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Visas issued at Ho Chi Minh City by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 9.1%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
80k
86% of the total, last 12 months
80,360 visas in the last 12 months, 88,378 in the 12 months before - Down 37%
F-1
Academic students
8.4k
9% of the total, last 12 months
8,438 visas in the last 12 months, 13,497 in the 12 months before - Up 11%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1.3k
1.4% of the total, last 12 months
1,322 visas in the last 12 months, 1,194 in the 12 months before - Down 59%
K-1
Fiancé(e)s of US citizens
828
0.9% of the total, last 12 months
828 visas in the last 12 months, 2,009 in the 12 months before - Up 29%
L-1
Intracompany transferees
416
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
416 visas in the last 12 months, 323 in the 12 months before - Down 27%
B-2
Tourists and medical visitors
394
0.4% of the total, last 12 months
394 visas in the last 12 months, 543 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- H-1B0.4% of total
Specialty occupation workers
341Down 31%341 visas in the last 12 months, 493 in the 12 months before - J-10.4% of total
Exchange visitors
331Down 14%331 visas in the last 12 months, 386 in the 12 months before - L-20.3% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
292Up 5.8%292 visas in the last 12 months, 276 in the 12 months before - K-20.2% of total
Children of K-1 fiancé(e)s
178Down 57%178 visas in the last 12 months, 415 in the 12 months before - H-40.1% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
97Down 16%97 visas in the last 12 months, 116 in the 12 months before - F-20.1% of total
Spouses and children of F-1 students
70Down 47%70 visas in the last 12 months, 131 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 86% of the visas issued at Ho Chi Minh City in the last 12 months. F-1 fell 37% on the 12 months before.