Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Nuevo Laredo by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 24%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
41k
68% of the total, last 12 months
41,094 visas in the last 12 months, 53,797 in the 12 months before - About flat, 1.5%
H-2A
Seasonal farm workers
13k
22% of the total, last 12 months
13,297 visas in the last 12 months, 13,099 in the 12 months before - Down 23%
H-2B
Seasonal non-farm workers
5.9k
9.7% of the total, last 12 months
5,914 visas in the last 12 months, 7,657 in the 12 months before - Up 76%
H-4
Spouses and children of H workers
95
0.2% of the total, last 12 months
95 visas in the last 12 months, 54 in the 12 months before - Down 8.2%
F-1
Academic students
78
0.1% of the total, last 12 months
78 visas in the last 12 months, 85 in the 12 months before - Up 4.3%
B-1
Business visitors
48
0.1% of the total, last 12 months
48 visas in the last 12 months, 46 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- J-10.1% of total
Exchange visitors
44Up 91%44 visas in the last 12 months, 23 in the 12 months before - P-10.1% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
35Down 38%35 visas in the last 12 months, 56 in the 12 months before - L-1<0.1% of total
Intracompany transferees
19Down 51%19 visas in the last 12 months, 39 in the 12 months before - L-2<0.1% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
18Down 75%18 visas in the last 12 months, 73 in the 12 months before - H-1B<0.1% of total
Specialty occupation workers
16Down 5.9%16 visas in the last 12 months, 17 in the 12 months before - I<0.1% of total
Journalists and foreign media
10About flat, 0%10 visas in the last 12 months, 10 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 68% of the visas issued at Nuevo Laredo in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 24% and H-2B fell 23% on the 12 months before.
B1/B2 includes border crossing cards, which State Dept counts as their own classes.