What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Trinidad and Tobago by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 34%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
33k
95% of the total, last 12 months
33,298 visas in the last 12 months, 50,109 in the 12 months before - Down 23%
F-1
Academic students
346
1% of the total, last 12 months
346 visas in the last 12 months, 448 in the 12 months before - Down 25%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
258
0.7% of the total, last 12 months
258 visas in the last 12 months, 343 in the 12 months before - Down 21%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
126
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
126 visas in the last 12 months, 159 in the 12 months before - Down 12%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
124
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
124 visas in the last 12 months, 141 in the 12 months before - Down 22%
J-1
Exchange visitors
109
0.3% of the total, last 12 months
109 visas in the last 12 months, 139 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- P-10.3% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
109About flat, 0%109 visas in the last 12 months, 109 in the 12 months before - G-40.3% of total
International organization employees
99Up 24%99 visas in the last 12 months, 80 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.3% of total
Specialty occupation workers
96Down 37%96 visas in the last 12 months, 152 in the 12 months before - O-20.2% of total
Support staff for O-1 artists and athletes
70Up 312%70 visas in the last 12 months, 17 in the 12 months before - A-10.2% of total
Diplomats and senior officials
59Up 51%59 visas in the last 12 months, 39 in the 12 months before - A-20.2% of total
Foreign government officials
59Down 17%59 visas in the last 12 months, 71 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 95% of the visas issued to nationals of Trinidad and Tobago in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 34% on the 12 months before.