Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Matamoros by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 32%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
48k
78% of the total, last 12 months
47,636 visas in the last 12 months, 69,605 in the 12 months before - Down 32%
H-2A
Seasonal farm workers
11k
18% of the total, last 12 months
10,987 visas in the last 12 months, 16,114 in the 12 months before - Down 29%
H-2B
Seasonal non-farm workers
1.5k
2.5% of the total, last 12 months
1,549 visas in the last 12 months, 2,180 in the 12 months before - Down 13%
F-1
Academic students
204
0.3% of the total, last 12 months
204 visas in the last 12 months, 235 in the 12 months before - Up 156%
J-1
Exchange visitors
133
0.2% of the total, last 12 months
133 visas in the last 12 months, 52 in the 12 months before - Up 110%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
107
0.2% of the total, last 12 months
107 visas in the last 12 months, 51 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- P-10.1% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
87Up 67%87 visas in the last 12 months, 52 in the 12 months before - L-10.1% of total
Intracompany transferees
85Up 42%85 visas in the last 12 months, 60 in the 12 months before - C-1/D0.1% of total
Airline and ship crews
66Up 3.1%66 visas in the last 12 months, 64 in the 12 months before - H-40.1% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
46Down 18%46 visas in the last 12 months, 56 in the 12 months before - I0.1% of total
Journalists and foreign media
45Down 15%45 visas in the last 12 months, 53 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.1% of total
Specialty occupation workers
35Down 5.4%35 visas in the last 12 months, 37 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 78% of the visas issued at Matamoros in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 32% and H-2A fell 32% on the 12 months before.
B1/B2 includes border crossing cards, which State Dept counts as their own classes.