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Table 31. Nonimmigrant Admissions (I-94 Only) by Selected Category of Admission and Month of Arrival: Fiscal Year 2018

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
Total81,279,69224,007,31549,779,7632,569,2253,919,567457,599502,29843,925
October 20176,614,8832,239,2003,893,427105,349292,69139,98740,6983,531
November 20176,099,9851,717,0643,887,778117,318296,84634,04343,4713,465
December 20177,352,5441,929,1274,897,759144,769306,60030,05540,1354,099
January 20186,090,4121,504,4223,594,303502,430398,33437,42750,1583,338
February 20185,602,4401,602,4223,539,057104,101281,49528,15144,2852,929
March 20187,003,9291,962,7364,447,009178,290325,11837,76748,9554,054
April 20186,681,2992,026,8694,092,380118,071354,32442,73343,5073,415
May 20186,837,6902,023,2154,264,174155,952313,81137,34839,5693,621
June 20186,703,6341,981,2814,135,379201,328307,23339,13835,7463,529
July 20187,797,2742,409,3694,752,402187,052364,02742,87437,4694,081
August 20187,778,1542,428,7294,357,617548,299358,51941,83938,7804,371
September 20186,717,4482,182,8813,918,478206,266320,56946,23739,5253,492

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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