Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Islamabad by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 17%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
18k
74% of the total, last 12 months
18,308 visas in the last 12 months, 22,124 in the 12 months before - Down 29%
F-1
Academic students
1.8k
7.1% of the total, last 12 months
1,768 visas in the last 12 months, 2,497 in the 12 months before - Down 30%
J-1
Exchange visitors
914
3.7% of the total, last 12 months
914 visas in the last 12 months, 1,300 in the 12 months before - Down 15%
A-2
Foreign government officials
667
2.7% of the total, last 12 months
667 visas in the last 12 months, 781 in the 12 months before - Up 19%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
566
2.3% of the total, last 12 months
566 visas in the last 12 months, 476 in the 12 months before - Up 62%
H-4
Spouses and children of H workers
555
2.2% of the total, last 12 months
555 visas in the last 12 months, 342 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- J-21.8% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
452Down 5%452 visas in the last 12 months, 476 in the 12 months before - K-11.4% of total
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
335Down 29%335 visas in the last 12 months, 474 in the 12 months before - F-21.3% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
310Down 21%310 visas in the last 12 months, 391 in the 12 months before - L-20.7% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
175Up 202%175 visas in the last 12 months, 58 in the 12 months before - L-10.4% of total
Intracompany transferees
108Up 209%108 visas in the last 12 months, 35 in the 12 months before - G-40.4% of total
International organization employees
102Down 53%102 visas in the last 12 months, 216 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 74% of the visas issued at Islamabad in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 17% and F-1 fell 29% on the 12 months before.