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Table 31. Nonimmigrant Admissions (I-94 Only) by Selected Category of Admission and Month of Arrival: Fiscal Year 2016

Month of ArrivalTotalTourists and Business Travelers (Visa Waiver)1Tourists and Business Travelers (Other)2Students and Exchange Visitors3Temporary Workers and Families4Diplomats and Other Representatives5All Other ClassesUnknown
Total76,786,75123,132,81745,995,6162,528,9903,896,674438,725745,00148,928
October 20156,282,0132,109,5633,671,996107,881286,90238,75563,6203,296
November 20155,895,0221,659,2803,707,451112,422311,93934,29066,2363,404
December 20157,212,6861,862,7134,762,832151,244334,04627,32870,3134,210
January 20165,992,0761,466,0943,484,776495,972425,64737,13577,9904,462
February 20165,353,4051,591,2483,228,003105,766324,12929,54370,9703,746
March 20166,523,6171,916,6593,969,658176,980348,05235,66972,3494,250
April 20165,944,2231,834,9613,573,800100,771326,30338,07466,7503,564
May 20166,337,0311,890,2233,872,553155,702319,37737,69757,8563,623
June 20166,287,7921,929,8963,777,175201,511290,99236,95747,5053,756
July 20167,307,4262,336,0614,421,687156,358300,89537,50847,8237,094
August 20167,111,1732,372,4533,755,591556,576329,23741,50351,4294,384
September 20166,540,2872,163,6663,770,094207,807299,15544,26652,1603,139

1 Includes GB, GMB, GT, GMT, WB, and WT admissions.

2 Includes B1, B2 and a limited number of Border Crossing Card (BCC) admissions.

3 Includes principals, spouses, and children (F1, F2, J1, J2, M1, and M2 admissions).

4 Includes principals, spouses, and children (CW1, CW2, E1 to E3, H1B, H1B1, H1C, H2A, H2B, H2R, H3, H4, I1, L1, L2, O1 to O3, P1 to P4, Q1, R1, R2, TD and TN admissions).

5 Includes principals, spouses, and children (A1 to A3, G1 to G5, and N1 to N7 admissions).

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.

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