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United Arab Emirates · All published months
- B1/B289,029
- A29,794
- F14,625
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| Month | B1/B2 | A2 | F1 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct '18 | 1,213 | 200 | 21 |
| Nov '18 | 896 | 77 | 50 |
| Dec '18 | 802 | 95 | 136 |
| Jan '19 | 1,277 | 277 | 85 |
| Feb '19 | 1,114 | 140 | 21 |
| Mar '19 | 1,273 | 136 | 9 |
| Apr '19 | 1,333 | 91 | 9 |
| May '19 | 1,333 | 67 | 62 |
| Jun '19 | 1,515 | 60 | 76 |
| Jul '19 | 1,723 | 213 | 180 |
| Aug '19 | 1,119 | 92 | 140 |
| Sep '19 | 1,233 | 81 | 34 |
| Oct '19 | 1,028 | 117 | 20 |
| Nov '19 | 811 | 38 | 38 |
| Dec '19 | 603 | 138 | 138 |
| Jan '20 | 658 | 62 | 66 |
| Feb '20 | 1,083 | 66 | 21 |
| Mar '20 | 826 | 66 | 12 |
| Apr '20 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| May '20 | 3 | 0 | 0 |
| Jun '20 | 18 | 23 | 0 |
| Jul '20 | 28 | 26 | 4 |
| Aug '20 | 57 | 15 | 59 |
| Sep '20 | 94 | 38 | 15 |
| Oct '20 | 188 | 23 | 11 |
| Nov '20 | 225 | 24 | 33 |
| Dec '20 | 193 | 43 | 51 |
| Jan '21 | 260 | 31 | 46 |
| Feb '21 | 273 | 70 | 15 |
| Mar '21 | 354 | 95 | 9 |
| Apr '21 | 490 | 132 | 16 |
| May '21 | 474 | 185 | 17 |
| Jun '21 | 602 | 71 | 55 |
| Jul '21 | 782 | 86 | 80 |
| Aug '21 | 1,006 | 113 | 107 |
| Sep '21 | 1,111 | 134 | 37 |
| Oct '21 | 966 | 40 | 15 |
| Nov '21 | 1,210 | 105 | 29 |
| Dec '21 | 725 | 85 | 78 |
| Jan '22 | 910 | 83 | 56 |
| Feb '22 | 935 | 69 | 21 |
| Mar '22 | 1,531 | 268 | 15 |
| Apr '22 | 1,081 | 112 | 24 |
| May '22 | 799 | 69 | 23 |
| Jun '22 | 1,465 | 66 | 42 |
| Jul '22 | 969 | 128 | 58 |
| Aug '22 | 1,472 | 90 | 81 |
| Sep '22 | 1,221 | 173 | 15 |
| Oct '22 | 1,321 | 89 | 25 |
| Nov '22 | 1,300 | 188 | 69 |
| Dec '22 | 981 | 142 | 128 |
| Jan '23 | 1,406 | 124 | 31 |
| Feb '23 | 1,236 | 83 | 6 |
| Mar '23 | 1,468 | 55 | 28 |
| Apr '23 | 1,070 | 133 | 36 |
| May '23 | 1,932 | 210 | 95 |
| Jun '23 | 1,410 | 74 | 43 |
| Jul '23 | 1,874 | 117 | 183 |
| Aug '23 | 1,613 | 46 | 93 |
| Sep '23 | 1,541 | 119 | 16 |
| Oct '23 | 1,752 | 93 | 26 |
| Nov '23 | 1,453 | 207 | 175 |
| Dec '23 | 766 | 131 | 114 |
| Jan '24 | 1,451 | 72 | 34 |
| Feb '24 | 1,291 | 61 | 28 |
| Mar '24 | 1,335 | 30 | 22 |
| Apr '24 | 947 | 170 | 31 |
| May '24 | 1,738 | 274 | 119 |
| Jun '24 | 1,481 | 84 | 56 |
| Jul '24 | 1,449 | 80 | 190 |
| Aug '24 | 1,640 | 70 | 149 |
| Sep '24 | 1,389 | 253 | 43 |
| Oct '24 | 1,300 | 84 | 27 |
| Nov '24 | 925 | 135 | 31 |
| Dec '24 | 764 | 134 | 66 |
| Jan '25 | 973 | 74 | 56 |
| Feb '25 | 788 | 52 | 27 |
| Mar '25 | 913 | 74 | 6 |
| Apr '25 | 1,273 | 198 | 84 |
| May '25 | 1,143 | 255 | 73 |
| Jun '25 | 1,048 | 311 | 22 |
| Jul '25 | 1,009 | 250 | 124 |
| Aug '25 | 949 | 76 | 59 |
| Sep '25 | 905 | 105 | 21 |
| Oct '25 | 922 | 54 | 10 |
| Nov '25 | 661 | 49 | 59 |
| Dec '25 | 533 | 107 | 48 |
| Jan '26 | 992 | 247 | 28 |
| Feb '26 | 803 | 271 | 14 |
| Total | 89,029 | 9,794 | 4,625 |
Source: U.S. Department of State monthly nonimmigrant visa issuance reports. Monthly figures are preliminary. Issuance counts do not measure approval rates. A dash means that month has not been published.