Visa Breakdown for a Single Fiscal Year
Grand total FY2015: 10,891,745 visas · showing 50 of 83 classes
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| Visa Code | Description | Visas Issued | % of Total | Category | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 7,199,807 | 66.1033% | — | |
| B1/B2/BCC | Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card | 1,166,668 | 10.7115% | — | |
| F1 | Student (academic or language training program) | 644,233 | 5.9149% | — | |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 332,540 | 3.0531% | Tricky | |
| C1/D | Combination transit/crew member (indiv. iss.) | 280,664 | 2.5769% | — | |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing | 172,748 | 1.5860% | Worker | |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1A/B/B1/C, H-2A/B/R, or H | 124,484 | 1.1429% | Dependent | |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 108,144 | 0.9929% | Worker | |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, and immediate family | 100,563 | 0.9233% | — | |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 86,067 | 0.7902% | Dependent | |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized | 78,537 | 0.7211% | Worker | |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 69,684 | 0.6398% | Worker | |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 63,387 | 0.5820% | — | |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 43,421 | 0.3987% | Tricky | |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 42,289 | 0.3883% | — | |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse and children | 41,162 | 0.3779% | Tricky | |
| B1/B2/BCV | Combination B1/B2 and Border Crossing Card (Lincoln Foil) | 37,208 | 0.3416% | — | |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F-1 student | 33,632 | 0.3088% | — | |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 30,947 | 0.2841% | — | |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of an | 24,262 | 0.2228% | Worker | |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 21,792 | 0.2001% | — | |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government | 16,313 | 0.1498% | — | |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 14,447 | 0.1326% | — | |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in the sciences, art, education | 13,865 | 0.1273% | Worker | |
| TN | United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) | 13,093 | 0.1202% | Worker | |
| C1 | Person in transit | 11,736 | 0.1078% | — | |
| M1 | Vocational and other nonacademic student | 11,058 | 0.1015% | — | |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat, consul, and immediate family | 10,909 | 0.1002% | — | |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant | 9,786 | 0.0898% | — | |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 8,515 | 0.0782% | Dependent | |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 8,426 | 0.0774% | Worker | |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse and children | 7,425 | 0.0682% | Worker | |
| D | Crew member (sea or air) (individual issuance) | 6,339 | 0.0582% | — | |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic | 5,792 | 0.0532% | Worker | |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 5,527 | 0.0507% | Worker | |
| NATO2 | Other representatives of member states to NATO (including any | 5,445 | 0.0500% | — | |
| G1 | Principal resident representive of recognized foreign member | 5,407 | 0.0496% | — | |
| R1 | Person in a religious occupation | 4,572 | 0.0420% | Worker | |
| K2 | Child of fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 4,391 | 0.0403% | — | |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O | 4,023 | 0.0369% | Dependent | |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 3,656 | 0.0336% | Dependent | |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional | 3,103 | 0.0285% | Worker | |
| Q1 | Participant in an International Cultural Exchange Program | 1,901 | 0.0175% | Worker | |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R | 1,684 | 0.0155% | Dependent | |
| H3 | Trainee | 1,669 | 0.0153% | Worker | |
| U3 | Child of U | 1,419 | 0.0130% | — | |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1,324 | 0.0122% | Worker | |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P | 1,193 | 0.0110% | Dependent | |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A-1 and A-2, and immediate family | 1,113 | 0.0102% | — | |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement Professional | 1,051 | 0.0096% | Worker |