What the visas are for
Visas issued at Bratislava by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Up 4.6%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.9k
47% of the total, last 12 months
1,925 visas in the last 12 months, 1,840 in the 12 months before - Down 19%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
1.2k
29% of the total, last 12 months
1,176 visas in the last 12 months, 1,447 in the 12 months before - Down 19%
F-1
Academic students
221
5.4% of the total, last 12 months
221 visas in the last 12 months, 273 in the 12 months before - Down 29%
NATO-2
133
3.2% of the total, last 12 months
133 visas in the last 12 months, 188 in the 12 months before - Down 30%
B-1
Business visitors
109
2.7% of the total, last 12 months
109 visas in the last 12 months, 156 in the 12 months before - About flat, 1.3%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
74
1.8% of the total, last 12 months
74 visas in the last 12 months, 75 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- A-21.7% of total
Foreign government officials
68Down 47%68 visas in the last 12 months, 128 in the 12 months before - C-1/D1.6% of total
Airline and ship crews
66Up 57%66 visas in the last 12 months, 42 in the 12 months before - E-21.4% of total
Treaty investors
57Up 12%57 visas in the last 12 months, 51 in the 12 months before - L-21.3% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
53Down 15%53 visas in the last 12 months, 62 in the 12 months before - G-21.1% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
47Up 12%47 visas in the last 12 months, 42 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.7% of total
Specialty occupation workers
27Down 16%27 visas in the last 12 months, 32 in the 12 months before
J-1 visas made up 47% of the visas issued at Bratislava in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 19% and A-2 fell 47% on the 12 months before.