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Visas issued at Panama City by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Up 47%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
64k
94% of the total, last 12 months
64,302 visas in the last 12 months, 43,674 in the 12 months before - Down 4.3%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1.3k
1.9% of the total, last 12 months
1,316 visas in the last 12 months, 1,375 in the 12 months before - Down 21%
F-1
Academic students
805
1.2% of the total, last 12 months
805 visas in the last 12 months, 1,025 in the 12 months before - Down 28%
A-2
Foreign government officials
351
0.5% of the total, last 12 months
351 visas in the last 12 months, 489 in the 12 months before - Up 34%
B-1
Business visitors
231
0.3% of the total, last 12 months
231 visas in the last 12 months, 173 in the 12 months before - Down 15%
J-1
Exchange visitors
202
0.3% of the total, last 12 months
202 visas in the last 12 months, 237 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-20.2% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
164Down 8.9%164 visas in the last 12 months, 180 in the 12 months before - H-2B0.2% of total
Seasonal non-farm workers
137Up 7.9%137 visas in the last 12 months, 127 in the 12 months before - L-10.2% of total
Intracompany transferees
127Down 19%127 visas in the last 12 months, 156 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.1% of total
Specialty occupation workers
97Down 21%97 visas in the last 12 months, 123 in the 12 months before - G-40.1% of total
International organization employees
58Down 51%58 visas in the last 12 months, 119 in the 12 months before - O-20.1% of total
Support staff for O-1 artists and athletes
52Up 206%52 visas in the last 12 months, 17 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 94% of the visas issued at Panama City in the last 12 months. B1/B2 rose 47% and F-1 fell 21% on the 12 months before.