the total, last 12 months
558 visas in the last 12 months, 646 in the 12 months before - Up 14%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
444
1.6% of the total, last 12 months
444 visas in the last 12 months, 390 in the 12 months before - Down 52%
F-1
Academic students
395
1.4% of the total, last 12 months
395 visas in the last 12 months, 820 in the 12 months before - Down 26%
J-1
Exchange visitors
298
1% of the total, last 12 months
298 visas in the last 12 months, 400 in the 12 months before - Down 68%
K-1
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
158
0.6% of the total, last 12 months
158 visas in the last 12 months, 488 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- G-20.4% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
123Down 26%123 visas in the last 12 months, 166 in the 12 months before - I0.3% of total
Journalists and foreign media
98Up 197%98 visas in the last 12 months, 33 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.3% of total
Specialty occupation workers
78Up 34%78 visas in the last 12 months, 58 in the 12 months before - A-30.2% of total
Staff of A-1 and A-2 visa holders
56Up 700%56 visas in the last 12 months, 7 in the 12 months before - G-40.1% of total
International organization employees
41Down 48%41 visas in the last 12 months, 79 in the 12 months before - A-10.1% of total
Diplomats and senior officials
31Down 18%31 visas in the last 12 months, 38 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 91% of the visas issued at Casablanca in the last 12 months. F-1 fell 52% and A-2 fell 14% on the 12 months before.