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Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Nationality - June 2017 (FY 2017) Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances By Nationality - June 2017 (FY 2017) Nationality Visa Class Issuances Afghanistan A1 8 Afghanistan A2 25 Afghanistan B1/B2 106 Afghanistan F1 19 Afghanistan F2 1 Afghanistan G1 7 Afghanistan G2 6 Afghanistan G4 14 Afghanistan J1 33 Afghanistan K1 14 Albania A2 6 Albania B1/B2 798 Albania C1 1 Albania C1/D 4 Albania F1 54 Albania F2 2 Albania G2 1 Albania G4 4 Albania H1B 1 Albania J1 32 Albania K1 16 Albania K2 1 Albania NATO2 1 Albania O1 1 Albania P3 4 Albania R2 1 Algeria A2 50 Algeria B1 2 Algeria B1/B2 935 Algeria B2 3 Algeria C1 1 Algeria D 6 Algeria F1 17 Algeria F2 1 Algeria G1 6 Algeria G2 8 Algeria G4 4 Algeria J1 57 Algeria J2 2 Algeria K1 1 Algeria L1 6 Page 1 of 92 Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances By Nationality - June 2017 (FY 2017) Nationality Visa Class Issuances Algeria L2 5 Algeria M1 5 Algeria P1 7 Andorra F1 3 Andorra G4 1 Andorra J1 2 Angola A1 6 Angola A2 12 Angola B1 2 Angola B1/B2 515 Angola B2 73 Angola C1/D 11 Angola F1 78 Angola F2 12 Angola G1 10 Angola G2 9 Angola G4 1 Angola I 1 Angola J1 5 Angola L1 3 Angola L2 8 Angola M1 2 Anguilla B1/B2 4 Antigua and Barbuda A2 5 Antigua and Barbuda B1/B2 215 Antigua and Barbuda B2 62 Antigua and Barbuda F1 7 Antigua and Barbuda H4 1 Antigua and Barbuda I 1 Antigua and Barbuda K1 1 Antigua and Barbuda P1 6 Argentina A1 1 Argentina A2 75 Argentina B1 18 Argentina B1/B2 29,935 Argentina C1 2 Argentina C1/D 104 Argentina C3 8 Argentina E1 4 Argentina E2 47 Argentina F1 226 Page 2 of 92 Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances By Nationality - June 2017 (FY 2017) Nationality Visa Class Issuances Argentina F2 25 Argentina G1 1 Argentina G2 6 Argentina G4 24 Argentina G5 1 Argentina H1B 13 Argentina H2B 2 Argentina H4 4 Argentina I 4 Argentina J1 198 Argentina J2 26 Argentina K1 13 Argentina L1 57 Argentina L2 77 Argentina M1 14 Argentina O1 13 Argentina O2 4 Argentina O3 7 Argentina P1 23 Argentina P3 5 Argentina P4 11 Argentina R1 6 Argentina R2 1 Armenia A2 23 Armenia B1 2 Armenia B1/B2 649 Armenia B2 4 Armenia E2 4 Armenia F1 25 Armenia F2 2 Armenia G2 3 Armenia G4 4 Armenia H1B 2 Armenia J1 15 Armenia J2 5 Armenia K1 12 Armenia K2 1 Armenia O1 3 Armenia P1 1 Armenia R1 1 Australia A1 13 Page 3 of 92 Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances By Nationality - June 2017 (FY 2017) Nationality Visa Class Issuances Australia A2 384 Australia A3 1 Australia B1 15 Australia B1/B2 1,182 Australia B2 6 Australia C1 3 Australia C1/D 217 Australia C3 22 Australia D 1 Australia E1 1 Australia E2 25 Australia E3 566 Australia E3D 323 Australia E3R 190 Australia F1 586 Australia F2 14 Australia G1 1 Australia G2 6 Australia G4 24 Australia H1B 32 Australia H2A 3 Australia H2B 2 Australia H3 1 Australia H4 18 Australia I 23 Australia J1 665 Australia J2 34 Australia K1 2 Australia L1 151 Australia L2 158 Australia M1 30 Australia M2 3 Australia O1 62 Australia O2 29 Australia O3 12 Australia P1 57 Australia P3 3 Australia P4 11 Australia R1 4 Australia R2 1 Austria A1 7 Page 4 of 92 Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances By Nationality - June 2017 (FY 2017) Nationality Visa Class Issuances Austria A2 23 Austria B1 19 Austria B1/B2 240 Austria B2 1 Austria C1/D 68 Austria E1 7 Austria E2 15 Austria F1 134 Austria F2 1 Austria G2 5 Austria G4 11 Austria H1B 3 Austria H4 1 Austria I 8 Austria J1 342 Austria J2 11 Austria K1 2 Austria L1 28 Austria L2 16 Austria M1 12 Austria NATO2 1 Austria O1 8 Austria O3 1 Austria P1 6 Austria P3 2 Austria R1 2 Azerbaijan A1 13 Azerbaijan A2 25 Azerbaijan B1 4 Azerbaijan B1/B2 592 Azerbaijan C1/D 21 Azerbaijan E2 3 Azerbaijan F1 43 Azerbaijan F2 6 Azerbaijan G2 7 Azerbaijan G4 10 Azerbaijan G5 1 Azerbaijan H1B 3 Azerbaijan H4 3 Azerbaijan J1 44 Azerbaijan J2 2 Page 5 of 92 Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances By Nationality - June 2017 (FY 2017) Nationality Visa Class Issuances Azerbaijan K1 2 Azerbaijan L1 1 Azerbaijan O3 1 Bahamas, The A1 20 Bahamas, The A2 26 Bahamas, The B1/B2 1,378 Bahamas, The B2 2 Bahamas, The C1 1 Bahamas, The C1/D 2 Bahamas, The C3 6 Bahamas, The F1 128 Bahamas, The F2 7 Bahamas, The G2 4 Bahamas, The G4 2 Bahamas, The H1B 5 Bahamas, The H4 2 Bahamas, The J1 11 Bahamas, The K1 2 Bahamas, The L1 1 Bahamas, The L2 1 Bahamas, The M1 6 Bahamas, The P1 10 Bahamas, The R1 1 Bahrain A1 7 Bahrain A2 37 Bahrain B1/B2 335 Bahrain B2 68 Bahrain C1/D 2 Bahrain F1 26 Bahrain J1 29 Bahrain L1 1 Bangladesh A2 83 Bangladesh A3 1 Bangladesh B1 6 Bangladesh B1/B2 610 Bangladesh B2 5 Bangladesh C1/D 48 Bangladesh C3 1 Bangladesh CW2 1 Bangladesh F1 244 Bangladesh F2 36 Page 6 of 92 Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances By Nationality - June 2017 (FY 2017) Nationality Visa Class Issuances Bangladesh G1 13 Bangladesh G2 22 Bangladesh G4 27 Bangladesh H1B 18 Bangladesh H4 11 Bangladesh J1 41 Bangladesh J2 5 Bangladesh K1 2 Bangladesh L1 1 Bangladesh L2 4 Bangladesh R1 1 Bangladesh TD 3 Barbados A2 9 Barbados B1/B2 913 Barbados B2 253 Barbados C1/D 6 Barbados C3 4 Barbados F1 16 Barbados G1 1 Barbados G4 1 Barbados H1B 4 Barbados H4 1 Barbados J1 2 Barbados L1 1 Barbados M1 1 Barbados O2 1 Barbados P1 1 Barbados P3 1 Barbados R1 2 Belarus A1 1 Belarus A2 3 Belarus B1 4 Belarus B1/B2 1,338 Belarus C1/D 67 Belarus D 1 Belarus F1 39 Belarus F2 5 Belarus G1 2 Belarus G2 8 Belarus G4 10 Belarus H1B 4 Page 7 of 92 Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances By Nationality - June 2017 (FY 2017) Nationality Visa Class Issuances Belarus H4 2 Belarus I 1 Belarus J1 82 Belarus J2 2 Belarus K1 9 Belarus K2 2 Belarus L1 23 Belarus L2 20 Belarus O1 8 Belarus O3 3 Belarus P1 4 Belarus P4 2 Belarus TD 1 Belgium A1 7 Belgium A2 11 Belgium B1 4 Belgium B1/B2 224 Belgium C1/D 65 Belgium E2 31 Belgium F1 118 Belgium F2 4 Belgium G1 3 Belgium G2 1 Belgium G3 3 Belgium G4 15 Belgium H1B 8 Belgium H4 6 Belgium I 9 Belgium J1 185 Belgium J2 23 Belgium K1 3 Belgium L1 33 Belgium L2 40 Belgium M1 8 Belgium NATO2 21 Belgium O1 10 Belgium O2 10 Belgium O3 8 Belgium P1 8 Belgium P3 2 Belgium TD 1 Page 8 of 92 Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances By Nationality - June 2017 (FY 2017) Nationality Visa Class Issuances Belize A1 2 Belize A2 4 Belize B1/B2 393 Belize C1 22 Belize C1/D 16 Belize C3 4 Belize F1 25 Belize G1 1 Belize H1B 1 Belize H2A 7 Belize H2B 13 Belize J1 7 Benin A1 1 Benin A2 1 Benin A3 1 Benin B1/B2 151 Benin C1 1 Benin C3 1 Benin D 1 Benin F1 7 Benin G2 8 Benin G4 3 Benin I 1 Benin J1 17 Benin K1 1 Benin R1 1 Bermuda B1/B2 28 Bermuda F1 6 Bermuda F2 1 Bermuda J1 2 Bermuda L1 1 Bermuda L2 1 Bhutan A2 1 Bhutan B1/B2 56 Bhutan F1 15 Bhutan G2 6 Bhutan G4 8 Bhutan J1 4 Bhutan K1 1 Bhutan R1 4 Bhutan R2 1 Page 9 of 92 Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances By Nationality - June 2017 (FY 2017) Nationality Visa Class Issuances Bolivia A1 3 Bolivia A2 3 Bolivia B1 11 Bolivia B1/B2 1,595 Bolivia C1 6 Bolivia C1/D 6 Bolivia E2 1 Bolivia F1 59 Bolivia F2 1 Bolivia G1 1 Bolivia G2 3 Bolivia G4 21 Bolivia G5 1 Bolivia H1B 3 Bolivia J1 28 Bolivia J2 3 Bolivia K1 2 Bolivia L1 4 Bolivia L2 3 Bolivia M1 1 Bosnia-Herzegovina A2 20 Bosnia-Herzegovina B1 5 Bosnia-Herzegovina B1/B2 326 Bosnia-Herzegovina C1/D 84 Bosnia-Herzegovina C3 1 Bosnia-Herzegovina E2 2 Bosnia-Herzegovina F1 34 Bosnia-Herzegovina G2 9 Bosnia-Herzegovina G4 3 Bosnia-Herzegovina J1 25 Bosnia-Herzegovina K1 11 Bosnia-Herzegovina L1 1 Bosnia-Herzegovina P3 4 Bosnia-Herzegovina R1 1 Bosnia-Herzegovina R2 1 Botswana A1 1 Botswana A2 6 Botswana A3 1 Botswana B1/B2 97 Botswana C1 15 Botswana C1/D 1 Page 10 of 92 Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances By Nationality - June 2017 (FY 2017) Nationality Visa Class Issuances Botswana F1 6 Botswana G2 1 Botswana G4 1 Botswana J1 31 Botswana L2 1 Botswana Q1 2 Brazil A1 18 Brazil A2 263 Brazil A3 3 Brazil B1 291 Brazil B1/B2 41,878 Brazil B2 4 Brazil C1 24 Brazil C1/D 446 Brazil C3 18 Brazil E1 1 Brazil E2 24 Brazil E3D 1 Brazil F1 1,692 Brazil F2 476 Brazil G1 4 Brazil G2 45 Brazil G4 52 Brazil G5 2 Brazil H1B 65 Brazil H3 4 Brazil H4 66 Brazil I 26 Brazil J1 1,194 Brazil J2 202 Brazil K1 40 Brazil K2 9 Brazil L1 462 Brazil L2 671 Brazil M1 34 Brazil M2 3 Brazil O1 96 Brazil O2 23 Brazil O3 60 Brazil P1 56 Brazil P3 1 Page 11 of 92 Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances By Nationality - June 2017 (FY 2017) Nationality Visa Class Issuances Brazil P4 19 Brazil Q1 5 Brazil R1 19 Brazil R2 16 Brazil TD 3 Brazil U3 2 British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport B1/B2 234 British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport C1/D 8 British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport F1 12 British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport F2 1 British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport G4 1 British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport H1B 3 British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport H4 1 British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport J1 3 British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport J2 1 British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport K1 1 British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport L1 1 British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport M1 1 British National Overseas (Hong Kong) Passport O2 2 British Virgin Islands B1/B2 2 British Virgin Islands F1 4 Brunei A2 2 Brunei B1/B2 4 Brunei F1 6 Brunei G2 6 Brunei H3 1 Bulgaria A1 5 Bulgaria A2 3 Bulgaria B1 3 Bulgaria B1/B2 902 Bulgaria B2 1 Bulgaria C1 1 Bulgaria C1/D 114 Bulgaria E2 18 Bulgaria F1 68 Bulgaria F2 1 Bulgaria G1 10 Bulgaria G2 3 Bulgaria G4 3 Bulgaria H1B 8 Bulgaria H2B 1 Page 12 of 92 Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances By Nationality - June 2017 (FY 2017) Nationality Visa Class Issuances Bulgaria I 1 Bulgaria J1 121 Bulgaria J2 7 Bulgaria K1 2 Bulgaria K2 2 Bulgaria L1 8 Bulgaria L2 2 Bulgaria M1 2 Bulgaria NATO2 30 Bulgaria O1 3 Bulgaria P3 4 Bulgaria P4 1 Bulgaria R1 1 Bulgaria R2 1 Burkina Faso A1 2 Burkina
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