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Visas issued at Auckland by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 33%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
4.5k
46% of the total, last 12 months
4,472 visas in the last 12 months, 6,645 in the 12 months before - Down 4.1%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.7k
17% of the total, last 12 months
1,671 visas in the last 12 months, 1,743 in the 12 months before - Down 7.8%
A-2
Foreign government officials
726
7.5% of the total, last 12 months
726 visas in the last 12 months, 787 in the 12 months before - Down 8.4%
F-1
Academic students
547
5.7% of the total, last 12 months
547 visas in the last 12 months, 597 in the 12 months before - Down 33%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
441
4.6% of the total, last 12 months
441 visas in the last 12 months, 663 in the 12 months before - Up 11%
C-3
255
2.6% of the total, last 12 months
255 visas in the last 12 months, 230 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- O-11.5% of total
People with extraordinary ability
149Down 15%149 visas in the last 12 months, 176 in the 12 months before - L-11.4% of total
Intracompany transferees
137Down 23%137 visas in the last 12 months, 178 in the 12 months before - E-21.3% of total
Treaty investors
130Up 5.7%130 visas in the last 12 months, 123 in the 12 months before - L-21.3% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
128Up 9.4%128 visas in the last 12 months, 117 in the 12 months before - H-1B1.1% of total
Specialty occupation workers
110Down 42%110 visas in the last 12 months, 189 in the 12 months before - P-11% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
95Down 15%95 visas in the last 12 months, 112 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 46% of the visas issued at Auckland in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 33% and C-1/D fell 33% on the 12 months before.