Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Abu Dhabi, and its share of everything issued in the United Arab Emirates.
Visas issued at Abu Dhabi, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
15,71315,713
Down 56% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 70% below the same months a year earlier.
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Every US consulate in the United Arab Emirates: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Abu Dhabi issued 23% of the B1/B2 visas issued in the United Arab Emirates in the last 12 months, down from 38% the year before. It ranks 2nd of 2.
Visas issued at Abu Dhabi each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: January 2023: 3,823 visas
In 2023–2025, January was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
37k
Jan – Dec 2023
36k
Jan – Dec 2024
20k
Jan – Dec 2025
1.7k
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 20,056 visas (−45% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 72% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 898 | 2,789 | Down 68% |
| January 2026 | 806 | 3,258 | Down 75% |
| December 2025 | 679 | 1,849 | Down 63% |
| November 2025 | 492 | 2,755 | Down 82% |
| October 2025 | 718 | 3,731 | Down 81% |
| September 2025 | 736 | 3,411 | Down 78% |
| August 2025 | 816 | 3,184 | Down 74% |
| July 2025 | 1,169 | 2,560 | Down 54% |
| June 2025 | 1,286 | 2,296 | Down 44% |
| May 2025 | 2,436 | 3,770 | Down 35% |
| April 2025 | 2,949 | 2,407 | Up 23% |
| March 2025 | 2,728 | 3,553 | Down 23% |
| February 2025 | 2,789 | 3,187 | Down 12% |
| January 2025 | 3,258 | 3,702 | Down 12% |
| December 2024 | 1,849 | 1,137 | Up 63% |
| November 2024 | 2,755 | 3,799 | Down 27% |
| October 2024 | 3,731 | 3,292 | Up 13% |
| September 2024 | 3,411 | 3,425 | About flat, 0.4% |
| August 2024 | 3,184 | 3,018 | Up 5.5% |
| July 2024 | 2,560 | 2,934 | Down 13% |
| June 2024 | 2,296 | 2,379 | Down 3.5% |
| May 2024 | 3,770 | 3,417 | Up 10% |
| April 2024 | 2,407 | 2,597 | Down 7.3% |
| March 2024 | 3,553 | 3,822 | Down 7% |
Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in the United Arab Emirates
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