What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Pakistan by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 51%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
50k
80% of the total, last 12 months
49,603 visas in the last 12 months, 102,110 in the 12 months before - Down 42%
F-1
Academic students
3k
4.8% of the total, last 12 months
2,975 visas in the last 12 months, 5,114 in the 12 months before - Down 26%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.7k
2.7% of the total, last 12 months
1,679 visas in the last 12 months, 2,263 in the 12 months before - Down 30%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
1.3k
2% of the total, last 12 months
1,255 visas in the last 12 months, 1,790 in the 12 months before - Down 28%
H-4
Spouses and children of H workers
1.2k
1.9% of the total, last 12 months
1,195 visas in the last 12 months, 1,665 in the 12 months before - Down 13%
A-2
Foreign government officials
813
1.3% of the total, last 12 months
813 visas in the last 12 months, 939 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- J-21.1% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
691Down 12%691 visas in the last 12 months, 786 in the 12 months before - L-20.9% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
533Down 23%533 visas in the last 12 months, 688 in the 12 months before - F-20.7% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
446Down 40%446 visas in the last 12 months, 743 in the 12 months before - K-10.6% of total
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
360Down 22%360 visas in the last 12 months, 460 in the 12 months before - G-40.6% of total
International organization employees
351Down 17%351 visas in the last 12 months, 423 in the 12 months before - L-10.5% of total
Intracompany transferees
339Down 22%339 visas in the last 12 months, 432 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 80% of the visas issued to nationals of Pakistan in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 51% and F-1 fell 42% on the 12 months before.