Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Dubai, and its share of everything issued in the United Arab Emirates.
Visas issued at Dubai, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
53,06053,060
Down 8.1% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 58k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 53k
Every US consulate in the United Arab Emirates: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Dubai issued 77% of the B1/B2 visas issued in the United Arab Emirates in the last 12 months, up from 62% the year before. That's more than any other consulate.
Visas issued at Dubai each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: March 2024: 6,257 visas
In 2023–2025, October was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
43k
Jan – Dec 2023
58k
Jan – Dec 2024
55k
Jan – Dec 2025
9.2k
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 54,673 visas (−6.5% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 15% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 4,681 | 5,206 | Down 10% |
| January 2026 | 4,563 | 5,651 | Down 19% |
| December 2025 | 2,772 | 3,761 | Down 26% |
| November 2025 | 3,950 | 3,689 | Up 7.1% |
| October 2025 | 4,853 | 5,457 | Down 11% |
| September 2025 | 4,246 | 5,195 | Down 18% |
| August 2025 | 4,784 | 4,505 | Up 6.2% |
| July 2025 | 4,456 | 3,874 | Up 15% |
| June 2025 | 3,631 | 3,778 | Down 3.9% |
| May 2025 | 5,225 | 6,125 | Down 15% |
| April 2025 | 5,290 | 4,251 | Up 24% |
| March 2025 | 4,609 | 6,257 | Down 26% |
| February 2025 | 5,206 | 5,976 | Down 13% |
| January 2025 | 5,651 | 5,591 | About flat, 1.1% |
| December 2024 | 3,761 | 2,229 | Up 69% |
| November 2024 | 3,689 | 3,911 | Down 5.7% |
| October 2024 | 5,457 | 5,191 | Up 5.1% |
| September 2024 | 5,195 | 3,332 | Up 56% |
| August 2024 | 4,505 | 4,363 | Up 3.3% |
| July 2024 | 3,874 | 3,449 | Up 12% |
| June 2024 | 3,778 | 2,984 | Up 27% |
| May 2024 | 6,125 | 3,548 | Up 73% |
| April 2024 | 4,251 | 2,877 | Up 48% |
| March 2024 | 6,257 | 4,346 | Up 44% |
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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