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Official US State Department data

H-1B visa statistics for the United Arab Emirates

How many H-1B 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

H-1B visas issued to nationals of the United Arab Emirates

Every H-1B 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

Jul 2025 – Jan 2026

33

Monthly average
0
Busiest month
1
Jul 2025
Latest month
1
Jan 2026

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 3

01234
Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '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.

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Pre-COVID peak6
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– Years without complete data in this dataset. Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 0 visas; FY2012: 4 visas; FY2013: 3 visas; FY2014: 1 visas; FY2015: 1 visas; FY2016: 6 visas; FY2017: 2 visas; FY2018: 1 visas; FY2019: 3 visas; FY2020: 1 visas; FY2021: 0 visas; FY2022: 2 visas; FY2023: 2 visas; FY2024: 0 visas; FY2026: 2 visas so far.

FY2024 had 0 visas (−100% on FY2023). That's 100% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2016).

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of the United Arab Emirates
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
January 20261–
December 20250–
November 20250–
October 20251–
September 20250–
August 20250–
July 20251–

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.

H-1B visas issued in the United Arab Emirates

How many H-1B 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

567567

Down 48%vs 1,087 in the 12 months before

Down 48% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 70% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
47
Busiest month
67
Mar 2025
Latest month
14
Feb 2026Down 81%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.1k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 567

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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
  • Dubai86% of total
    490Down 18%
    490 visas in the last 12 months, 599 in the 12 months before
  • Abu Dhabi14% of total
    77Down 84%
    77 visas in the last 12 months, 488 in the 12 months before

Dubai issues the most: 86% of the total. Abu Dhabi issued 84% fewer.

When visas are issued

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

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
14%
5.6%

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

Busiest: December 2024: 170 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    907

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    1.1k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 20%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    720

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 34%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    61

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 71%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 720 visas (−34% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 71% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in the United Arab Emirates
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261474Down 81%
January 202647140Down 66%
December 202553170Down 69%
November 202551149Down 66%
October 202551110Down 54%
September 20253876Down 50%
August 20253070Down 57%
July 20256549Up 33%
June 20255172Down 29%
May 20254972Down 32%
April 20255141Up 24%
March 20256764Up 4.7%
February 20257459Up 25%
January 2025140157Down 11%
December 202417077Up 121%
November 2024149108Up 38%
October 2024110100Up 10%
September 20247648Up 58%
August 20247074Down 5.4%
July 20244983Down 41%
June 20247252Up 38%
May 202472104Down 31%
April 20244154Down 24%
March 20246468Down 5.9%

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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