Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Abuja by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 60%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
10k
78% of the total, last 12 months
10,405 visas in the last 12 months, 26,202 in the 12 months before - Down 10%
A-2
Foreign government officials
728
5.5% of the total, last 12 months
728 visas in the last 12 months, 810 in the 12 months before - Down 72%
F-1
Academic students
580
4.4% of the total, last 12 months
580 visas in the last 12 months, 2,071 in the 12 months before - About flat, 0.8%
G-2
Government representatives to international organizations
374
2.8% of the total, last 12 months
374 visas in the last 12 months, 371 in the 12 months before - Up 65%
H-4
Spouses and children of H workers
254
1.9% of the total, last 12 months
254 visas in the last 12 months, 154 in the 12 months before - Down 72%
J-1
Exchange visitors
172
1.3% of the total, last 12 months
172 visas in the last 12 months, 609 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- H-1B1.3% of total
Specialty occupation workers
171Down 29%171 visas in the last 12 months, 240 in the 12 months before - F-21.1% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
152Down 41%152 visas in the last 12 months, 257 in the 12 months before - R-10.8% of total
Religious workers
101Up 60%101 visas in the last 12 months, 63 in the 12 months before - G-40.4% of total
International organization employees
53Down 71%53 visas in the last 12 months, 181 in the 12 months before - L-20.3% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
43Up 16%43 visas in the last 12 months, 37 in the 12 months before - L-10.3% of total
Intracompany transferees
35Up 13%35 visas in the last 12 months, 31 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 78% of the visas issued at Abuja in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 60% and F-1 fell 72% on the 12 months before.