What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Portugal by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 19%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
3.4k
41% of the total, last 12 months
3,441 visas in the last 12 months, 4,272 in the 12 months before - Down 39%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1.5k
18% of the total, last 12 months
1,510 visas in the last 12 months, 2,459 in the 12 months before - About flat, 0.8%
F-1
Academic students
787
9.3% of the total, last 12 months
787 visas in the last 12 months, 793 in the 12 months before - Down 17%
J-1
Exchange visitors
519
6.2% of the total, last 12 months
519 visas in the last 12 months, 627 in the 12 months before - Up 15%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
414
4.9% of the total, last 12 months
414 visas in the last 12 months, 359 in the 12 months before - Down 20%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
219
2.6% of the total, last 12 months
219 visas in the last 12 months, 273 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- H-1B1.8% of total
Specialty occupation workers
152Down 12%152 visas in the last 12 months, 172 in the 12 months before - P-11.6% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
135Up 52%135 visas in the last 12 months, 89 in the 12 months before - O-11.6% of total
People with extraordinary ability
132Up 3.1%132 visas in the last 12 months, 128 in the 12 months before - NATO-21.4% of total122About flat, 1.7%122 visas in the last 12 months, 120 in the 12 months before
- E-21.4% of total
Treaty investors
116Up 214%116 visas in the last 12 months, 37 in the 12 months before - B-11.3% of total
Business visitors
112Up 7.7%112 visas in the last 12 months, 104 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 41% of the visas issued to nationals of Portugal in the last 12 months. C-1/D fell 39% and B1/B2 fell 19% on the 12 months before.