What the visas are for
Visas issued at Managua by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 19%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
11k
81% of the total, last 12 months
11,062 visas in the last 12 months, 13,718 in the 12 months before - Up 12%
H-2A
Seasonal farm workers
1.4k
10% of the total, last 12 months
1,378 visas in the last 12 months, 1,233 in the 12 months before - Down 30%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
436
3.2% of the total, last 12 months
436 visas in the last 12 months, 619 in the 12 months before - Down 15%
F-1
Academic students
206
1.5% of the total, last 12 months
206 visas in the last 12 months, 241 in the 12 months before - Down 60%
C-1
Travelers in transit
101
0.7% of the total, last 12 months
101 visas in the last 12 months, 251 in the 12 months before - Down 30%
J-1
Exchange visitors
71
0.5% of the total, last 12 months
71 visas in the last 12 months, 101 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- B-10.4% of total
Business visitors
58Down 87%58 visas in the last 12 months, 433 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.4% of total
Specialty occupation workers
51Up 38%51 visas in the last 12 months, 37 in the 12 months before - H-2B0.4% of total
Seasonal non-farm workers
50Up 19%50 visas in the last 12 months, 42 in the 12 months before - P-10.2% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
32Up 433%32 visas in the last 12 months, 6 in the 12 months before - H-40.2% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
31Up 11%31 visas in the last 12 months, 28 in the 12 months before - G-40.2% of total
International organization employees
22Up 38%22 visas in the last 12 months, 16 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 81% of the visas issued at Managua in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 19% and B-1 fell 87% on the 12 months before.