What the visas are for
Visas issued at Apia by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 30%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
539
79% of the total, last 12 months
539 visas in the last 12 months, 766 in the 12 months before - Down 47%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
57
8.3% of the total, last 12 months
57 visas in the last 12 months, 107 in the 12 months before - Down 27%
A-2
Foreign government officials
22
3.2% of the total, last 12 months
22 visas in the last 12 months, 30 in the 12 months before - Down 55%
C-3
15
2.2% of the total, last 12 months
15 visas in the last 12 months, 33 in the 12 months before - Up 7.1%
J-1
Exchange visitors
15
2.2% of the total, last 12 months
15 visas in the last 12 months, 14 in the 12 months before - Up 43%
F-1
Academic students
10
1.5% of the total, last 12 months
10 visas in the last 12 months, 7 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- G-21.5% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
10Up 233%10 visas in the last 12 months, 3 in the 12 months before - A-11.2% of total
Diplomats and senior officials
8Up 167%8 visas in the last 12 months, 3 in the 12 months before - C-10.6% of total
Travelers in transit
4Down 64%4 visas in the last 12 months, 11 in the 12 months before - B-10.1% of total
Business visitors
1About flat, 0%1 visas in the last 12 months, 1 in the 12 months before - D0.1% of total
Airline and ship crews
11 visas in the last 12 months, 0 in the 12 months before - G-10.1% of total
Government delegates to international organizations
1Down 50%1 visas in the last 12 months, 2 in the 12 months before - G-40.1% of total
International organization employees
1Down 86%1 visas in the last 12 months, 7 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 79% of the visas issued at Apia in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 30% and C-1/D fell 47% on the 12 months before.