Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Nouakchott by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 39%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
378
62% of the total, last 12 months
378 visas in the last 12 months, 622 in the 12 months before - Down 32%
A-2
Foreign government officials
62
10% of the total, last 12 months
62 visas in the last 12 months, 91 in the 12 months before - Down 34%
G-2
Government representatives to international organizations
61
10% of the total, last 12 months
61 visas in the last 12 months, 93 in the 12 months before - Up 88%
A-1
Diplomats and senior officials
32
5.3% of the total, last 12 months
32 visas in the last 12 months, 17 in the 12 months before - Up 200%
G-1
Government delegates to international organizations
24
4% of the total, last 12 months
24 visas in the last 12 months, 8 in the 12 months before - Down 38%
J-1
Exchange visitors
18
3% of the total, last 12 months
18 visas in the last 12 months, 29 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- G-42.3% of total
International organization employees
14Down 55%14 visas in the last 12 months, 31 in the 12 months before - H-41% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
6Up 100%6 visas in the last 12 months, 3 in the 12 months before - F-10.7% of total
Academic students
4Down 76%4 visas in the last 12 months, 17 in the 12 months before - I0.7% of total
Journalists and foreign media
4Down 20%4 visas in the last 12 months, 5 in the 12 months before - C-20.2% of total1About flat, 0%1 visas in the last 12 months, 1 in the 12 months before
- G-50.2% of total11 visas in the last 12 months, 0 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 62% of the visas issued at Nouakchott in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 39% and G-2 fell 34% on the 12 months before.