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Official US State Department data

M-1 visa statistics for the United Arab Emirates

How many M-1 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

M-1 visas issued to nationals of the United Arab Emirates

Every M-1 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

Sep 2025 – Dec 2025

44

Monthly average
1
Busiest month
2
Sep 2025
Latest month
1
Dec 2025

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 4

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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 peak64
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– Years without complete data in this dataset. Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 6 visas; FY2012: 8 visas; FY2013: 37 visas; FY2014: 64 visas; FY2015: 35 visas; FY2016: 33 visas; FY2017: 14 visas; FY2018: 4 visas; FY2019: 1 visas; FY2020: 0 visas; FY2021: 2 visas; FY2022: 4 visas; FY2023: 4 visas; FY2024: 0 visas; FY2026: 2 visas so far.

FY2024 had 0 visas (−100% on FY2023). That's 100% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2014).

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of the United Arab Emirates
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
December 20251–
November 20250–
October 20251–
September 20252–

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.

M-1 visas issued in the United Arab Emirates

How many M-1 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

5555

Up 17%vs 47 in the 12 months before

Up 17% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 340% above the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
5
Busiest month
12
Jan 2026
Latest month
3
Feb 2026Up 50%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 47

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 55

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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
  • Dubai75% of total
    41Up 41%
    41 visas in the last 12 months, 29 in the 12 months before
  • Abu Dhabi25% of total
    14Down 22%
    14 visas in the last 12 months, 18 in the 12 months before

Dubai issues the most: 75% of the total. Dubai grew the most (+41%); Abu Dhabi issued 22% fewer.

When visas are issued

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

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
15%
5%

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

Busiest: January 2026: 12 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    40

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    51

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Up 28%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    44

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 14%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    15

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Up 275%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 44 visas (−14% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 275% ahead of the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in the United Arab Emirates
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202632Up 50%
January 2026122Up 500%
December 202571Up 600%
November 202531Up 200%
October 202583Up 167%
September 202557Down 29%
August 202525Down 60%
July 202545Down 20%
June 202514Down 75%
May 202536Down 50%
April 202513Down 67%
March 202568Down 25%
February 202522About flat, 0%
January 202526Down 67%
December 202410
November 202413Down 67%
October 202434Down 25%
September 202474Up 75%
August 202454Up 25%
July 202453Up 67%
June 202442Up 100%
May 202464Up 50%
April 202435Down 40%
March 202486Up 33%

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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