Visa Breakdown for a Single Fiscal Year
Grand total FY1988: 8,679,709 visas · showing 44 of 44 classes
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| Visa Code | Description | Visas Issued | % of Total | Category | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 6,381,475 | 73.5218% | — | |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 829,284 | 9.5543% | — | |
| B1/B2/BCC | Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card | 453,952 | 5.2300% | — | |
| F1 | Student (academic or language training program) | 155,758 | 1.7945% | — | |
| C1 | Person in transit | 135,158 | 1.5572% | — | |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 128,781 | 1.4837% | Tricky | |
| D | Crew member (sea or air) (individual issuance) | 121,392 | 1.3986% | — | |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 112,372 | 1.2947% | Tricky | |
| BCC | Border Crossing Card | 54,852 | 0.6320% | — | |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, and immediate family | 52,028 | 0.5994% | — | |
| H1 | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability | 37,035 | 0.4267% | Worker | |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 29,213 | 0.3366% | — | |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse and children | 17,292 | 0.1992% | Worker | |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 16,622 | 0.1915% | Dependent | |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F-1 student | 15,841 | 0.1825% | — | |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse and children | 14,628 | 0.1685% | Tricky | |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1A/B/B1/C, H-2A/B/R, or H | 12,999 | 0.1498% | Dependent | |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized | 12,727 | 0.1466% | Worker | |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 10,846 | 0.1250% | — | |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 9,898 | 0.1140% | — | |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat, consul, and immediate family | 9,770 | 0.1126% | — | |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 6,341 | 0.0731% | — | |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government | 5,563 | 0.0641% | — | |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant | 4,719 | 0.0544% | — | |
| G1 | Principal resident representive of recognized foreign member | 3,935 | 0.0453% | — | |
| M1 | Vocational and other nonacademic student | 3,648 | 0.0420% | — | |
| NATO2 | Other representatives of member states to NATO (including any | 3,596 | 0.0414% | — | |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 2,612 | 0.0301% | Worker | |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A-1 and A-2, and immediate family | 2,599 | 0.0299% | — | |
| H3 | Trainee | 1,600 | 0.0184% | Worker | |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G-1 through G-4, and immediate family | 1,454 | 0.0168% | — | |
| K2 | Child of fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 741 | 0.0085% | — | |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 683 | 0.0079% | Worker | |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign | 348 | 0.0040% | — | |
| C2 | Person in transit to United Nations Headquarters | 265 | 0.0031% | — | |
| M2 | Spouse or child of vocational student | 237 | 0.0027% | — | |
| NATO4 | Officials of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family | 176 | 0.0020% | — | |
| NATO6 | the provisions of NATO agreements, and their dependents | 127 | 0.0015% | — | |
| NATO5 | Experts, other than NATO4 officials, employed in missions on | 37 | 0.0004% | — | |
| NATO7 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of NATO1 through | 19 | 0.0002% | — | |
| NATO1 | Principal permanent representative of member state to NATO | 8 | 0.0001% | — | |
| N8 | Parent of SK-3 or SN-3 special immigrant | 3 | 0.0000% | — | |
| NATO3 | Official clerical staff accompanying a representative of member | 3 | 0.0000% | — | |
| N9 | Child of N-8 or of SK-1, SK-2, SK-4, SN-1, SN-2, or SN-4 special immigrant | 0 | 0.0000% | — |