What the visas are for
Visas issued to nationals of Venezuela by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 75%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
15k
87% of the total, last 12 months
15,174 visas in the last 12 months, 60,590 in the 12 months before - Down 35%
P-1
Athletes and entertainment groups
643
3.7% of the total, last 12 months
643 visas in the last 12 months, 993 in the 12 months before - Down 32%
K-1
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
176
1% of the total, last 12 months
176 visas in the last 12 months, 260 in the 12 months before - Down 62%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
167
1% of the total, last 12 months
167 visas in the last 12 months, 440 in the 12 months before - Down 32%
L-2
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
156
0.9% of the total, last 12 months
156 visas in the last 12 months, 229 in the 12 months before - Down 36%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
155
0.9% of the total, last 12 months
155 visas in the last 12 months, 242 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- H-1B0.6% of total
Specialty occupation workers
112Down 40%112 visas in the last 12 months, 186 in the 12 months before - P-40.6% of total
Spouses and children of P visa holders
111Down 34%111 visas in the last 12 months, 167 in the 12 months before - O-10.6% of total
People with extraordinary ability
101Down 13%101 visas in the last 12 months, 116 in the 12 months before - H-40.5% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
91Up 5.8%91 visas in the last 12 months, 86 in the 12 months before - F-10.5% of total
Academic students
87Down 88%87 visas in the last 12 months, 734 in the 12 months before - G-30.4% of total63Down 16%63 visas in the last 12 months, 75 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 87% of the visas issued to nationals of Venezuela in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 75% on the 12 months before.