Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Nogales by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- About flat, 0.8%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
32k
89% of the total, last 12 months
32,173 visas in the last 12 months, 32,433 in the 12 months before - Down 51%
H-2A
Seasonal farm workers
1.7k
4.8% of the total, last 12 months
1,716 visas in the last 12 months, 3,498 in the 12 months before - Down 13%
H-2B
Seasonal non-farm workers
1.1k
2.9% of the total, last 12 months
1,052 visas in the last 12 months, 1,214 in the 12 months before - Up 6.6%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
290
0.8% of the total, last 12 months
290 visas in the last 12 months, 272 in the 12 months before - Up 17%
H-4
Spouses and children of H workers
274
0.8% of the total, last 12 months
274 visas in the last 12 months, 234 in the 12 months before - Up 200%
B-1
Business visitors
90
0.3% of the total, last 12 months
90 visas in the last 12 months, 30 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- F-10.2% of total
Academic students
76Down 11%76 visas in the last 12 months, 85 in the 12 months before - L-20.2% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
73Down 19%73 visas in the last 12 months, 90 in the 12 months before - J-10.2% of total
Exchange visitors
67Up 131%67 visas in the last 12 months, 29 in the 12 months before - L-10.1% of total
Intracompany transferees
40Down 17%40 visas in the last 12 months, 48 in the 12 months before - A-20.1% of total
Foreign government officials
35Down 27%35 visas in the last 12 months, 48 in the 12 months before - U-3<0.1% of total11Up 57%11 visas in the last 12 months, 7 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 89% of the visas issued at Nogales in the last 12 months. H-2A fell 51% and H-2B fell 13% on the 12 months before.
B1/B2 includes border crossing cards, which State Dept counts as their own classes.