Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Cape Town 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
9.8k
47% of the total, last 12 months
9,836 visas in the last 12 months, 14,853 in the 12 months before - About flat, 2.9%
H-2A
Seasonal farm workers
6.1k
29% of the total, last 12 months
6,120 visas in the last 12 months, 5,945 in the 12 months before - Down 35%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
1.1k
5.3% of the total, last 12 months
1,117 visas in the last 12 months, 1,708 in the 12 months before - About flat, 2.5%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1k
4.9% of the total, last 12 months
1,027 visas in the last 12 months, 1,053 in the 12 months before - Down 14%
H-2B
Seasonal non-farm workers
881
4.2% of the total, last 12 months
881 visas in the last 12 months, 1,022 in the 12 months before - Down 29%
F-1
Academic students
509
2.4% of the total, last 12 months
509 visas in the last 12 months, 721 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- H-42% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
423Up 14%423 visas in the last 12 months, 370 in the 12 months before - B-11.9% of total
Business visitors
403Up 410%403 visas in the last 12 months, 79 in the 12 months before - L-11% of total
Intracompany transferees
203About flat, 2.9%203 visas in the last 12 months, 209 in the 12 months before - L-20.9% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
180Down 4.8%180 visas in the last 12 months, 189 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.3% of total
Specialty occupation workers
68Down 35%68 visas in the last 12 months, 104 in the 12 months before - O-10.3% of total
People with extraordinary ability
60About flat, 1.6%60 visas in the last 12 months, 61 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 47% of the visas issued at Cape Town in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 34% and C-1/D fell 35% on the 12 months before.