Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Tunis by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 33%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
6.1k
80% of the total, last 12 months
6,137 visas in the last 12 months, 9,167 in the 12 months before - Up 5.7%
A-2
Foreign government officials
426
5.6% of the total, last 12 months
426 visas in the last 12 months, 403 in the 12 months before - Down 5.2%
J-1
Exchange visitors
274
3.6% of the total, last 12 months
274 visas in the last 12 months, 289 in the 12 months before - Down 55%
F-1
Academic students
190
2.5% of the total, last 12 months
190 visas in the last 12 months, 418 in the 12 months before - Down 22%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
141
1.8% of the total, last 12 months
141 visas in the last 12 months, 180 in the 12 months before - Down 20%
G-2
Government representatives to international organizations
140
1.8% of the total, last 12 months
140 visas in the last 12 months, 176 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- G-10.6% of total
Government delegates to international organizations
46Up 35%46 visas in the last 12 months, 34 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.6% of total
Specialty occupation workers
45Down 44%45 visas in the last 12 months, 81 in the 12 months before - A-10.4% of total
Diplomats and senior officials
34Down 24%34 visas in the last 12 months, 45 in the 12 months before - K-10.4% of total
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
30Down 62%30 visas in the last 12 months, 78 in the 12 months before - L-10.4% of total
Intracompany transferees
28Up 27%28 visas in the last 12 months, 22 in the 12 months before - L-20.3% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
25Up 4.2%25 visas in the last 12 months, 24 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 80% of the visas issued at Tunis in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 33% and F-1 fell 55% on the 12 months before.