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Official US State Department data

H-4 visa statistics for the United Arab Emirates

How many H-4 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-4 visas issued to nationals of the United Arab Emirates

Every H-4 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 – Oct 2025

66

Monthly average
2
Busiest month
5
Jul 2025
Latest month
1
Oct 2025

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 6

02468
Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25

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 peak16
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– Years without complete data in this dataset. Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 0 visas; FY2012: 0 visas; FY2013: 16 visas; FY2014: 6 visas; FY2015: 0 visas; FY2016: 1 visas; FY2017: 0 visas; FY2018: 1 visas; FY2019: 0 visas; FY2020: 0 visas; FY2021: 0 visas; FY2022: 1 visas; FY2023: 0 visas; FY2024: 2 visas; FY2026: 1 visas so far.

FY2024 had 2 visas. That's 88% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2013).

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of the United Arab Emirates
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
October 20251–
September 20250–
August 20250–
July 20255–

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-4 visas issued in the United Arab Emirates

How many H-4 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

466466

Down 35%vs 717 in the 12 months before

Down 35% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 75% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
39
Busiest month
77
Mar 2025
Latest month
16
Feb 2026Down 75%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 717

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 466

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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
  • Dubai84% of total
    391Up 7.7%
    391 visas in the last 12 months, 363 in the 12 months before
  • Abu Dhabi16% of total
    75Down 79%
    75 visas in the last 12 months, 354 in the 12 months before

Dubai issues the most: 84% of the total. Abu Dhabi issued 79% fewer.

When visas are issued

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

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
11%
5.3%

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

Busiest: June 2024: 85 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, March was typically the busiest month and September the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    612

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    722

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 18%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    574

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 20%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    32

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 77%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 574 visas (−20% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 77% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in the United Arab Emirates
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261663Down 75%
January 20261677Down 79%
December 20252064Down 69%
November 20252662Down 58%
October 20253543Down 19%
September 20252049Down 59%
August 20252349Down 53%
July 20257659Up 29%
June 20254485Down 48%
May 20255568Down 19%
April 20255825Up 132%
March 20257773Up 5.5%
February 20256364About flat, 1.6%
January 20257781Down 4.9%
December 20246443Up 49%
November 20246264Down 3.1%
October 20244367Down 36%
September 20244935Up 40%
August 20244955Down 11%
July 20245963Down 6.3%
June 20248538Up 124%
May 20246866Up 3%
April 20242538Down 34%
March 20247353Up 38%

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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