Visa Breakdown for a Single Fiscal Year
Grand total FY1989: 6,991,159 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 | 4,343,857 | 62.1336% | — | |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 912,751 | 13.0558% | — | |
| B1/B2/BCC | Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card | 635,327 | 9.0876% | — | |
| F1 | Student (academic or language training program) | 178,316 | 2.5506% | — | |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 139,354 | 1.9933% | Tricky | |
| C1 | Person in transit | 138,916 | 1.9870% | — | |
| D | Crew member (sea or air) (individual issuance) | 135,056 | 1.9318% | — | |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 111,341 | 1.5926% | Tricky | |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, and immediate family | 55,407 | 0.7925% | — | |
| BCC | Border Crossing Card | 54,585 | 0.7808% | — | |
| H1 | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability | 41,202 | 0.5893% | Worker | |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 32,237 | 0.4611% | — | |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse and children | 20,100 | 0.2875% | Worker | |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse and children | 19,026 | 0.2721% | Tricky | |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 18,363 | 0.2627% | Dependent | |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F-1 student | 17,077 | 0.2443% | — | |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1A/B/B1/C, H-2A/B/R, or H | 15,612 | 0.2233% | Dependent | |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized | 13,648 | 0.1952% | Worker | |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 12,734 | 0.1821% | — | |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 10,121 | 0.1448% | — | |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat, consul, and immediate family | 9,972 | 0.1426% | — | |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 9,575 | 0.1370% | Worker | |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 6,060 | 0.0867% | — | |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government | 5,909 | 0.0845% | — | |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant | 5,347 | 0.0765% | — | |
| M1 | Vocational and other nonacademic student | 4,715 | 0.0674% | — | |
| G1 | Principal resident representive of recognized foreign member | 4,011 | 0.0574% | — | |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 3,965 | 0.0567% | Worker | |
| NATO2 | Other representatives of member states to NATO (including any | 3,531 | 0.0505% | — | |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A-1 and A-2, and immediate family | 2,240 | 0.0320% | — | |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G-1 through G-4, and immediate family | 1,529 | 0.0219% | — | |
| H3 | Trainee | 1,501 | 0.0215% | Worker | |
| K2 | Child of fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 621 | 0.0089% | — | |
| G3 | Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign | 450 | 0.0064% | — | |
| NATO5 | Experts, other than NATO4 officials, employed in missions on | 418 | 0.0060% | — | |
| C2 | Person in transit to United Nations Headquarters | 403 | 0.0058% | — | |
| NATO6 | the provisions of NATO agreements, and their dependents | 254 | 0.0036% | — | |
| M2 | Spouse or child of vocational student | 244 | 0.0035% | — | |
| NATO4 | Officials of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family | 243 | 0.0035% | — | |
| NATO7 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of NATO1 through | 14 | 0.0002% | — | |
| N8 | Parent of SK-3 or SN-3 special immigrant | 11 | 0.0002% | — | |
| NATO3 | Official clerical staff accompanying a representative of member | 2 | 0.0000% | — | |
| NATO1 | Principal permanent representative of member state to NATO | 2 | 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% | — |