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Visas issued at Lisbon by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 31%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
6.8k
62% of the total, last 12 months
6,754 visas in the last 12 months, 9,747 in the 12 months before - Down 45%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1.1k
10% of the total, last 12 months
1,146 visas in the last 12 months, 2,088 in the 12 months before - Down 12%
F-1
Academic students
729
6.6% of the total, last 12 months
729 visas in the last 12 months, 825 in the 12 months before - Down 19%
J-1
Exchange visitors
475
4.3% of the total, last 12 months
475 visas in the last 12 months, 589 in the 12 months before - Up 3.8%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
271
2.5% of the total, last 12 months
271 visas in the last 12 months, 261 in the 12 months before - Down 17%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
205
1.9% of the total, last 12 months
205 visas in the last 12 months, 246 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- O-11.4% of total
People with extraordinary ability
156About flat, 1.3%156 visas in the last 12 months, 158 in the 12 months before - B-11.3% of total
Business visitors
140Up 32%140 visas in the last 12 months, 106 in the 12 months before - P-11.2% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
135Up 141%135 visas in the last 12 months, 56 in the 12 months before - L-21.2% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
134Down 36%134 visas in the last 12 months, 210 in the 12 months before - NATO-21.1% of total120About flat, 0.8%120 visas in the last 12 months, 119 in the 12 months before
- I0.9% of total
Journalists and foreign media
103Up 43%103 visas in the last 12 months, 72 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 62% of the visas issued at Lisbon in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 31% and C-1/D fell 45% on the 12 months before.