Student Visa KitWhat the visas are for
Visas issued at Johannesburg by visa type. The last 12 months in orange, the 12 before in grey; each chart has its own scale.
- Down 42%
B1/B2
Business and tourist visitors
14k
48% of the total, last 12 months
13,996 visas in the last 12 months, 24,248 in the 12 months before - Up 16%
H-2A
Seasonal farm workers
6.9k
24% of the total, last 12 months
6,924 visas in the last 12 months, 5,994 in the 12 months before - Up 31%
C-1/D
Airline and ship crews
3.3k
11% of the total, last 12 months
3,266 visas in the last 12 months, 2,493 in the 12 months before - Down 37%
J-1
Exchange visitors
1.1k
3.8% of the total, last 12 months
1,105 visas in the last 12 months, 1,763 in the 12 months before - Down 5.8%
H-2B
Seasonal non-farm workers
834
2.9% of the total, last 12 months
834 visas in the last 12 months, 885 in the 12 months before - Down 33%
F-1
Academic students
755
2.6% of the total, last 12 months
755 visas in the last 12 months, 1,130 in the 12 months before
Other visa types
- L-21.1% of total
Spouses and children of L-1 transferees
320Down 13%320 visas in the last 12 months, 369 in the 12 months before - L-11% of total
Intracompany transferees
293Down 5.5%293 visas in the last 12 months, 310 in the 12 months before - H-40.9% of total
Spouses and children of H workers
277Up 25%277 visas in the last 12 months, 221 in the 12 months before - A-20.8% of total
Foreign government officials
239Down 13%239 visas in the last 12 months, 275 in the 12 months before - G-20.7% of total
Government representatives to international organizations
207Up 70%207 visas in the last 12 months, 122 in the 12 months before - H-1B0.5% of total
Specialty occupation workers
140Down 32%140 visas in the last 12 months, 206 in the 12 months before
B1/B2 visas made up 48% of the visas issued at Johannesburg in the last 12 months. B1/B2 fell 42% and H-2A rose 16% on the 12 months before.