Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Durban by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 22%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
4.6k
49% of the total, last 12 months
4,614 visas in the last 12 months, 5,933 in the 12 months before - Down 8.9%
H-2A
Seasonal farm workers
1.8k
20% of the total, last 12 months
1,848 visas in the last 12 months, 2,028 in the 12 months before - Up 12%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
983
11% of the total, last 12 months
983 visas in the last 12 months, 881 in the 12 months before - Up 5.5%
J-1
Exchange visitors
696
7.4% of the total, last 12 months
696 visas in the last 12 months, 660 in the 12 months before - Up 7.1%
H-2B
Seasonal non-farm workers
468
5% of the total, last 12 months
468 visas in the last 12 months, 437 in the 12 months before - Up 118%
H-4
Spouses and children of H workers
238
2.5% of the total, last 12 months
238 visas in the last 12 months, 109 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- F-11.8% of total
Academic students
164Down 35%164 visas in the last 12 months, 253 in the 12 months before - B-10.8% of total
Business visitors
71Up 610%71 visas in the last 12 months, 10 in the 12 months before - L-20.7% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
61Up 22%61 visas in the last 12 months, 50 in the 12 months before - L-10.5% of total
Intracompany transferees
50Up 28%50 visas in the last 12 months, 39 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.3% of total
Specialty occupation workers
28Up 22%28 visas in the last 12 months, 23 in the 12 months before - R-10.2% of total
Religious workers
21Up 75%21 visas in the last 12 months, 12 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 49% of the visas issued at Durban in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 22% and C-1/D rose 12% on the 12 months before.