Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Dhahran by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 44%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
11k
82% of the total, last 12 months
10,743 visas in the last 12 months, 19,294 in the 12 months before - Down 35%
F-1
Academic students
998
7.6% of the total, last 12 months
998 visas in the last 12 months, 1,545 in the 12 months before - Up 77%
A-2
Foreign government officials
395
3% of the total, last 12 months
395 visas in the last 12 months, 223 in the 12 months before - Down 45%
F-2
Spouses and children of F-1 students
247
1.9% of the total, last 12 months
247 visas in the last 12 months, 448 in the 12 months before - Down 14%
J-1
Exchange visitors
163
1.2% of the total, last 12 months
163 visas in the last 12 months, 190 in the 12 months before - Down 34%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
162
1.2% of the total, last 12 months
162 visas in the last 12 months, 244 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- B-10.8% of total
Business visitors
101Down 14%101 visas in the last 12 months, 117 in the 12 months before - L-10.6% of total
Intracompany transferees
74Down 18%74 visas in the last 12 months, 90 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.5% of total
Specialty occupation workers
71Down 35%71 visas in the last 12 months, 109 in the 12 months before - J-20.4% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
52Down 32%52 visas in the last 12 months, 76 in the 12 months before - M-10.4% of total
Vocational students
47Up 15%47 visas in the last 12 months, 41 in the 12 months before - H-40.3% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
42Down 41%42 visas in the last 12 months, 71 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 82% of the visas issued at Dhahran in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 44% and F-1 fell 35% on the 12 months before.