Visa Breakdown for a Single Fiscal Year
Grand total FY2012: 8,927,090 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 | 5,342,439 | 59.8452% | — | |
| B1/B2/BCC | Combination B-1/B-2 and Border Crossing Card | 1,043,125 | 11.6849% | — | |
| F1 | Student (academic or language training program) | 486,900 | 5.4542% | — | |
| B1/B2/BCV | Combination B1/B2 and Border Crossing Card (Lincoln Foil) | 450,142 | 5.0424% | — | |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 313,431 | 3.5110% | Tricky | |
| C1/D | Combination transit/crew member (indiv. iss.) | 262,168 | 2.9368% | — | |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing | 135,530 | 1.5182% | Worker | |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, and immediate family | 99,573 | 1.1154% | — | |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 84,713 | 0.9489% | — | |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1A/B/B1/C, H-2A/B/R, or H | 80,015 | 0.8963% | Dependent | |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 71,782 | 0.8041% | Dependent | |
| H2A | Temporary worker performing agricultural services | 65,345 | 0.7320% | Worker | |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized | 62,430 | 0.6993% | Worker | |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 50,009 | 0.5602% | Worker | |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 36,722 | 0.4114% | — | |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 35,341 | 0.3959% | Tricky | |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse and children | 31,942 | 0.3578% | Tricky | |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 27,684 | 0.3101% | — | |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F-1 student | 27,561 | 0.3087% | — | |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 26,520 | 0.2971% | — | |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of an | 24,825 | 0.2781% | Worker | |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 14,447 | 0.1618% | — | |
| C3 | Foreign government official, immediate family, attendant | 13,022 | 0.1459% | — | |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government | 12,622 | 0.1414% | — | |
| C1 | Person in transit | 12,028 | 0.1347% | — | |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat, consul, and immediate family | 10,857 | 0.1216% | — | |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in the sciences, art, education | 10,590 | 0.1186% | Worker | |
| M1 | Vocational and other nonacademic student | 10,331 | 0.1157% | — | |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 8,078 | 0.0905% | Worker | |
| D | Crew member (sea or air) (individual issuance) | 7,649 | 0.0857% | — | |
| TN | United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement (USMCA) | 7,638 | 0.0856% | Worker | |
| E1 | Treaty trader, spouse and children | 6,907 | 0.0774% | Worker | |
| NATO2 | Other representatives of member states to NATO (including any | 6,252 | 0.0700% | — | |
| TD | Spouse or child of TN | 5,578 | 0.0625% | Dependent | |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic | 5,357 | 0.0600% | Worker | |
| G1 | Principal resident representive of recognized foreign member | 5,355 | 0.0600% | — | |
| R1 | Person in a religious occupation | 4,340 | 0.0486% | Worker | |
| K2 | Child of fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 4,108 | 0.0460% | — | |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 3,211 | 0.0360% | Worker | |
| H3 | Trainee | 2,927 | 0.0328% | Worker | |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O | 2,396 | 0.0268% | Dependent | |
| E3D | Spouse or child of Australian specialty occupation professional | 2,150 | 0.0241% | Dependent | |
| Q1 | Participant in an International Cultural Exchange Program | 1,632 | 0.0183% | Worker | |
| R2 | Spouse or child of R | 1,375 | 0.0154% | Dependent | |
| U3 | Child of U | 1,194 | 0.0134% | — | |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A-1 and A-2, and immediate family | 1,141 | 0.0128% | — | |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P | 1,133 | 0.0127% | Dependent | |
| E3R | Returning Australian specialty occupation professional | 837 | 0.0094% | Worker | |
| F3 | Border commuter academic or language student | 792 | 0.0089% | — | |
| G5 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of G-1 through G-4, and immediate family | 730 | 0.0082% | — |