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Visas issued at Bangkok by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- About flat, 0.2%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
39k
69% of the total, last 12 months
38,621 visas in the last 12 months, 38,716 in the 12 months before - Down 20%
J-1
Exchange visitors
7.7k
14% of the total, last 12 months
7,699 visas in the last 12 months, 9,588 in the 12 months before - Down 23%
F-1
Academic students
3.3k
5.8% of the total, last 12 months
3,276 visas in the last 12 months, 4,277 in the 12 months before - Down 17%
A-2
Foreign government officials
1.6k
2.8% of the total, last 12 months
1,551 visas in the last 12 months, 1,877 in the 12 months before - Down 26%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1.3k
2.3% of the total, last 12 months
1,299 visas in the last 12 months, 1,745 in the 12 months before - Down 58%
K-1
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
517
0.9% of the total, last 12 months
517 visas in the last 12 months, 1,223 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- H-1B0.8% of total
Specialty occupation workers
471Down 33%471 visas in the last 12 months, 698 in the 12 months before - E-20.8% of total
Treaty investors
425Down 5.3%425 visas in the last 12 months, 449 in the 12 months before - B-10.6% of total
Business visitors
320Up 15%320 visas in the last 12 months, 278 in the 12 months before - L-10.6% of total
Intracompany transferees
317Up 11%317 visas in the last 12 months, 285 in the 12 months before - B-20.5% of total
Tourists and medical visitors
287About flat, 2.5%287 visas in the last 12 months, 280 in the 12 months before - L-20.3% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
194Down 8.9%194 visas in the last 12 months, 213 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 69% of the visas issued at Bangkok in the last 12 months. J-1 fell 20% and F-1 fell 23% on the 12 months before.