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Official US State Department data

B1/B2 visa statistics for Saudi Arabia

How many B1/B2 visas nationals of Saudi Arabia are issued, and what each US consulate in Saudi Arabia issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

B1/B2 visas issued to nationals of Saudi Arabia

Every B1/B2 visa issued to a national of Saudi Arabia, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Saudi Arabia, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

41,99441,994

Down 24%vs 54,896 in the 12 months before

Down 24% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
3.5k
Busiest month
4.9k
Mar 2025
Latest month
2.7k
Feb 2026Down 22%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 55k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 42k

02k4k6k8k
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

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.

025k50k75k100k125k
Pre-COVID peak85k
78k
52k
57k
59k
22k
7.4k
37k
58k
54k
48k
14k
'15'16'17'18'19'20'21'22'23'24'25'26

Striped: the current year so far.

FY2015: 85,303 visas; FY2016: 78,042 visas; FY2017: 52,476 visas; FY2018: 57,354 visas; FY2019: 58,802 visas; FY2020: 22,190 visas; FY2021: 7,380 visas; FY2022: 37,307 visas; FY2023: 58,436 visas; FY2024: 54,151 visas; FY2025: 48,273 visas; FY2026: 13,668 visas so far.

FY2025 had 48,273 visas (−11% on FY2024). That's 43% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2015). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 31% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Saudi Arabia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20262,7443,524Down 22%
January 20263,1014,929Down 37%
December 20252,3923,469Down 31%
November 20252,4763,589Down 31%
October 20252,9554,436Down 33%
September 20253,3715,051Down 33%
August 20253,5464,533Down 22%
July 20254,2514,975Down 15%
June 20253,8924,674Down 17%
May 20254,3496,447Down 33%
April 20254,0384,678Down 14%
March 20254,8794,591Up 6.3%
February 20253,524–
January 20254,929–
December 20243,469–
November 20243,589–
October 20244,436–
September 20245,051–
August 20244,533–
July 20244,975–
June 20244,674–
May 20246,447–
April 20244,678–
March 20244,591–

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 Saudi Arabia who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Saudi Arabia.

B1/B2 visas issued in Saudi Arabia

How many B1/B2 visas the US consulates in Saudi Arabia issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Saudi Arabia, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

50,38250,382

Down 38%vs 81,326 in the 12 months before

Down 38% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
4.2k
Busiest month
6k
Mar 2025
Latest month
3.1k
Feb 2026Down 33%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 81k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 50k

02.5k5k7.5k10k
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
  • Riyadh54% of total
    27kDown 35%
    27,357 visas in the last 12 months, 42,206 in the 12 months before
  • Jeddah24% of total
    12kDown 38%
    12,282 visas in the last 12 months, 19,826 in the 12 months before
  • Dhahran21% of total
    11kDown 44%
    10,743 visas in the last 12 months, 19,294 in the 12 months before

Riyadh issues the most: 54% of the total. Dhahran issued 44% fewer.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Saudi Arabia each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
10%
5.8%

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

Busiest: May 2024: 9,265 visas

FewerMoreNo data

In 2023–2025, May was typically the busiest month and December the quietest.

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    85k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    81k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 5%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    55k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 32%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    6.8k

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 41%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 55,181 visas (−32% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 41% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Saudi Arabia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20263,1484,683Down 33%
January 20263,6886,952Down 47%
December 20252,7575,220Down 47%
November 20253,0075,598Down 46%
October 20253,5706,936Down 49%
September 20254,0387,973Down 49%
August 20254,3107,231Down 40%
July 20255,0567,531Down 33%
June 20254,5596,590Down 31%
May 20255,1809,265Down 44%
April 20255,0716,409Down 21%
March 20255,9986,938Down 14%
February 20254,6834,445Up 5.4%
January 20256,9526,594Up 5.4%
December 20245,2205,142About flat, 1.5%
November 20245,5986,906Down 19%
October 20246,9368,046Down 14%
September 20247,9735,159Up 55%
August 20247,2316,748Up 7.2%
July 20247,5316,736Up 12%
June 20246,5905,298Up 24%
May 20249,2658,925Up 3.8%
April 20246,4096,934Down 7.6%
March 20246,9389,075Down 24%

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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