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    United Arab Emirates: U.S. visas issued by month

    In February 2026, the State Department issued 1,117 nonimmigrant visas and 75 immigrant visas to applicants from United Arab Emirates, according to its monthly issuance reports. In February 2025, the figures were 889 and 100. That was the 55th most nonimmigrant visas and the 22nd most immigrant visas of the 189 nationalities listed here.

    Sources: U.S. Department of State: Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances and U.S. Department of State: Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances · Retrieved 2026-10-15 · Coverage 2022-10/2026-02

    Nonimmigrant visas issued to applicants from United Arab Emirates

    1,117 in February 2026, 26% more than February 2025 (889). 14,129 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total).

    Nonimmigrant visas issued to applicants from United Arab Emirates each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.01k2k3k2023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 20261,117
    Jan 20261,288
    Dec 2025707
    Nov 2025802
    Oct 20251,020
    Sep 20251,084
    Aug 20251,156
    Jul 20251,455
    Jun 20251,395
    May 20251,492
    Apr 20251,591
    Mar 20251,022
    Feb 2025889
    Jan 20251,131
    Dec 2024981
    Nov 20241,118
    Oct 20241,459
    Sep 20241,729
    Aug 20241,918
    Jul 20241,797
    Jun 20241,681
    May 20242,203
    Apr 20241,205
    Mar 20241,434
    Feb 20241,402
    Jan 20241,583
    Dec 20231,040
    Nov 20231,874
    Oct 20231,899
    Sep 20231,739
    Aug 20231,813
    Jul 20232,227
    Jun 20231,566
    May 20232,307
    Apr 20231,284
    Mar 20231,598
    Feb 20231,365
    Jan 20231,596
    Dec 20221,299
    Nov 20221,596
    Oct 20221,464
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    B1/B2Business and tourism visitor80378811,151
    A2271521,997
    F1Academic student1427548
    DCrew member614151
    A17066
    J1Exchange visitor4255
    G24050
    G14339
    F2Academic student's spouse or child1033
    I007
    H4H worker's spouse or child006
    M1Vocational student016
    L1Intracompany transferee105
    C1Transit104
    H1BSpecialty occupation worker003
    P1002
    O1Person of extraordinary ability111
    C1/DTransit and crew member001
    E2Treaty investor001
    J2Exchange visitor's spouse or child011
    O3001
    TD001

    Immigrant visas issued to applicants from United Arab Emirates

    75 in February 2026, 25% fewer than February 2025 (100). 1,156 over the past 12 months (sum of monthly reports, not an official total).

    Immigrant visas issued to applicants from United Arab Emirates each month, October 2022 to February 2026. The monthly figures are listed below the chart.0501001502002023202420252026
    Monthly figures
    MonthVisas issued
    Feb 202675
    Jan 202675
    Dec 2025107
    Nov 202598
    Oct 2025191
    Sep 202563
    Aug 2025133
    Jul 2025104
    Jun 202573
    May 202583
    Apr 202571
    Mar 202583
    Feb 2025100
    Jan 2025107
    Dec 202452
    Nov 202494
    Oct 2024106
    Sep 202486
    Aug 202484
    Jul 202478
    Jun 2024113
    May 2024112
    Apr 202452
    Mar 202454
    Feb 202453
    Jan 202444
    Dec 202333
    Nov 202337
    Oct 202339
    Sep 202346
    Aug 202334
    Jul 202344
    Jun 202367
    May 202392
    Apr 202373
    Mar 202398
    Feb 202345
    Jan 202347
    Dec 202239
    Nov 202256
    Oct 2022106
    Visa classFeb 2026Feb 2025Past 12 monthsSum of monthly reports, not an official total
    E3Employment-based, skilled worker or professional6151469
    IR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen312152
    F3Married son or daughter of a U.S. citizen1096
    IR2Child of a U.S. citizen0686
    F4Brother or sister of a U.S. citizen2082
    E2Employment-based, advanced degree or exceptional ability3159
    I50142
    CR1Spouse of a U.S. citizen, married under two years1328
    E1Employment-based, priority worker1023
    SQ30923
    EWEmployment-based, other worker0421
    F2ASpouse or child of a permanent resident0120
    FXSpouse or child of a permanent resident, exempt from the per-country limit0217
    F1Unmarried adult son or daughter of a U.S. citizen0216
    DVDiversity visa048
    F2BUnmarried adult son or daughter of a permanent resident005
    T5304
    IR5Parent of a U.S. citizen003
    GV3031
    IW001

    Related data for United Arab Emirates

    • Visitor visa refusal rate (a separate State Department table, published for each fiscal year).
    • Visas issued at U.S. posts in United Arab Emirates, to applicants of any nationality: Abu Dhabi, Dubai

    Worldwide issuances and every nationality →

    How to read these counts

    Each figure is the number of visas the State Department reported issuing in one month. It is not an approval rate. The files do not say how many people applied, were refused or are still waiting.

    Nonimmigrant visas are counted by the applicant's nationality. Immigrant visas are counted by foreign state of chargeability or place of birth, which can differ from nationality.

    The State Department revises monthly figures, and its annual Report of the Visa Office is the official count for a fiscal year. Where we add months together, the figure is labelled as a sum of monthly reports.

    Cite this data

    Visa Interviews Research. (2026). U.S. Visa Issuances by Nationality, Monthly (Version 2026-10-15-v1) [Data set]. VisaMind. https://www.visainterviews.com/datasets/us-visa-issuances-by-nationality

    Every month and visa class since October 2022 is in the downloads, including places too small for a page of their own.

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