Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Valletta by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 34%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
881
76% of the total, last 12 months
881 visas in the last 12 months, 1,327 in the 12 months before - Down 63%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
51
4.4% of the total, last 12 months
51 visas in the last 12 months, 137 in the 12 months before - Up 70%
A-2
Foreign government officials
46
4% of the total, last 12 months
46 visas in the last 12 months, 27 in the 12 months before - Up 19%
F-1
Academic students
37
3.2% of the total, last 12 months
37 visas in the last 12 months, 31 in the 12 months before - Down 10%
G-2
Government representatives to international organizations
26
2.3% of the total, last 12 months
26 visas in the last 12 months, 29 in the 12 months before - Down 32%
J-1
Exchange visitors
25
2.2% of the total, last 12 months
25 visas in the last 12 months, 37 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-21.6% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
19Up 138%19 visas in the last 12 months, 8 in the 12 months before - L-11.4% of total
Intracompany transferees
16Up 33%16 visas in the last 12 months, 12 in the 12 months before - H-1B1% of total
Specialty occupation workers
11About flat, 0%11 visas in the last 12 months, 11 in the 12 months before - O-10.9% of total
People with extraordinary ability
10Up 100%10 visas in the last 12 months, 5 in the 12 months before - H-40.6% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
7Up 75%7 visas in the last 12 months, 4 in the 12 months before - G-40.4% of total
International organization employees
55 visas in the last 12 months, 0 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 76% of the visas issued at Valletta in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 34% and C-1/D fell 63% on the 12 months before.