Official US State Department data
How many F-1 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
1,5731,573
Down 24% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 2.1k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 1.6k
Every US consulate in the United Arab Emirates: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Dubai issued 56% of the F-1 visas issued in the United Arab Emirates in the last 12 months, up from 51% 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: August 2022: 844 visas
In 2023–2025, July was typically the busiest month and February the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
2.3k
Jan – Dec 2023
2.1k
Jan – Dec 2024
1.5k
Jan – Dec 2025
90
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 1,544 visas (−27% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 48% ahead of the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 30 | 16 | Up 88% |
| January 2026 | 60 | 45 | Up 33% |
| December 2025 | 69 | 91 | Down 24% |
| November 2025 | 52 | 99 | Down 47% |
| October 2025 | 31 | 120 | Down 74% |
| September 2025 | 26 | 59 | Down 56% |
| August 2025 | 180 | 224 | Down 20% |
| July 2025 | 431 | 457 | Down 5.7% |
| June 2025 | 212 | 441 | Down 52% |
| May 2025 | 297 | 328 | Down 9.5% |
| April 2025 | 115 | 104 | Up 11% |
| March 2025 | 70 | 81 | Down 14% |
| February 2025 | 16 | 23 | Down 30% |
| January 2025 | 45 | 100 | Down 55% |
| December 2024 | 91 | 95 | Down 4.2% |
| November 2024 | 99 | 103 | Down 3.9% |
| October 2024 | 120 | 92 | Up 30% |
| September 2024 | 59 | 42 | Up 40% |
| August 2024 | 224 | 422 | Down 47% |
| July 2024 | 457 | 672 | Down 32% |
| June 2024 | 441 | 352 | Up 25% |
| May 2024 | 328 | 247 | Up 33% |
| April 2024 | 104 | 74 | Up 41% |
| March 2024 | 81 | 79 | About flat, 2.5% |
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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