Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Port Louis by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 30%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
1.7k
65% of the total, last 12 months
1,749 visas in the last 12 months, 2,489 in the 12 months before - Down 24%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
526
20% of the total, last 12 months
526 visas in the last 12 months, 696 in the 12 months before - Down 12%
F-1
Academic students
101
3.8% of the total, last 12 months
101 visas in the last 12 months, 115 in the 12 months before - Down 46%
J-1
Exchange visitors
61
2.3% of the total, last 12 months
61 visas in the last 12 months, 114 in the 12 months before - Up 4.1%
G-2
Government representatives to international organizations
51
1.9% of the total, last 12 months
51 visas in the last 12 months, 49 in the 12 months before - About flat, 2.1%
H-2B
Seasonal non-farm workers
46
1.7% of the total, last 12 months
46 visas in the last 12 months, 47 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- A-21.5% of total
Foreign government officials
39Down 11%39 visas in the last 12 months, 44 in the 12 months before - H-1B1.2% of total
Specialty occupation workers
31Up 29%31 visas in the last 12 months, 24 in the 12 months before - G-40.7% of total
International organization employees
18Down 5.3%18 visas in the last 12 months, 19 in the 12 months before - G-10.3% of total
Government delegates to international organizations
8Up 167%8 visas in the last 12 months, 3 in the 12 months before - M-10.3% of total
Vocational students
7Up 40%7 visas in the last 12 months, 5 in the 12 months before - A-10.2% of total
Diplomats and senior officials
6Up 20%6 visas in the last 12 months, 5 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 65% of the visas issued at Port Louis in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 30% and C-1/D fell 24% on the 12 months before.