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Visas issued at Port Of Spain 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
33,459 visas in the last 12 months, 50,581 in the 12 months before - Down 21%
F-1
Academic students
362
1% of the total, last 12 months
362 visas in the last 12 months, 456 in the 12 months before - Down 26%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
251
0.7% of the total, last 12 months
251 visas in the last 12 months, 340 in the 12 months before - Down 8.5%
J-1
Exchange visitors
130
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
130 visas in the last 12 months, 142 in the 12 months before - Down 15%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
129
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
129 visas in the last 12 months, 151 in the 12 months before - Down 10%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
128
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
128 visas in the last 12 months, 143 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- H-1B0.3% of total
Specialty occupation workers
105Down 40%105 visas in the last 12 months, 176 in the 12 months before - P-10.3% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
103Down 13%103 visas in the last 12 months, 119 in the 12 months before - C-10.2% of total
Travelers in transit
79Up 8.2%79 visas in the last 12 months, 73 in the 12 months before - O-20.2% of total
Support staff for O-1 artists and athletes
69Up 306%69 visas in the last 12 months, 17 in the 12 months before - A-20.2% of total
Foreign government officials
59Down 20%59 visas in the last 12 months, 74 in the 12 months before - A-10.2% of total
Diplomats and senior officials
53Up 83%53 visas in the last 12 months, 29 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 95% of the visas issued at Port Of Spain in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 34% on the 12 months before.