Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Kigali by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 27%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
1.6k
58% of the total, last 12 months
1,613 visas in the last 12 months, 2,213 in the 12 months before - Down 15%
F-1
Academic students
479
17% of the total, last 12 months
479 visas in the last 12 months, 563 in the 12 months before - Down 17%
A-2
Foreign government officials
189
6.9% of the total, last 12 months
189 visas in the last 12 months, 228 in the 12 months before - Down 10%
J-1
Exchange visitors
105
3.8% of the total, last 12 months
105 visas in the last 12 months, 117 in the 12 months before - Up 4.7%
K-1
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
67
2.4% of the total, last 12 months
67 visas in the last 12 months, 64 in the 12 months before - Up 18%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
60
2.2% of the total, last 12 months
60 visas in the last 12 months, 51 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- F-21.5% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
42Up 45%42 visas in the last 12 months, 29 in the 12 months before - G-41.3% of total
International organization employees
36Down 41%36 visas in the last 12 months, 61 in the 12 months before - J-21% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
27Up 350%27 visas in the last 12 months, 6 in the 12 months before - A-10.8% of total
Diplomats and senior officials
22Up 29%22 visas in the last 12 months, 17 in the 12 months before - C-1/D0.7% of total
Airline and ship crews
18Up 800%18 visas in the last 12 months, 2 in the 12 months before - H-40.6% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
17Up 240%17 visas in the last 12 months, 5 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 58% of the visas issued at Kigali in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 27% and F-1 fell 15% on the 12 months before.