Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Lilongwe by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 62%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
572
48% of the total, last 12 months
572 visas in the last 12 months, 1,503 in the 12 months before - Down 25%
A-2
Foreign government officials
170
14% of the total, last 12 months
170 visas in the last 12 months, 228 in the 12 months before - Down 58%
F-1
Academic students
135
11% of the total, last 12 months
135 visas in the last 12 months, 324 in the 12 months before - Down 32%
J-1
Exchange visitors
67
5.6% of the total, last 12 months
67 visas in the last 12 months, 99 in the 12 months before - Down 74%
G-2
Government representatives to international organizations
66
5.5% of the total, last 12 months
66 visas in the last 12 months, 252 in the 12 months before - Down 21%
G-4
International organization employees
44
3.7% of the total, last 12 months
44 visas in the last 12 months, 56 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- F-23.4% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
41Down 55%41 visas in the last 12 months, 91 in the 12 months before - C-1/D2.2% of total
Airline and ship crews
26Up 24%26 visas in the last 12 months, 21 in the 12 months before - H-41.8% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
22Up 144%22 visas in the last 12 months, 9 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.9% of total
Specialty occupation workers
11Down 45%11 visas in the last 12 months, 20 in the 12 months before - J-20.7% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
8Down 58%8 visas in the last 12 months, 19 in the 12 months before - L-20.5% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
66 visas in the last 12 months, 0 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 48% of the visas issued at Lilongwe in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 62% and F-1 fell 58% on the 12 months before.