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Official US State Department data

F-1 visa statistics for Saudi Arabia

How many F-1 visas nationals of Saudi Arabia are issued, and what each US consulate in Saudi Arabia issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

F-1 visas issued to nationals of Saudi Arabia

Every F-1 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

2,9232,923

Down 35%vs 4,474 in the 12 months before

Down 35% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 50% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
244
Busiest month
661
Jul 2025
Latest month
45
Feb 2026Down 75%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 4.5k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 2.9k

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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

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.

010k20k30k40k
28k
28k
29k
Pre-COVID peak32k
28k
16k
11k
13k
12k
2.6k
4.8k
4.8k
5.4k
4.3k
3.6k
690
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 27,738 visas; FY2012: 27,932 visas; FY2013: 28,597 visas; FY2014: 32,006 visas; FY2015: 28,171 visas; FY2016: 16,474 visas; FY2017: 11,414 visas; FY2018: 12,502 visas; FY2019: 11,830 visas; FY2020: 2,595 visas; FY2021: 4,841 visas; FY2022: 4,839 visas; FY2023: 5,415 visas; FY2024: 4,301 visas; FY2025: 3,572 visas; FY2026: 690 visas so far.

FY2025 had 3,572 visas (−17% on FY2024). That's 89% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2014). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 48% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Saudi Arabia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202645183Down 75%
January 2026100201Down 50%
December 2025280464Down 40%
November 2025135270Down 50%
October 2025130221Down 41%
September 202590239Down 62%
August 2025497440Up 13%
July 2025661933Down 29%
June 2025237698Down 66%
May 2025372428Down 13%
April 2025231184Up 26%
March 2025145213Down 32%
February 2025183–
January 2025201–
December 2024464–
November 2024270–
October 2024221–
September 2024239–
August 2024440–
July 2024933–
June 2024698–
May 2024428–
April 2024184–
March 2024213–

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.

F-1 visas issued in Saudi Arabia

How many F-1 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

3,2133,213

Down 38%vs 5,205 in the 12 months before

Down 38% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 52% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
268
Busiest month
734
Jul 2025
Latest month
47
Feb 2026Down 76%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 5.2k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 3.2k

02505007501k1.3k
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
  • Riyadh35% of total
    1.1kDown 37%
    1,116 visas in the last 12 months, 1,758 in the 12 months before
  • Jeddah34% of total
    1.1kDown 42%
    1,099 visas in the last 12 months, 1,902 in the 12 months before
  • Dhahran31% of total
    998Down 35%
    998 visas in the last 12 months, 1,545 in the 12 months before

Riyadh issues the most: 35% of the total. Jeddah issued 42% fewer.

When visas are issued

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

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
21%
3.7%

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

Busiest: July 2023: 1,255 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    5.8k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    5.2k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 9.6%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    3.5k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 33%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    154

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 63%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 3,470 visas (−33% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 63% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Saudi Arabia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202647196Down 76%
January 2026107215Down 50%
December 2025298538Down 45%
November 2025140306Down 54%
October 2025138251Down 45%
September 202597255Down 62%
August 2025510510About flat, 0%
July 20257341,073Down 32%
June 2025271823Down 67%
May 2025430553Down 22%
April 2025279233Up 20%
March 2025162252Down 36%
February 2025196180Up 8.9%
January 2025215223Down 3.6%
December 2024538511Up 5.3%
November 2024306310About flat, 1.3%
October 2024251195Up 29%
September 2024255191Up 34%
August 2024510831Down 39%
July 20241,0731,255Down 15%
June 2024823787Up 4.6%
May 2024553579Down 4.5%
April 2024233222Up 5%
March 2024252312Down 19%

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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