Visa Breakdown for a Single Fiscal Year
Grand total FY2002: 5,769,437 visas · showing 50 of 85 classes
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| Visa Code | Description | Visas Issued | % of Total | Category | Bar |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,528,103 | 43.8189% | — | |
| B1/B2/BCC | Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card | 1,399,819 | 24.2627% | — | |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 255,487 | 4.4283% | — | |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 253,841 | 4.3998% | Tricky | |
| F1 | Student (academic or language training program) | 234,322 | 4.0614% | — | |
| C1/D | Combination transit/crew member (indiv. iss.) | 175,446 | 3.0410% | — | |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing | 118,352 | 2.0514% | Worker | |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1A/B/B1/C, H-2A/B/R, or H | 79,725 | 1.3819% | Dependent | |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 75,642 | 1.3111% | Tricky | |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, and immediate family | 71,728 | 1.2432% | — | |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 62,591 | 1.0849% | Worker | |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized | 57,721 | 1.0005% | Worker | |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 54,903 | 0.9516% | Dependent | |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 32,539 | 0.5640% | — | |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 31,538 | 0.5466% | Worker | |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 28,338 | 0.4912% | — | |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse and children | 25,633 | 0.4443% | Tricky | |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of an | 24,287 | 0.4210% | Worker | |
| C1 | Person in transit | 24,207 | 0.4196% | — | |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F-1 student | 22,212 | 0.3850% | — | |
| V3 | Child of V1 or V | 19,567 | 0.3391% | — | |
| V2 | Certain Child of Legal Permanent Resident | 19,523 | 0.3384% | — | |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 18,187 | 0.3152% | — | |
| V1 | Certain Spouse of Legal Permanent Resident | 18,020 | 0.3123% | — | |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 17,374 | 0.3011% | — | |
| D | Crew member (sea or air) (individual issuance) | 13,671 | 0.2370% | — | |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat, consul, and immediate family | 10,452 | 0.1812% | — | |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government | 9,144 | 0.1585% | — | |
| R1 | Person in a religious occupation | 8,646 | 0.1499% | Worker | |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 8,131 | 0.1409% | Worker | |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse and children | 7,811 | 0.1354% | Worker | |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in the sciences, art, education | 6,026 | 0.1044% | Worker | |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant | 6,024 | 0.1044% | — | |
| NATO2 | Other representatives of member states to NATO (including any | 5,195 | 0.0900% | — | |
| K3 | Certain spouse of U.S. citizen | 5,078 | 0.0880% | — | |
| G1 | Principal resident representive of recognized foreign member | 4,905 | 0.0850% | — | |
| K2 | Child of fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 4,298 | 0.0745% | — | |
| M1 | Vocational and other nonacademic student | 4,116 | 0.0713% | — | |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R | 3,175 | 0.0550% | Dependent | |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic | 1,972 | 0.0342% | Worker | |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A-1 and A-2, and immediate family | 1,971 | 0.0342% | — | |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O | 1,760 | 0.0305% | Dependent | |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G-1 through G-4, and immediate family | 1,482 | 0.0257% | — | |
| Q1 | Participant in an International Cultural Exchange Program | 1,469 | 0.0255% | Worker | |
| H3 | Trainee | 1,387 | 0.0240% | Worker | |
| K4 | Child of K | 1,294 | 0.0224% | — | |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P | 938 | 0.0163% | Dependent | |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 856 | 0.0148% | Dependent | |
| TN | United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) | 699 | 0.0121% | Worker | |
| Q2 | Irish Peace Process trainee | 329 | 0.0057% | — |