| Class of Admission | 2013 | 2014 | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total all admissions 1 | 173,100,000 | 180,500,000 | 181,300,000 |
| Total I-94 admissions 2 | 61,052,260 | 74,930,606 | 76,638,236 |
| Temporary workers and families | 2,996,743 | 3,398,961 | 3,722,543 |
| Temporary workers and trainees | 1,853,915 | 2,095,175 | 2,306,962 |
| CNMI-only transitional workers (CW1) | 1,642 | 4,045 | 5,096 |
| Spouses and children of CW1 (CW2) | 404 | 777 | 883 |
| Temporary workers in specialty occupations (H1B) | 474,355 | 511,773 | 537,450 |
| Chile and Singapore Free Trade Agreement aliens (H1B1) | 8 | 29 | 93 |
| Registered nurses participating in the Nursing Relief for Disadvantaged Areas (H1C) | 7 | D | - |
| Agricultural workers (H2A) 3 | 204,577 | 240,620 | 283,580 |
| Nonagricultural workers (H2B) | 104,984 | 105,413 | 120,207 |
| Returning H2B workers (H2R) 4 | 9 | D | 12 |
| Trainees (H3) | 4,117 | 4,306 | 3,514 |
| Spouses and children of H1, H2, or H3 (H4) | 163,786 | 184,045 | 205,521 |
| Workers with extraordinary ability or achievement (O1) | 66,604 | 83,001 | 93,086 |
| Workers accompanying and assisting in performance of O1 workers (O2) | 20,762 | 24,190 | 26,593 |
| Spouses and children of O1 and O2 (O3) | 8,238 | 9,940 | 11,733 |
| Internationally recognized athletes or entertainers (P1) | 85,583 | 95,470 | 99,351 |
| Artists or entertainers in reciprocal exchange programs (P2) | 12,306 | 13,808 | 14,292 |
| Artists or entertainers in culturally unique programs (P3) | 9,512 | 11,191 | 11,729 |
| Spouses and children of P1, P2, or P3 (P4) | 3,565 | 3,390 | 3,754 |
| Workers in international cultural exchange programs (Q1) | 2,685 | 2,976 | 2,988 |
| Workers in religious occupations (R1) | 14,191 | 13,839 | 14,109 |
| Spouses and children of R1 (R2) | 4,337 | 3,781 | 3,526 |
| North American Free Trade Agreement (NAFTA) professional workers (TN) | 612,535 | 712,737 | 787,180 |
| Spouses and children of TN (TD) | 59,708 | 69,840 | 82,265 |
| Intracompany transferees | 723,641 | 835,707 | 917,613 |
| Intracompany transferees (L1) | 503,206 | 591,728 | 648,611 |
| Spouses and children of L1 (L2) | 220,435 | 243,979 | 269,002 |
| Treaty traders and investors | 373,360 | 422,025 | 449,732 |
| Treaty traders and their spouses and children (E1) | 71,652 | 78,100 | 78,511 |
| Treaty investors and their spouses and children (E2) | 279,288 | 314,464 | 335,820 |
| Treaty investors and their spouses and children (CNMI only) (E2C) | 5 | D | - |
| Australian Free Trade Agreement principals, spouses and children (E3) | 22,415 | 29,459 | 35,401 |
| Representatives of foreign information media | 45,827 | 46,054 | 48,236 |
| Representatives of foreign information media and spouses and children (I1) | 45,827 | 46,054 | 48,236 |
| Students | 1,669,225 | 1,837,664 | 1,990,661 |
| Academic students (F1) | 1,577,509 | 1,737,927 | 1,886,948 |
| Spouses and children of F1 (F2) | 71,167 | 78,215 | 83,004 |
| Vocational students (M1) | 19,106 | 20,534 | 19,878 |
| Spouses and children of M1 (M2) | 1,443 | 988 | 831 |
| Exchange visitors | 492,937 | 557,760 | 576,347 |
| Exchange visitors (J1) | 433,534 | 486,827 | 502,372 |
| Spouses and children of J1 (J2) | 59,403 | 70,933 | 73,975 |
| Diplomats and other representatives | 373,330 | 421,144 | 438,477 |
| Ambassadors, public ministers, career diplomatic or consular officers and their families (A1) | 34,548 | 39,239 | 40,410 |
| Other foreign government officials or employees and their families (A2) | 164,896 | 179,956 | 183,104 |
| Attendants, servants, or personal employees of A1 and A2 and their families (A3) | 1,381 | 1,642 | 1,449 |
| Principals of recognized foreign governments (G1) | 15,254 | 15,274 | 15,947 |
| Other representatives of recognized foreign governments (G2) | 16,011 | 19,346 | 21,481 |
| Representatives of nonrecognized or nonmember foreign governments (G3) | 864 | 804 | 943 |
| International organization officers or employees (G4) | 108,478 | 116,363 | 121,890 |
| Attendants, servants, or personal employees of representatives (G5) | 1,137 | 1,116 | 1,093 |
| North Atlantic Treaty Organization (NATO) officials, spouses, and children (N1 to N7) | 30,761 | 47,404 | 52,160 |
| Temporary visitors for pleasure | 48,346,018 | 59,784,922 | 61,017,237 |
| Temporary visitors for pleasure (B2) | 29,915,467 | 40,457,847 | 41,671,997 |
| Visa Waiver Program – temporary visitors for pleasure (WT) | 17,168,958 | 18,161,646 | 18,138,442 |
| Guam Visa Waiver Program – temporary visitors for pleasure to Guam (GT) | X | X | X |
| Guam - Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Visa Waiver Program - temporary visitors for pleasure to Guam or Northern Mariana Islands (GMT) | 1,261,593 | 1,165,429 | 1,206,798 |
| Temporary visitors for business | 6,299,533 | 7,734,191 | 8,008,659 |
| Temporary visitors for business (B1) | 3,498,688 | 4,755,509 | 4,933,958 |
| Visa Waiver Program – temporary visitors for business (WB) | 2,798,130 | 2,976,445 | 3,070,226 |
| Guam Visa Waiver Program – temporary visitors for business to Guam (GB) | X | X | X |
| Guam - Commonwealth of Northern Mariana Islands (CNMI) Visa Waiver Program - temporary visitors for business to Guam or Northern Mariana Islands (GMB) | 2,715 | 2,237 | 4,475 |
| Transit aliens | 628,711 | 1,004,916 | 689,990 |
| Aliens in continuous and immediate transit through the United States (C1) | 608,396 | 987,546 | 672,420 |
| Aliens in transit to the United Nations (C2) | 2,269 | 638 | 524 |
| Foreign government officials, their spouses, children, and attendants in transit (C3) | 18,046 | 16,732 | 17,046 |
| Commuter students | 105,263 | 109,833 | 100,495 |
| Canadian or Mexican national academic commuter students (F3) | 105,263 | 109,833 | 100,495 |
| Canadian or Mexican national vocational commuter students (M3) | - | - | - |
| Alien Fiancé(e)s of U.S. citizens and children | 29,773 | 41,778 | 35,266 |
| Fiancé(e)s of U.S. citizens (K1) | 26,046 | 36,680 | 30,942 |
| Children of K1 (K2) | 3,727 | 5,098 | 4,324 |
| Legal Immigration Family Equity (LIFE) Act | 3,014 | 2,275 | 1,627 |
| Spouses of U.S. citizens, visa pending (K3) | 1,262 | 1,004 | 644 |
| Children of U.S. citizens, visa pending (K4) | 417 | 336 | 99 |
| Spouses of permanent residents, visa pending (V1) | 867 | 647 | 563 |
| Children of permanent residents, visa pending (V2) | 271 | 252 | 307 |
| Dependents of V1 or V2, visa pending (V3) | 197 | 36 | 14 |
| Other | 87 | 72 | 74 |
| Unknown | 107,626 | 37,090 | 56,860 |
X Not applicable.
D Data withheld to limit disclosure.
- Represents zero.
1 Estimated admission totals rounded to the nearest hundred thousand. Excludes sea and air crew admissions (D1 and D2 visas).
2 Beginning in 2010, the number of I-94 admissions greatly exceeds totals reported in previous years due to a more complete count of land admissions.
3 Beginning in 2006, annual increases in H2A admissions may be due to more complete recording of pedestrian admissions along the Southwest border.
4 Issuances of H2R (returning H2B workers not subject to annual numerical limits) ceased at the end of 2007.
Notes: Admissions represent counts of events, i.e., arrivals, not unique individuals; multiple entries of an individual on the same day are counted as one admission.
The majority of short-term admissions from Canada and Mexico are excluded.
Source: U.S. Department of Homeland Security.
