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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for the United Arab Emirates

How many B1/B2 visas nationals of the United Arab Emirates are issued, and what each US consulate in the United Arab Emirates issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of the United Arab Emirates

Every B1/B2 visa issued to a national of the United Arab Emirates, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of the United Arab Emirates, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

11,15111,151

Down 24%vs 14,729 in the 12 months before

Down 24% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
929
Busiest month
1.3k
Apr 2025
Latest month
803
Feb 2026About flat, 1.9%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 15k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 11k

05001k1.5k2k
Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

05k10k15k20k25k
Pre-COVID peak17k
16k
12k
14k
15k
5.2k
6k
13k
17k
17k
12k
3.9k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 17,175 visas; FY2016: 16,090 visas; FY2017: 11,992 visas; FY2018: 13,564 visas; FY2019: 15,087 visas; FY2020: 5,210 visas; FY2021: 5,950 visas; FY2022: 13,262 visas; FY2023: 17,091 visas; FY2024: 16,656 visas; FY2025: 11,990 visas; FY2026: 3,911 visas so far.

FY2025 had 11,990 visas (−28% on FY2024). That's 30% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2015). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 18% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of the United Arab Emirates
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 2026803788About flat, 1.9%
January 2026992973About flat, 2%
December 2025533764Down 30%
November 2025661925Down 29%
October 20259221,300Down 29%
September 20259051,389Down 35%
August 20259491,640Down 42%
July 20251,0091,449Down 30%
June 20251,0481,481Down 29%
May 20251,1431,738Down 34%
April 20251,273947Up 34%
March 20259131,335Down 32%
February 2025788–
January 2025973–
December 2024764–
November 2024925–
October 20241,300–
September 20241,389–
August 20241,640–
July 20241,449–
June 20241,481–
May 20241,738–
April 2024947–
March 20241,335–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of the United Arab Emirates who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for the United Arab Emirates.

B1/B2 visas issued in the United Arab Emirates

How many B1/B2 visas the US consulates in the United Arab Emirates issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in the United Arab Emirates, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

68,77368,773

Down 26%vs 93,312 in the 12 months before

Down 26% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
5.7k
Busiest month
8.2k
Apr 2025
Latest month
5.6k
Feb 2026Down 30%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 93k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 69k

02.5k5k7.5k10k13k
Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 monthsThe 12 months before
  • Dubai77% of total
    53kDown 8.1%
    53,060 visas in the last 12 months, 57,749 in the 12 months before
  • Abu Dhabi23% of total
    16kDown 56%
    15,713 visas in the last 12 months, 35,563 in the 12 months before

Dubai issues the most: 77% of the total. Abu Dhabi issued 56% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in the United Arab Emirates each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
10%
4.9%

Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.

Busiest: May 2024: 9,895 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, January was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    80k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    95k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 18%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    75k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 21%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    11k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 35%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 74,729 visas (−21% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 35% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in the United Arab Emirates
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20265,5797,995Down 30%
January 20265,3698,909Down 40%
December 20253,4515,610Down 38%
November 20254,4426,444Down 31%
October 20255,5719,188Down 39%
September 20254,9828,606Down 42%
August 20255,6007,689Down 27%
July 20255,6256,434Down 13%
June 20254,9176,074Down 19%
May 20257,6619,895Down 23%
April 20258,2396,658Up 24%
March 20257,3379,810Down 25%
February 20257,9959,163Down 13%
January 20258,9099,293Down 4.1%
December 20245,6103,366Up 67%
November 20246,4447,710Down 16%
October 20249,1888,483Up 8.3%
September 20248,6066,757Up 27%
August 20247,6897,381Up 4.2%
July 20246,4346,383About flat, 0.8%
June 20246,0745,363Up 13%
May 20249,8956,965Up 42%
April 20246,6585,474Up 22%
March 20249,8108,168Up 20%

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

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