What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Türkiye by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Up 26%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
146k
89% of the total, last 12 months
145,963 visas in the last 12 months, 115,618 in the 12 months before - Down 14%
J-1
Exchange visitors
6.9k
4.2% of the total, last 12 months
6,921 visas in the last 12 months, 8,025 in the 12 months before - Down 21%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
4k
2.5% of the total, last 12 months
4,044 visas in the last 12 months, 5,087 in the 12 months before - Down 25%
F-1
Academic students
2.3k
1.4% of the total, last 12 months
2,340 visas in the last 12 months, 3,100 in the 12 months before - Down 17%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
670
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
670 visas in the last 12 months, 804 in the 12 months before - Down 28%
A-2
Foreign government officials
578
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
578 visas in the last 12 months, 806 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-10.3% of total
Intracompany transferees
482About flat, 2%482 visas in the last 12 months, 492 in the 12 months before - L-20.3% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
461Down 12%461 visas in the last 12 months, 526 in the 12 months before - J-20.3% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
425Down 50%425 visas in the last 12 months, 843 in the 12 months before - H-40.2% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
384Down 8.6%384 visas in the last 12 months, 420 in the 12 months before - E-20.2% of total
Treaty investors
383Down 44%383 visas in the last 12 months, 682 in the 12 months before - G-20.2% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
330Up 26%330 visas in the last 12 months, 262 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 89% of the visas issued to nationals of Türkiye in the last 12 months. B1/B2 rose 26% and J-1 fell 14% on the 12 months before.