Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Ankara by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Up 90%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
67k
91% of the total, last 12 months
66,770 visas in the last 12 months, 35,225 in the 12 months before - Up 74%
J-1
Exchange visitors
2.4k
3.3% of the total, last 12 months
2,416 visas in the last 12 months, 1,385 in the 12 months before - Down 42%
F-1
Academic students
1.1k
1.4% of the total, last 12 months
1,053 visas in the last 12 months, 1,816 in the 12 months before - Down 32%
A-2
Foreign government officials
524
0.7% of the total, last 12 months
524 visas in the last 12 months, 774 in the 12 months before - Up 25%
G-2
Government representatives to international organizations
328
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
328 visas in the last 12 months, 262 in the 12 months before - Down 56%
J-2
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
257
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
257 visas in the last 12 months, 589 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- H-1B0.3% of total
Specialty occupation workers
242Down 32%242 visas in the last 12 months, 354 in the 12 months before - L-20.3% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
213Down 26%213 visas in the last 12 months, 287 in the 12 months before - K-10.3% of total
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
196Down 79%196 visas in the last 12 months, 937 in the 12 months before - NATO-20.3% of total188Up 35%188 visas in the last 12 months, 139 in the 12 months before
- L-10.2% of total
Intracompany transferees
179Down 11%179 visas in the last 12 months, 201 in the 12 months before - H-40.2% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
161Down 29%161 visas in the last 12 months, 227 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 91% of the visas issued at Ankara in the last 12 months. B1/B2 rose 90% and J-1 rose 74% on the 12 months before.