Visa Breakdown for a Single Fiscal Year
Grand total FY2020: 4,013,210 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 | 2,164,021 | 53.9224% | — | |
| B1/B2/BCC | Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card | 625,726 | 15.5917% | — | |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 213,394 | 5.3173% | Worker | |
| C1/D | Combination transit/crew member (indiv. iss.) | 161,076 | 4.0136% | — | |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing | 124,983 | 3.1143% | Worker | |
| F1 | Student (academic or language training program) | 111,387 | 2.7755% | — | |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 108,510 | 2.7038% | Tricky | |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1A/B/B1/C, H-2A/B/R, or H | 66,323 | 1.6526% | Dependent | |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 61,865 | 1.5415% | Worker | |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, and immediate family | 48,358 | 1.2050% | — | |
| B1/B2/BCV | Combination B1/B2 and Border Crossing Card (Lincoln Foil) | 36,810 | 0.9172% | — | |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized | 35,942 | 0.8956% | Worker | |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 35,710 | 0.8898% | Dependent | |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse and children | 23,493 | 0.5854% | Tricky | |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 17,919 | 0.4465% | Tricky | |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 16,849 | 0.4198% | — | |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 15,232 | 0.3795% | — | |
| TN | United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) | 13,771 | 0.3431% | Worker | |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 13,749 | 0.3426% | — | |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of an | 11,710 | 0.2918% | Worker | |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F-1 student | 9,818 | 0.2446% | — | |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in the sciences, art, education | 8,838 | 0.2202% | Worker | |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat, consul, and immediate family | 7,106 | 0.1771% | — | |
| D | Crew member (sea or air) (individual issuance) | 6,597 | 0.1644% | — | |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 6,055 | 0.1509% | Dependent | |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 5,276 | 0.1315% | — | |
| C1 | Person in transit | 5,228 | 0.1303% | — | |
| NATO2 | Other representatives of member states to NATO (including any | 5,199 | 0.1295% | — | |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government | 5,026 | 0.1252% | — | |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4,888 | 0.1218% | — | |
| M1 | Vocational and other nonacademic student | 3,928 | 0.0979% | — | |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic | 3,919 | 0.0977% | Worker | |
| G1 | Principal resident representive of recognized foreign member | 3,754 | 0.0935% | — | |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 3,585 | 0.0893% | Worker | |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse and children | 3,278 | 0.0817% | Worker | |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 3,144 | 0.0783% | Worker | |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O | 2,658 | 0.0662% | Dependent | |
| K2 | Child of fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 2,460 | 0.0613% | — | |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant | 2,355 | 0.0587% | — | |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 2,267 | 0.0565% | Dependent | |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 1,775 | 0.0442% | Worker | |
| R1 | Person in a religious occupation | 1,732 | 0.0432% | Worker | |
| H1B1 | Free Trade Agreement Professional | 1,083 | 0.0270% | Worker | |
| CW1 | Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands transitional | 975 | 0.0243% | Worker | |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P | 968 | 0.0241% | Dependent | |
| Q1 | Participant in an International Cultural Exchange Program | 755 | 0.0188% | Worker | |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R | 667 | 0.0166% | Dependent | |
| U3 | Child of U | 544 | 0.0136% | — | |
| H3 | Trainee | 475 | 0.0118% | Worker | |
| NATO6 | the provisions of NATO agreements, and their dependents | 437 | 0.0109% | — |