What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of the Netherlands by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 15%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
5.2k
35% of the total, last 12 months
5,216 visas in the last 12 months, 6,151 in the 12 months before - Up 64%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
2.2k
15% of the total, last 12 months
2,178 visas in the last 12 months, 1,329 in the 12 months before - Down 19%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.7k
11% of the total, last 12 months
1,667 visas in the last 12 months, 2,062 in the 12 months before - Down 17%
F-1
Academic students
1.2k
7.9% of the total, last 12 months
1,177 visas in the last 12 months, 1,416 in the 12 months before - Down 14%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
764
5.1% of the total, last 12 months
764 visas in the last 12 months, 888 in the 12 months before - About flat, 2.3%
A-2
Foreign government officials
462
3.1% of the total, last 12 months
462 visas in the last 12 months, 473 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-23.1% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
462Down 22%462 visas in the last 12 months, 596 in the 12 months before - B-12.7% of total
Business visitors
400Down 36%400 visas in the last 12 months, 622 in the 12 months before - NATO-62.3% of total349About flat, 0.9%349 visas in the last 12 months, 346 in the 12 months before
- O-12.2% of total
People with extraordinary ability
333Up 13%333 visas in the last 12 months, 295 in the 12 months before - E-22% of total
Treaty investors
305Down 18%305 visas in the last 12 months, 373 in the 12 months before - NATO-21.4% of total211Up 3.9%211 visas in the last 12 months, 203 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 35% of the visas issued to nationals of the Netherlands in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 15% and C-1/D rose 64% on the 12 months before.