What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Slovakia by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Up 5.1%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.9k
47% of the total, last 12 months
1,907 visas in the last 12 months, 1,815 in the 12 months before - Up 3.8%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
868
22% of the total, last 12 months
868 visas in the last 12 months, 836 in the 12 months before - Down 14%
F-1
Academic students
219
5.4% of the total, last 12 months
219 visas in the last 12 months, 256 in the 12 months before - Up 69%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
183
4.5% of the total, last 12 months
183 visas in the last 12 months, 108 in the 12 months before - Down 31%
NATO-2
135
3.4% of the total, last 12 months
135 visas in the last 12 months, 195 in the 12 months before - Down 18%
B-1
Business visitors
113
2.8% of the total, last 12 months
113 visas in the last 12 months, 138 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-12.4% of total
Intracompany transferees
98Up 4.3%98 visas in the last 12 months, 94 in the 12 months before - A-21.9% of total
Foreign government officials
77Down 44%77 visas in the last 12 months, 137 in the 12 months before - E-21.5% of total
Treaty investors
60Up 25%60 visas in the last 12 months, 48 in the 12 months before - L-21.3% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
54Down 31%54 visas in the last 12 months, 78 in the 12 months before - G-21.2% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
49Up 14%49 visas in the last 12 months, 43 in the 12 months before - A-10.9% of total
Diplomats and senior officials
37Up 106%37 visas in the last 12 months, 18 in the 12 months before
J-1 visas made up 47% of the visas issued to nationals of Slovakia in the last 12 months. C-1/D rose 69% and NATO-2 fell 31% on the 12 months before.