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Visas issued at Stockholm 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
5.2k
41% of the total, last 12 months
5,186 visas in the last 12 months, 7,804 in the 12 months before - Down 15%
F-1
Academic students
1.6k
13% of the total, last 12 months
1,595 visas in the last 12 months, 1,880 in the 12 months before - Down 8.6%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.5k
12% of the total, last 12 months
1,497 visas in the last 12 months, 1,637 in the 12 months before - Up 227%
NATO-2
763
6% of the total, last 12 months
763 visas in the last 12 months, 233 in the 12 months before - Up 25%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
502
3.9% of the total, last 12 months
502 visas in the last 12 months, 401 in the 12 months before - Down 66%
A-2
Foreign government officials
419
3.3% of the total, last 12 months
419 visas in the last 12 months, 1,222 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- C-1/D3.3% of total
Airline and ship crews
416Up 23%416 visas in the last 12 months, 338 in the 12 months before - E-22.8% of total
Treaty investors
355Down 11%355 visas in the last 12 months, 398 in the 12 months before - L-22.6% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
332About flat, 1.2%332 visas in the last 12 months, 336 in the 12 months before - P-12% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
258About flat, 1.9%258 visas in the last 12 months, 263 in the 12 months before - O-11.8% of total
People with extraordinary ability
229Down 5%229 visas in the last 12 months, 241 in the 12 months before - H-1B1.1% of total
Specialty occupation workers
142Down 15%142 visas in the last 12 months, 167 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 41% of the visas issued at Stockholm in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 34% and A-2 fell 66% on the 12 months before.