Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Istanbul by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- About flat, 0.8%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
69k
87% of the total, last 12 months
69,487 visas in the last 12 months, 70,025 in the 12 months before - Down 21%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
3.8k
4.8% of the total, last 12 months
3,825 visas in the last 12 months, 4,854 in the 12 months before - Down 38%
J-1
Exchange visitors
3.3k
4.1% of the total, last 12 months
3,263 visas in the last 12 months, 5,256 in the 12 months before - Down 19%
F-1
Academic students
1.3k
1.6% of the total, last 12 months
1,260 visas in the last 12 months, 1,552 in the 12 months before - Down 6%
H-1B
Specialty occupation workers
360
0.5% of the total, last 12 months
360 visas in the last 12 months, 383 in the 12 months before - Up 11%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
236
0.3% of the total, last 12 months
236 visas in the last 12 months, 212 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-10.3% of total
Intracompany transferees
227Up 14%227 visas in the last 12 months, 199 in the 12 months before - E-20.3% of total
Treaty investors
218Down 50%218 visas in the last 12 months, 433 in the 12 months before - H-40.2% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
171Up 45%171 visas in the last 12 months, 118 in the 12 months before - J-20.2% of total
Spouses and children of J-1 visitors
153Down 44%153 visas in the last 12 months, 274 in the 12 months before - O-10.1% of total
People with extraordinary ability
118Up 34%118 visas in the last 12 months, 88 in the 12 months before - H-2B0.1% of total
Seasonal non-farm workers
81Down 14%81 visas in the last 12 months, 94 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 87% of the visas issued at Istanbul in the last 12 months. J-1 fell 38% and C-1/D fell 21% on the 12 months before.