Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Port Moresby by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 30%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
824
61% of the total, last 12 months
824 visas in the last 12 months, 1,182 in the 12 months before - Down 43%
A-2
Foreign government officials
126
9.4% of the total, last 12 months
126 visas in the last 12 months, 222 in the 12 months before - Down 37%
F-1
Academic students
97
7.2% of the total, last 12 months
97 visas in the last 12 months, 154 in the 12 months before - Up 6%
G-2
Government representatives to international organizations
88
6.6% of the total, last 12 months
88 visas in the last 12 months, 83 in the 12 months before - Down 12%
J-1
Exchange visitors
61
4.5% of the total, last 12 months
61 visas in the last 12 months, 69 in the 12 months before - Down 17%
A-1
Diplomats and senior officials
25
1.9% of the total, last 12 months
25 visas in the last 12 months, 30 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-21.7% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
23Up 109%23 visas in the last 12 months, 11 in the 12 months before - F-21.2% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
16Down 20%16 visas in the last 12 months, 20 in the 12 months before - B-11.1% of total
Business visitors
15Down 63%15 visas in the last 12 months, 41 in the 12 months before - G-41% of total
International organization employees
14Up 7.7%14 visas in the last 12 months, 13 in the 12 months before - C-10.8% of total
Travelers in transit
11Down 74%11 visas in the last 12 months, 42 in the 12 months before - L-10.4% of total
Intracompany transferees
6About flat, 0%6 visas in the last 12 months, 6 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 61% of the visas issued at Port Moresby in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 30% and A-2 fell 43% on the 12 months before.