Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Karachi by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 68%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
14k
79% of the total, last 12 months
14,353 visas in the last 12 months, 44,885 in the 12 months before - Down 62%
F-1
Academic students
888
4.9% of the total, last 12 months
888 visas in the last 12 months, 2,316 in the 12 months before - Down 15%
J-1
Exchange visitors
583
3.2% of the total, last 12 months
583 visas in the last 12 months, 684 in the 12 months before - Down 51%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
505
2.8% of the total, last 12 months
505 visas in the last 12 months, 1,031 in the 12 months before - Down 60%
H-4
Spouses and children of H workers
435
2.4% of the total, last 12 months
435 visas in the last 12 months, 1,075 in the 12 months before - Up 2618%
B-1
Business visitors
299
1.6% of the total, last 12 months
299 visas in the last 12 months, 11 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-21.1% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
193Down 54%193 visas in the last 12 months, 419 in the 12 months before - J-21% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
190Down 10%190 visas in the last 12 months, 211 in the 12 months before - C-1/D0.7% of total
Airline and ship crews
130Down 55%130 visas in the last 12 months, 287 in the 12 months before - L-10.7% of total
Intracompany transferees
120Down 54%120 visas in the last 12 months, 259 in the 12 months before - P-30.6% of total
Culturally unique artists and entertainers
114Down 49%114 visas in the last 12 months, 224 in the 12 months before - F-20.5% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
96Down 66%96 visas in the last 12 months, 284 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 79% of the visas issued at Karachi in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 68% and F-1 fell 62% on the 12 months before.