Visa Breakdown for a Single Fiscal Year
Grand total FY1993: 5,359,620 visas · showing 50 of 55 classes
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| Visa Code | Description | Visas Issued | % of Total | Category | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,938,055 | 54.8183% | — | |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 636,310 | 11.8723% | — | |
| B1/B2/BCC | Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card | 429,436 | 8.0124% | — | |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 229,272 | 4.2778% | Tricky | |
| F1 | Student (academic or language training program) | 210,220 | 3.9223% | — | |
| C1 | Person in transit | 167,165 | 3.1190% | — | |
| D | Crew member (sea or air) (individual issuance) | 152,899 | 2.8528% | — | |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 151,281 | 2.8226% | Tricky | |
| BCC | Border Crossing Card | 66,379 | 1.2385% | — | |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, and immediate family | 52,923 | 0.9874% | — | |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing | 35,818 | 0.6683% | Worker | |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 33,360 | 0.6224% | — | |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1A/B/B1/C, H-2A/B/R, or H | 25,432 | 0.4745% | Dependent | |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 23,832 | 0.4447% | Dependent | |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F-1 student | 21,683 | 0.4046% | — | |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized | 20,369 | 0.3800% | Worker | |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse and children | 18,492 | 0.3450% | Tricky | |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 12,875 | 0.2402% | — | |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse and children | 12,071 | 0.2252% | Worker | |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of an | 11,297 | 0.2108% | Worker | |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat, consul, and immediate family | 9,767 | 0.1822% | — | |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 9,691 | 0.1808% | Worker | |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 9,379 | 0.1750% | — | |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 8,926 | 0.1665% | — | |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 7,243 | 0.1351% | Worker | |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government | 7,041 | 0.1314% | — | |
| H1A | Temporary worker performing services as a registered nurse | 6,388 | 0.1192% | Worker | |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant | 5,712 | 0.1066% | — | |
| M1 | Vocational and other nonacademic student | 5,536 | 0.1033% | — | |
| NATO2 | Other representatives of member states to NATO (including any | 4,082 | 0.0762% | — | |
| G1 | Principal resident representive of recognized foreign member | 4,003 | 0.0747% | — | |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 3,642 | 0.0680% | Worker | |
| R1 | Person in a religious occupation | 2,584 | 0.0482% | Worker | |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A-1 and A-2, and immediate family | 2,069 | 0.0386% | — | |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in the sciences, art, education | 2,002 | 0.0374% | Worker | |
| H3 | Trainee | 1,785 | 0.0333% | Worker | |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G-1 through G-4, and immediate family | 1,572 | 0.0293% | — | |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic | 1,001 | 0.0187% | Worker | |
| Q1 | Participant in an International Cultural Exchange Program | 890 | 0.0166% | Worker | |
| K2 | Child of fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 838 | 0.0156% | — | |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R | 630 | 0.0118% | Dependent | |
| M2 | Spouse or child of vocational student | 374 | 0.0070% | — | |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign | 289 | 0.0054% | — | |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O | 282 | 0.0053% | Dependent | |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P | 249 | 0.0046% | Dependent | |
| NATO6 | the provisions of NATO agreements, and their dependents | 242 | 0.0045% | — | |
| C2 | Person in transit to United Nations Headquarters | 223 | 0.0042% | — | |
| NATO5 | Experts, other than NATO4 officials, employed in missions on | 179 | 0.0033% | — | |
| P2 | Artist or entertainer in a reciprocal exchange program | 121 | 0.0023% | Worker | |
| NATO4 | Officials of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family | 77 | 0.0014% | — |