What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Sweden by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 34%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
3.6k
32% of the total, last 12 months
3,575 visas in the last 12 months, 5,412 in the 12 months before - Down 17%
F-1
Academic students
1.7k
15% of the total, last 12 months
1,681 visas in the last 12 months, 2,028 in the 12 months before - Down 7.5%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.5k
13% of the total, last 12 months
1,473 visas in the last 12 months, 1,592 in the 12 months before - Up 229%
NATO-2
774
6.9% of the total, last 12 months
774 visas in the last 12 months, 235 in the 12 months before - About flat, 2.3%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
542
4.8% of the total, last 12 months
542 visas in the last 12 months, 555 in the 12 months before - Up 8.5%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
483
4.3% of the total, last 12 months
483 visas in the last 12 months, 445 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- A-24% of total
Foreign government officials
447Down 64%447 visas in the last 12 months, 1,247 in the 12 months before - E-23.2% of total
Treaty investors
365Down 7.1%365 visas in the last 12 months, 393 in the 12 months before - L-22.6% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
292Down 22%292 visas in the last 12 months, 372 in the 12 months before - P-12.5% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
282Down 14%282 visas in the last 12 months, 329 in the 12 months before - O-12.2% of total
People with extraordinary ability
252Down 6.3%252 visas in the last 12 months, 269 in the 12 months before - O-21.3% of total
Support staff for O-1 artists and athletes
146Down 5.2%146 visas in the last 12 months, 154 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 32% of the visas issued to nationals of Sweden in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 34% and A-2 fell 64% on the 12 months before.