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Visas issued at Amsterdam by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 40%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
7.5k
53% of the total, last 12 months
7,526 visas in the last 12 months, 12,598 in the 12 months before - Up 37%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1.6k
11% of the total, last 12 months
1,621 visas in the last 12 months, 1,182 in the 12 months before - Down 64%
J-1
Exchange visitors
805
5.7% of the total, last 12 months
805 visas in the last 12 months, 2,263 in the 12 months before - Down 48%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
584
4.1% of the total, last 12 months
584 visas in the last 12 months, 1,119 in the 12 months before - Down 64%
F-1
Academic students
482
3.4% of the total, last 12 months
482 visas in the last 12 months, 1,347 in the 12 months before - About flat, 1.6%
A-2
Foreign government officials
436
3.1% of the total, last 12 months
436 visas in the last 12 months, 429 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- NATO-62.5% of total354About flat, 2.3%354 visas in the last 12 months, 346 in the 12 months before
- L-22.2% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
311Down 54%311 visas in the last 12 months, 682 in the 12 months before - B-12.1% of total
Business visitors
301Down 47%301 visas in the last 12 months, 567 in the 12 months before - O-11.6% of total
People with extraordinary ability
222Down 23%222 visas in the last 12 months, 287 in the 12 months before - G-41.4% of total
International organization employees
200Down 18%200 visas in the last 12 months, 245 in the 12 months before - P-11.2% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
173Down 49%173 visas in the last 12 months, 337 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 53% of the visas issued at Amsterdam in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 40% and J-1 fell 64% on the 12 months before.