Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at San Salvador 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
43k
82% of the total, last 12 months
42,917 visas in the last 12 months, 58,530 in the 12 months before - Down 14%
H-2B
Seasonal non-farm workers
6.6k
13% of the total, last 12 months
6,573 visas in the last 12 months, 7,623 in the 12 months before - Down 12%
H-2A
Seasonal farm workers
491
0.9% of the total, last 12 months
491 visas in the last 12 months, 561 in the 12 months before - Down 14%
A-2
Foreign government officials
480
0.9% of the total, last 12 months
480 visas in the last 12 months, 557 in the 12 months before - Down 14%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
262
0.5% of the total, last 12 months
262 visas in the last 12 months, 305 in the 12 months before - Down 32%
F-1
Academic students
212
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
212 visas in the last 12 months, 314 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- K-10.4% of total
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
199Down 39%199 visas in the last 12 months, 325 in the 12 months before - J-10.3% of total
Exchange visitors
135Down 44%135 visas in the last 12 months, 240 in the 12 months before - C-30.2% of total89Up 31%89 visas in the last 12 months, 68 in the 12 months before
- H-1B0.2% of total
Specialty occupation workers
79Down 29%79 visas in the last 12 months, 111 in the 12 months before - U-30.1% of total75Down 30%75 visas in the last 12 months, 107 in the 12 months before
- C-10.1% of total
Travelers in transit
69Down 19%69 visas in the last 12 months, 85 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 82% of the visas issued at San Salvador in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 27% and H-2B fell 14% on the 12 months before.