Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Montevideo by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 18%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
24k
96% of the total, last 12 months
24,026 visas in the last 12 months, 29,243 in the 12 months before - Down 32%
J-1
Exchange visitors
296
1.2% of the total, last 12 months
296 visas in the last 12 months, 438 in the 12 months before - Down 22%
F-1
Academic students
147
0.6% of the total, last 12 months
147 visas in the last 12 months, 189 in the 12 months before - Down 69%
A-2
Foreign government officials
57
0.2% of the total, last 12 months
57 visas in the last 12 months, 186 in the 12 months before - Down 13%
H-2A
Seasonal farm workers
54
0.2% of the total, last 12 months
54 visas in the last 12 months, 62 in the 12 months before - Down 83%
B-2
Tourists and medical visitors
53
0.2% of the total, last 12 months
53 visas in the last 12 months, 315 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- C-1/D0.2% of total
Airline and ship crews
53Up 8.2%53 visas in the last 12 months, 49 in the 12 months before - L-20.2% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
46Down 18%46 visas in the last 12 months, 56 in the 12 months before - P-10.2% of total
Athletes and entertainment groups
46Up 4.5%46 visas in the last 12 months, 44 in the 12 months before - L-10.2% of total
Intracompany transferees
41Down 34%41 visas in the last 12 months, 62 in the 12 months before - G-40.2% of total
International organization employees
38About flat, 2.6%38 visas in the last 12 months, 39 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.1% of total
Specialty occupation workers
34Down 45%34 visas in the last 12 months, 62 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 96% of the visas issued at Montevideo in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 18% on the 12 months before.