Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Oslo by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 42%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
2.9k
39% of the total, last 12 months
2,867 visas in the last 12 months, 4,920 in the 12 months before - Down 21%
F-1
Academic students
1.1k
14% of the total, last 12 months
1,056 visas in the last 12 months, 1,340 in the 12 months before - Down 12%
J-1
Exchange visitors
754
10% of the total, last 12 months
754 visas in the last 12 months, 860 in the 12 months before - Down 38%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
613
8.3% of the total, last 12 months
613 visas in the last 12 months, 982 in the 12 months before - Up 22%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
236
3.2% of the total, last 12 months
236 visas in the last 12 months, 194 in the 12 months before - Down 26%
NATO-2
236
3.2% of the total, last 12 months
236 visas in the last 12 months, 319 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- Q-12.9% of total
Cultural exchange visitors
211Up 31%211 visas in the last 12 months, 161 in the 12 months before - A-22.5% of total
Foreign government officials
183Up 4%183 visas in the last 12 months, 176 in the 12 months before - L-22% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
148Down 6.3%148 visas in the last 12 months, 158 in the 12 months before - I1.9% of total
Journalists and foreign media
138Up 21%138 visas in the last 12 months, 114 in the 12 months before - P-11.9% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
137Down 5.5%137 visas in the last 12 months, 145 in the 12 months before - E-21.7% of total
Treaty investors
124Up 8.8%124 visas in the last 12 months, 114 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 39% of the visas issued at Oslo in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 42% and C-1/D fell 38% on the 12 months before.