What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Malaysia by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 16%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
24k
78% of the total, last 12 months
24,439 visas in the last 12 months, 28,958 in the 12 months before - Down 33%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1.5k
4.7% of the total, last 12 months
1,458 visas in the last 12 months, 2,160 in the 12 months before - Down 15%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.3k
4% of the total, last 12 months
1,263 visas in the last 12 months, 1,493 in the 12 months before - About flat, 2.1%
A-2
Foreign government officials
808
2.6% of the total, last 12 months
808 visas in the last 12 months, 791 in the 12 months before - Down 20%
B-1
Business visitors
685
2.2% of the total, last 12 months
685 visas in the last 12 months, 859 in the 12 months before - Up 11%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
671
2.1% of the total, last 12 months
671 visas in the last 12 months, 604 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- F-11.9% of total
Academic students
586Down 39%586 visas in the last 12 months, 960 in the 12 months before - H-1B1% of total
Specialty occupation workers
319Down 21%319 visas in the last 12 months, 402 in the 12 months before - L-21% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
311Up 8.4%311 visas in the last 12 months, 287 in the 12 months before - G-20.4% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
116Up 14%116 visas in the last 12 months, 102 in the 12 months before - A-10.3% of total
Diplomats and senior officials
91About flat, 2.2%91 visas in the last 12 months, 89 in the 12 months before - C-4/D-30.3% of total80Up 90%80 visas in the last 12 months, 42 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 78% of the visas issued to nationals of Malaysia in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 16% and C-1/D fell 33% on the 12 months before.