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U.S. Nonimmigrant Visa Totals

Fiscal Years 1987–2024 Β· Source: U.S. Department of State Table XV(B)

Visa Breakdown for a Single Fiscal Year

Grand total FY1992: 5,368,437 visas Β· showing 50 of 55 classes

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Visa Code Description Visas Issued % of Total Category Bar
B1/B2 Temporary visitor for business and pleasure 3,111,483 57.9588% β€”
B2 Temporary visitor for pleasure 680,820 12.6819% β€”
B1/B2/BCC Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card 299,075 5.5710% β€”
F1 Student (academic or language training program) 217,690 4.0550% β€”
B1 Temporary visitor for business 180,742 3.3668% Tricky
D Crew member (sea or air) (individual issuance) 152,297 2.8369% β€”
C1 Person in transit 149,154 2.7784% β€”
J1 Exchange visitor 145,020 2.7013% Tricky
BCC Border Crossing Card 64,924 1.2094% β€”
A2 Other foreign government official or employee, and immediate family 51,318 0.9559% β€”
H1B Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing 44,290 0.8250% Worker
J2 Spouse or child of exchange visitor 32,470 0.6048% β€”
H4 Spouse or child of H-1A/B/B1/C, H-2A/B/R, or H 24,756 0.4611% Dependent
F2 Spouse or child of F-1 student 22,061 0.4109% β€”
L2 Spouse or child of intracompany transferee 21,358 0.3978% Dependent
E2 Treaty investor, spouse and children 18,384 0.3424% Tricky
L1 Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized 17,345 0.3231% Worker
E1 Treaty trader, spouse and children 13,421 0.2500% Worker
G4 International organization officer or employee, and immediate family 12,809 0.2386% β€”
H2B Temporary worker performing other services 12,552 0.2338% Worker
I Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children 9,463 0.1763% β€”
A1 Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat, consul, and immediate family 9,396 0.1750% β€”
K1 Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen 7,903 0.1472% β€”
H1A Temporary worker performing services as a registered nurse 7,377 0.1374% Worker
G2 Other representative of recognized foreign member government 6,858 0.1277% β€”
H2A Temporary worker performing agricultural services 6,445 0.1201% Worker
C3 Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant 5,758 0.1073% β€”
M1 Vocational and other nonacademic student 5,619 0.1047% β€”
NATO2 Other representatives of member states to NATO (including any 3,746 0.0698% β€”
G1 Principal resident representive of recognized foreign member 3,649 0.0680% β€”
P1 Internationally recognized athlete or member of an 2,886 0.0538% Worker
H3 Trainee 2,069 0.0385% Worker
A3 Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A-1 and A-2, and immediate family 1,960 0.0365% β€”
R1 Person in a religious occupation 1,834 0.0342% Worker
G5 Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G-1 through G-4, and immediate family 1,503 0.0280% β€”
P3 Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program 1,399 0.0261% Worker
K2 Child of fiance(e) of U.S. citizen 748 0.0139% β€”
O1 Person with extraordinary ability in the sciences, art, education 451 0.0084% Worker
G3 Representative of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign 343 0.0064% β€”
R2 Spouse or child of R 320 0.0060% Dependent
M2 Spouse or child of vocational student 264 0.0049% β€”
O2 Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic 223 0.0042% Worker
NATO6 the provisions of NATO agreements, and their dependents 212 0.0039% β€”
C2 Person in transit to United Nations Headquarters 128 0.0024% β€”
NATO5 Experts, other than NATO4 officials, employed in missions on 85 0.0016% β€”
NATO4 Officials of NATO (other than those classifiable as NATO-1), and immediate family 82 0.0015% β€”
P4 Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P 64 0.0012% Dependent
O3 Spouse or child of O-1 or O 54 0.0010% Dependent
P2 Artist or entertainer in a reciprocal exchange program 34 0.0006% Worker
Q1 Participant in an International Cultural Exchange Program 13 0.0002% Worker