What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Turkmenistan by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 72%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
524
45% of the total, last 12 months
524 visas in the last 12 months, 1,876 in the 12 months before - Down 12%
A-2
Foreign government officials
193
17% of the total, last 12 months
193 visas in the last 12 months, 219 in the 12 months before - Down 3.6%
J-1
Exchange visitors
134
11% of the total, last 12 months
134 visas in the last 12 months, 139 in the 12 months before - Up 64%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
72
6.2% of the total, last 12 months
72 visas in the last 12 months, 44 in the 12 months before - Down 25%
H-4
Spouses and children of H workers
60
5.1% of the total, last 12 months
60 visas in the last 12 months, 80 in the 12 months before - Down 91%
F-1
Academic students
46
3.9% of the total, last 12 months
46 visas in the last 12 months, 504 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- G-23.3% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
39Up 255%39 visas in the last 12 months, 11 in the 12 months before - H-1B1.9% of total
Specialty occupation workers
22Down 35%22 visas in the last 12 months, 34 in the 12 months before - G-11.5% of total
Government delegates to international organizations
17About flat, 0%17 visas in the last 12 months, 17 in the 12 months before - G-41.3% of total
International organization employees
15Down 17%15 visas in the last 12 months, 18 in the 12 months before - L-21% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
12Up 20%12 visas in the last 12 months, 10 in the 12 months before - A-10.4% of total
Diplomats and senior officials
5Down 38%5 visas in the last 12 months, 8 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 45% of the visas issued to nationals of Turkmenistan in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 72% and F-1 fell 91% on the 12 months before.