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Visas issued at Kuala Lumpur by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 17%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
21k
77% of the total, last 12 months
20,844 visas in the last 12 months, 25,035 in the 12 months before - Down 18%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.2k
4.5% of the total, last 12 months
1,215 visas in the last 12 months, 1,473 in the 12 months before - Up 3.2%
A-2
Foreign government officials
781
2.9% of the total, last 12 months
781 visas in the last 12 months, 757 in the 12 months before - Down 38%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
719
2.7% of the total, last 12 months
719 visas in the last 12 months, 1,162 in the 12 months before - Down 20%
B-1
Business visitors
711
2.6% of the total, last 12 months
711 visas in the last 12 months, 891 in the 12 months before - Down 42%
F-1
Academic students
675
2.5% of the total, last 12 months
675 visas in the last 12 months, 1,159 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-12.2% of total
Intracompany transferees
601Up 12%601 visas in the last 12 months, 539 in the 12 months before - H-1B1.3% of total
Specialty occupation workers
346Down 32%346 visas in the last 12 months, 509 in the 12 months before - L-21.3% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
343About flat, 1.2%343 visas in the last 12 months, 339 in the 12 months before - G-20.4% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
112Up 11%112 visas in the last 12 months, 101 in the 12 months before - H-40.3% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
93Down 53%93 visas in the last 12 months, 197 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 77% of the visas issued at Kuala Lumpur in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 17% and F-1 fell 42% on the 12 months before.