What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of the Philippines by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 34%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
92k
44% of the total, last 12 months
92,235 visas in the last 12 months, 138,949 in the 12 months before - Down 12%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
81k
39% of the total, last 12 months
81,011 visas in the last 12 months, 91,613 in the 12 months before - Down 7.3%
J-1
Exchange visitors
5.6k
2.7% of the total, last 12 months
5,614 visas in the last 12 months, 6,057 in the 12 months before - Down 11%
B-1
Business visitors
4.1k
2% of the total, last 12 months
4,081 visas in the last 12 months, 4,567 in the 12 months before - Down 55%
K-1
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
4.1k
1.9% of the total, last 12 months
4,058 visas in the last 12 months, 8,954 in the 12 months before - Up 49%
H-2B
Seasonal non-farm workers
3.9k
1.9% of the total, last 12 months
3,895 visas in the last 12 months, 2,622 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- J-21.6% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
3.3kDown 4.8%3,285 visas in the last 12 months, 3,452 in the 12 months before - H-1B1.2% of total
Specialty occupation workers
2.5kDown 26%2,545 visas in the last 12 months, 3,445 in the 12 months before - H-41.1% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
2.4kAbout flat, 2.6%2,359 visas in the last 12 months, 2,423 in the 12 months before - A-20.7% of total
Foreign government officials
1.5kDown 25%1,479 visas in the last 12 months, 1,973 in the 12 months before - C-10.6% of total
Travelers in transit
1.3kDown 26%1,307 visas in the last 12 months, 1,760 in the 12 months before - L-10.5% of total
Intracompany transferees
1.1kAbout flat, 1.1%1,109 visas in the last 12 months, 1,121 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 44% of the visas issued to nationals of the Philippines in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 34% and C-1/D fell 12% on the 12 months before.