Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Singapore 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
16k
55% of the total, last 12 months
16,235 visas in the last 12 months, 22,243 in the 12 months before - Down 11%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
2.5k
8.5% of the total, last 12 months
2,516 visas in the last 12 months, 2,829 in the 12 months before - Down 12%
F-1
Academic students
2.4k
8.2% of the total, last 12 months
2,425 visas in the last 12 months, 2,746 in the 12 months before - Up 29%
A-2
Foreign government officials
2.1k
7.2% of the total, last 12 months
2,128 visas in the last 12 months, 1,655 in the 12 months before - Down 6.1%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.3k
4.4% of the total, last 12 months
1,282 visas in the last 12 months, 1,365 in the 12 months before - Down 17%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
954
3.2% of the total, last 12 months
954 visas in the last 12 months, 1,143 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- H-1B13.1% of total
Chile and Singapore professionals
919About flat, 1%919 visas in the last 12 months, 928 in the 12 months before - L-22.8% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
813Down 31%813 visas in the last 12 months, 1,179 in the 12 months before - H-1B2.6% of total
Specialty occupation workers
776Down 34%776 visas in the last 12 months, 1,175 in the 12 months before - H-41.2% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
364Down 35%364 visas in the last 12 months, 559 in the 12 months before - B-10.8% of total
Business visitors
249Down 30%249 visas in the last 12 months, 358 in the 12 months before - O-10.4% of total
People with extraordinary ability
124About flat, 2.5%124 visas in the last 12 months, 121 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 55% of the visas issued at Singapore in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 27% and A-2 rose 29% on the 12 months before.