Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Lagos by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 69%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
8.9k
72% of the total, last 12 months
8,905 visas in the last 12 months, 28,341 in the 12 months before - Down 53%
F-1
Academic students
1.1k
8.7% of the total, last 12 months
1,074 visas in the last 12 months, 2,305 in the 12 months before - About flat, 1%
K-1
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
794
6.4% of the total, last 12 months
794 visas in the last 12 months, 802 in the 12 months before - About flat, 0.8%
J-1
Exchange visitors
508
4.1% of the total, last 12 months
508 visas in the last 12 months, 512 in the 12 months before - Down 9.3%
H-4
Spouses and children of H workers
195
1.6% of the total, last 12 months
195 visas in the last 12 months, 215 in the 12 months before - Down 42%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
176
1.4% of the total, last 12 months
176 visas in the last 12 months, 305 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- F-20.8% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
96Down 70%96 visas in the last 12 months, 321 in the 12 months before - K-20.8% of total
Children of K-1 fiancé(e)s
94Up 11%94 visas in the last 12 months, 85 in the 12 months before - C-1/D0.5% of total
Airline and ship crews
65Down 52%65 visas in the last 12 months, 135 in the 12 months before - O-10.5% of total
People with extraordinary ability
60Down 17%60 visas in the last 12 months, 72 in the 12 months before - L-20.4% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
49Down 49%49 visas in the last 12 months, 96 in the 12 months before - R-10.3% of total
Religious workers
42Up 20%42 visas in the last 12 months, 35 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 72% of the visas issued at Lagos in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 69% and F-1 fell 53% on the 12 months before.