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Official US State Department data

F-2 visa statistics for Saudi Arabia

How many F-2 visas nationals of Saudi Arabia are issued, and what each US consulate in Saudi Arabia issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

F-2 visas issued to nationals of Saudi Arabia

Every F-2 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

908908

Down 44%vs 1,624 in the 12 months before

Down 44% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 55% below the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
76
Busiest month
176
Jul 2025
Latest month
36
Feb 2026Down 71%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.6k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 908

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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.

02.5k5k7.5k10k13k
7k
7.2k
7.8k
Pre-COVID peak9.4k
8.7k
5.8k
4.4k
4.6k
4.2k
895
2.1k
2.3k
2.4k
1.6k
1.2k
222
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 7,019 visas; FY2012: 7,168 visas; FY2013: 7,850 visas; FY2014: 9,381 visas; FY2015: 8,702 visas; FY2016: 5,836 visas; FY2017: 4,412 visas; FY2018: 4,595 visas; FY2019: 4,242 visas; FY2020: 895 visas; FY2021: 2,122 visas; FY2022: 2,292 visas; FY2023: 2,392 visas; FY2024: 1,639 visas; FY2025: 1,188 visas; FY2026: 222 visas so far.

FY2025 had 1,188 visas (−28% on FY2024). That's 87% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2014). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 56% behind the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Saudi Arabia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202636124Down 71%
January 20264447Down 6.4%
December 202558135Down 57%
November 20253684Down 57%
October 202548112Down 57%
September 20256785Down 21%
August 2025149126Up 18%
July 2025176298Down 41%
June 202551204Down 75%
May 202574144Down 49%
April 20258485About flat, 1.2%
March 202585180Down 53%
February 2025124–
January 202547–
December 2024135–
November 202484–
October 2024112–
September 202485–
August 2024126–
July 2024298–
June 2024204–
May 2024144–
April 202485–
March 2024180–

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-2 visas issued in Saudi Arabia

How many F-2 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

946946

Down 46%vs 1,748 in the 12 months before

Down 46% on the previous 12 months.

Monthly average
79
Busiest month
179
Jul 2025
Latest month
36
Feb 2026Down 72%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 1.7k

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 946

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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
  • Riyadh41% of total
    385Down 37%
    385 visas in the last 12 months, 615 in the 12 months before
  • Jeddah33% of total
    314Down 54%
    314 visas in the last 12 months, 685 in the 12 months before
  • Dhahran26% of total
    247Down 45%
    247 visas in the last 12 months, 448 in the 12 months before

Riyadh issues the most: 41% of the total. Jeddah issued 54% fewer.

When visas are issued

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

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2022
2023
2024
2025
2026
Typical
18%
4.8%

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

Busiest: July 2023: 429 visas

FewerMoreNo data

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

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2023

    2.3k

    Jan – Dec 2023

    First full year in this data
  2. 2024

    1.8k

    Jan – Dec 2024

    Down 22%vs 2023
  3. 2025

    1k

    Jan – Dec 2025

    Down 43%vs 2024
  4. 2026So far

    82

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    Down 53%vs same months a year earlier

2025 had 1,038 visas (−43% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 53% behind the same months of 2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Saudi Arabia
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202636127Down 72%
January 20264647About flat, 2.1%
December 202561139Down 56%
November 20253995Down 59%
October 202548118Down 59%
September 20256892Down 26%
August 2025157139Up 13%
July 2025179311Down 42%
June 202552216Down 76%
May 202577163Down 53%
April 20258893Down 5.4%
March 202595208Down 54%
February 2025127153Down 17%
January 20254788Down 47%
December 2024139143About flat, 2.8%
November 202495126Down 25%
October 202411874Up 59%
September 20249268Up 35%
August 2024139306Down 55%
July 2024311429Down 28%
June 2024216303Down 29%
May 2024163248Down 34%
April 20249397Down 4.1%
March 2024208182Up 14%

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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