Visa Breakdown for a Single Fiscal Year
Grand total FY2017: 9,681,913 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 | 6,276,851 | 64.8307% | — | |
| B1/B2/BCC | Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card | 1,030,460 | 10.6431% | — | |
| F1 | Student (academic or language training program) | 393,573 | 4.0650% | — | |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 343,811 | 3.5511% | Tricky | |
| C1/D | Combination transit/crew member (indiv. iss.) | 293,285 | 3.0292% | — | |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing | 179,049 | 1.8493% | Worker | |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 161,583 | 1.6689% | Worker | |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1A/B/B1/C, H-2A/B/R, or H | 136,393 | 1.4087% | Dependent | |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, and immediate family | 98,849 | 1.0210% | — | |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 85,254 | 0.8805% | Dependent | |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 83,600 | 0.8635% | Worker | |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized | 78,178 | 0.8075% | Worker | |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse and children | 43,673 | 0.4511% | Tricky | |
| B1/B2/BCV | Combination B1/B2 and Border Crossing Card (Lincoln Foil) | 43,455 | 0.4488% | — | |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 42,037 | 0.4342% | — | |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 39,712 | 0.4102% | Tricky | |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 39,354 | 0.4065% | — | |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 34,797 | 0.3594% | — | |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F-1 student | 27,435 | 0.2834% | — | |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of an | 24,932 | 0.2575% | Worker | |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 23,930 | 0.2472% | — | |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in the sciences, art, education | 17,011 | 0.1757% | Worker | |
| TN | United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) | 16,119 | 0.1665% | Worker | |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government | 15,380 | 0.1589% | — | |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 14,126 | 0.1459% | — | |
| C1 | Person in transit | 11,061 | 0.1142% | — | |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat, consul, and immediate family | 10,033 | 0.1036% | — | |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 9,745 | 0.1007% | Worker | |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 9,612 | 0.0993% | Dependent | |
| M1 | Vocational and other nonacademic student | 9,587 | 0.0990% | — | |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant | 8,262 | 0.0853% | — | |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic | 8,053 | 0.0832% | Worker | |
| D | Crew member (sea or air) (individual issuance) | 7,202 | 0.0744% | — | |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse and children | 7,063 | 0.0730% | Worker | |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional | 6,198 | 0.0640% | Worker | |
| NATO2 | Other representatives of member states to NATO (including any | 5,797 | 0.0599% | — | |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 5,657 | 0.0584% | Worker | |
| K2 | Child of fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 5,388 | 0.0557% | — | |
| G1 | Principal resident representive of recognized foreign member | 5,131 | 0.0530% | — | |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O | 4,974 | 0.0514% | Dependent | |
| R1 | Person in a religious occupation | 4,942 | 0.0510% | Worker | |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 4,169 | 0.0431% | Dependent | |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 2,306 | 0.0238% | Worker | |
| Q1 | Participant in an International Cultural Exchange Program | 1,935 | 0.0200% | Worker | |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R | 1,889 | 0.0195% | Dependent | |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P | 1,399 | 0.0144% | Dependent | |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement Professional | 1,391 | 0.0144% | Worker | |
| H3 | Trainee | 1,232 | 0.0127% | Worker | |
| U3 | Child of U | 1,226 | 0.0127% | — | |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A-1 and A-2, and immediate family | 1,031 | 0.0106% | — |