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U.S. Nonimmigrant Visa Totals

Fiscal Years 1987–2024 Β· Source: U.S. Department of State Table XV(B)

Visa Breakdown for a Single Fiscal Year

Grand total FY1994: 5,610,953 visas Β· 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 2,987,629 53.2464% β€”
B2 Temporary visitor for pleasure 690,946 12.3142% β€”
B1/B2/BCC Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card 532,611 9.4923% β€”
B1 Temporary visitor for business 216,825 3.8643% Tricky
F1 Student (academic or language training program) 214,546 3.8237% β€”
C1 Person in transit 172,021 3.0658% β€”
J1 Exchange visitor 166,639 2.9699% Tricky
D Crew member (sea or air) (individual issuance) 161,790 2.8835% β€”
BCC Border Crossing Card 59,370 1.0581% β€”
A2 Other foreign government official or employee, and immediate family 55,171 0.9833% β€”
H1B Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing 42,843 0.7636% Worker
J2 Spouse or child of exchange visitor 32,151 0.5730% β€”
H4 Spouse or child of H-1A/B/B1/C, H-2A/B/R, or H 28,800 0.5133% Dependent
L2 Spouse or child of intracompany transferee 26,450 0.4714% Dependent
L1 Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized 22,666 0.4040% Worker
F2 Spouse or child of F-1 student 20,672 0.3684% β€”
E2 Treaty investor, spouse and children 19,236 0.3428% Tricky
P1 Internationally recognized athlete or member of an 14,955 0.2665% Worker
I Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children 14,698 0.2620% β€”
G4 International organization officer or employee, and immediate family 13,365 0.2382% β€”
E1 Treaty trader, spouse and children 11,695 0.2084% Worker
H2B Temporary worker performing other services 10,400 0.1854% Worker
A1 Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat, consul, and immediate family 9,856 0.1757% β€”
K1 Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen 8,469 0.1509% β€”
H2A Temporary worker performing agricultural services 7,721 0.1376% Worker
G2 Other representative of recognized foreign member government 7,341 0.1308% β€”
H1A Temporary worker performing services as a registered nurse 6,441 0.1148% Worker
C3 Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant 5,680 0.1012% β€”
M1 Vocational and other nonacademic student 5,395 0.0962% β€”
P3 Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program 4,837 0.0862% Worker
NATO2 Other representatives of member states to NATO (including any 4,094 0.0730% β€”
G1 Principal resident representive of recognized foreign member 3,957 0.0705% β€”
R1 Person in a religious occupation 3,303 0.0589% Worker
O1 Person with extraordinary ability in the sciences, art, education 2,464 0.0439% Worker
A3 Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A-1 and A-2, and immediate family 2,163 0.0385% β€”
H3 Trainee 1,803 0.0321% Worker
G5 Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G-1 through G-4, and immediate family 1,589 0.0283% β€”
O2 Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic 1,161 0.0207% Worker
Q1 Participant in an International Cultural Exchange Program 1,069 0.0191% Worker
R2 Spouse or child of R 988 0.0176% Dependent
K2 Child of fiance(e) of U.S. citizen 743 0.0132% β€”
P4 Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P 441 0.0079% Dependent
NATO5 Experts, other than NATO4 officials, employed in missions on 405 0.0072% β€”
O3 Spouse or child of O-1 or O 355 0.0063% Dependent
M2 Spouse or child of vocational student 283 0.0050% β€”
G3 Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign 273 0.0049% β€”
NATO6 the provisions of NATO agreements, and their dependents 209 0.0037% β€”
P2 Artist or entertainer in a reciprocal exchange program 146 0.0026% Worker
C2 Person in transit to United Nations Headquarters 114 0.0020% β€”
NATO4 Officials of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family 100 0.0018% β€”