page_title: B visa
section_title: Visitor visas issued
hierarchical_section_title: B visa / Statistics / Visitor visas issued
caption_attribution_description: English: Number of non-immigrant admissions for tourists and business purposes into the United States in fiscal year 2016 &#160;&#160; United States&#160;&#160; Over 2 million admissions&#160;&#160; Over 1 million admissions&#160;&#160; Over 500 thousand admissions&#160;&#160; Over 250 thousand admissions&#160;&#160; Over 100 thousand admissions&#160;&#160; Over 15 thousand admissions&#160;&#160; Under 15 thousand admissions
context_page_description: A B visa is one of a category of non-immigrant visas issued by the United States government to foreign citizens seeking entry for a temporary period. The two types of B visa are the B-1 visa, issued to those seeking entry for business purposes, and the B-2 visa, issued to those seeking entry for tourism or other non-business purposes. In practice, the two visa categories are usually combined together and issued as a "B-1/B-2 visa" valid for a temporary visit for either business or pleasure, or a combination of the two. Citizens of certain countries do not usually need to obtain a visa for these purposes.
context_section_description: The highest number of B-1/B-2 visas were issued to nationals of the following countries in fiscal years 2015, 2016, and 2017.
  Including Border Crossing Cards
  In fiscal year 2014, most reasons to refuse a visa were cited as "failure to establish entitlement to nonimmigrant status", "incompatible application" (most overcome), "unlawful presence", "misrepresentation", "criminal convictions", "smugglers" and "controlled substance violators". Smaller number of applications were rejected for "physical or mental disorder", "prostitution", "espionage", "terrorist activities", "falsely claiming citizenship" and other grounds for refusal including "presidential proclamation", "money laundering", "communicable disease" and "commission of acts of torture or extrajudicial killings".
caption: Number of non-immigrant admissions for tourist and business purposes into the United States in fiscal year 2017  United States  Over 2 million admissions  Over 1 million admissions  Over 500 thousand admissions  Over 250 thousand admissions  Over 100 thousand admissions  Over 15 thousand admissions  Under 15 thousand admissions
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