What the visas are for
Visas issued at Krakow 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
7.2k
69% of the total, last 12 months
7,212 visas in the last 12 months, 8,657 in the 12 months before - Down 3.2%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.5k
14% of the total, last 12 months
1,488 visas in the last 12 months, 1,537 in the 12 months before - Down 22%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
313
3% of the total, last 12 months
313 visas in the last 12 months, 403 in the 12 months before - Down 31%
F-1
Academic students
304
2.9% of the total, last 12 months
304 visas in the last 12 months, 439 in the 12 months before - About flat, 1.7%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
229
2.2% of the total, last 12 months
229 visas in the last 12 months, 233 in the 12 months before - Down 39%
H-2B
Seasonal non-farm workers
168
1.6% of the total, last 12 months
168 visas in the last 12 months, 277 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- P-11.2% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
129Up 122%129 visas in the last 12 months, 58 in the 12 months before - H-1B1% of total
Specialty occupation workers
104About flat, 2%104 visas in the last 12 months, 102 in the 12 months before - C-1/D0.9% of total
Airline and ship crews
97Up 116%97 visas in the last 12 months, 45 in the 12 months before - H-2A0.7% of total
Seasonal farm workers
77Up 35%77 visas in the last 12 months, 57 in the 12 months before - B-10.6% of total
Business visitors
66Down 33%66 visas in the last 12 months, 99 in the 12 months before - P-30.6% of total
Culturally unique artists and entertainers
59Down 43%59 visas in the last 12 months, 103 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 69% of the visas issued at Krakow in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 17% and F-1 fell 31% on the 12 months before.