Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Tijuana by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- About flat, 1.9%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
134k
64% of the total, last 12 months
133,763 visas in the last 12 months, 131,262 in the 12 months before - Up 3.9%
H-2A
Seasonal farm workers
66k
32% of the total, last 12 months
65,958 visas in the last 12 months, 63,505 in the 12 months before - Up 30%
H-2B
Seasonal non-farm workers
4.9k
2.4% of the total, last 12 months
4,902 visas in the last 12 months, 3,779 in the 12 months before - Up 35%
J-1
Exchange visitors
401
0.2% of the total, last 12 months
401 visas in the last 12 months, 296 in the 12 months before - Up 8.6%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
368
0.2% of the total, last 12 months
368 visas in the last 12 months, 339 in the 12 months before - Up 70%
H-4
Spouses and children of H workers
358
0.2% of the total, last 12 months
358 visas in the last 12 months, 210 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- F-10.2% of total
Academic students
347Up 7.1%347 visas in the last 12 months, 324 in the 12 months before - L-10.1% of total
Intracompany transferees
241About flat, 2.6%241 visas in the last 12 months, 235 in the 12 months before - L-20.1% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
231Up 43%231 visas in the last 12 months, 161 in the 12 months before - B-10.1% of total
Business visitors
206Down 89%206 visas in the last 12 months, 1,870 in the 12 months before - E-10.1% of total
Treaty traders
186Up 200%186 visas in the last 12 months, 62 in the 12 months before - C-1/D0.1% of total
Airline and ship crews
172Down 24%172 visas in the last 12 months, 227 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 64% of the visas issued at Tijuana in the last 12 months.
B1/B2 includes border crossing cards, which State Dept counts as their own classes.