Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Monterrey by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 36%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
327k
57% of the total, last 12 months
327,348 visas in the last 12 months, 507,713 in the 12 months before - Up 25%
H-2A
Seasonal farm workers
178k
31% of the total, last 12 months
178,119 visas in the last 12 months, 142,536 in the 12 months before - Up 6.8%
H-2B
Seasonal non-farm workers
58k
10% of the total, last 12 months
57,707 visas in the last 12 months, 54,008 in the 12 months before - Up 11%
H-4
Spouses and children of H workers
4.4k
0.8% of the total, last 12 months
4,382 visas in the last 12 months, 3,947 in the 12 months before - Up 19%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.5k
0.3% of the total, last 12 months
1,505 visas in the last 12 months, 1,268 in the 12 months before - About flat, 1.5%
F-1
Academic students
1.1k
0.2% of the total, last 12 months
1,127 visas in the last 12 months, 1,110 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-20.2% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
1kUp 8.1%1,029 visas in the last 12 months, 952 in the 12 months before - L-10.2% of total
Intracompany transferees
992Up 15%992 visas in the last 12 months, 865 in the 12 months before - P-10.1% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
699Down 27%699 visas in the last 12 months, 962 in the 12 months before - B-10.1% of total
Business visitors
644About flat, 2.6%644 visas in the last 12 months, 661 in the 12 months before - E-10.1% of total
Treaty traders
425Up 50%425 visas in the last 12 months, 284 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.1% of total
Specialty occupation workers
358Down 59%358 visas in the last 12 months, 880 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 57% of the visas issued at Monterrey in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 36% and H-2A rose 25% on the 12 months before.
B1/B2 includes border crossing cards, which State Dept counts as their own classes.