Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Mexico City by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 9.9%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
508k
92% of the total, last 12 months
507,652 visas in the last 12 months, 563,438 in the 12 months before - Down 12%
J-1
Exchange visitors
11k
2% of the total, last 12 months
11,077 visas in the last 12 months, 12,535 in the 12 months before - Up 27%
TN
Canadian and Mexican professionals
8k
1.4% of the total, last 12 months
7,968 visas in the last 12 months, 6,278 in the 12 months before - Down 9.1%
TD
Spouses and children of TN professionals
4.1k
0.7% of the total, last 12 months
4,088 visas in the last 12 months, 4,497 in the 12 months before - Down 76%
H-2A
Seasonal farm workers
3.5k
0.6% of the total, last 12 months
3,450 visas in the last 12 months, 14,520 in the 12 months before - Down 31%
F-1
Academic students
2.2k
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
2,176 visas in the last 12 months, 3,168 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- B-10.4% of total
Business visitors
2kDown 15%2,039 visas in the last 12 months, 2,408 in the 12 months before - C-1/D0.3% of total
Airline and ship crews
1.6kDown 15%1,561 visas in the last 12 months, 1,838 in the 12 months before - L-10.3% of total
Intracompany transferees
1.5kAbout flat, 1.2%1,544 visas in the last 12 months, 1,562 in the 12 months before - L-20.3% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
1.5kDown 8.2%1,533 visas in the last 12 months, 1,670 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.2% of total
Specialty occupation workers
1.4kDown 30%1,378 visas in the last 12 months, 1,975 in the 12 months before - P-10.2% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
1.3kDown 41%1,282 visas in the last 12 months, 2,186 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 92% of the visas issued at Mexico City in the last 12 months. H-2A fell 76% on the 12 months before.
B1/B2 includes border crossing cards, which State Dept counts as their own classes.