What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Tunisia by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 11%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
8k
81% of the total, last 12 months
8,031 visas in the last 12 months, 9,026 in the 12 months before - Up 13%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
795
8% of the total, last 12 months
795 visas in the last 12 months, 701 in the 12 months before - Down 12%
A-2
Foreign government officials
284
2.9% of the total, last 12 months
284 visas in the last 12 months, 322 in the 12 months before - Down 19%
J-1
Exchange visitors
223
2.3% of the total, last 12 months
223 visas in the last 12 months, 277 in the 12 months before - Down 34%
F-1
Academic students
211
2.1% of the total, last 12 months
211 visas in the last 12 months, 319 in the 12 months before - About flat, 0%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
44
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
44 visas in the last 12 months, 44 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- G-40.4% of total
International organization employees
39Down 59%39 visas in the last 12 months, 94 in the 12 months before - L-10.4% of total
Intracompany transferees
36Up 13%36 visas in the last 12 months, 32 in the 12 months before - K-10.3% of total
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
33Down 57%33 visas in the last 12 months, 77 in the 12 months before - L-20.3% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
29Up 32%29 visas in the last 12 months, 22 in the 12 months before - G-20.3% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
27Down 10%27 visas in the last 12 months, 30 in the 12 months before - G-10.2% of total
Government delegates to international organizations
21About flat, 0%21 visas in the last 12 months, 21 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 81% of the visas issued to nationals of Tunisia in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 11% and F-1 fell 34% on the 12 months before.