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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Kuwait, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Kuwait · February 2026
437

That is 176 fewer than in January 2026 (613) — ▼ -28.7%.

Quick view · February 2026
▼-28.7% vs January 2026 (613)▼-39.0% vs February 2025 (716)

All published months together: 133,651

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Visitors380481▼ -21.0%−101
Students3066▼ -54.5%−36
Diplomats and international organizations2552▼ -51.9%−27
Transit and crew210▼ -80.0%−8
Temporary workers03▼ -100.0%−3
Exchange visitors01▼ -100.0%−1

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B2380481▼ -21.0%−101
A22251▼ -56.9%−29
F12163▼ -66.7%−42
F293▲ +200.0%+6
C1/D210▼ -80.0%−8
G211▲ +0.0%+0
A110new+1
G410new

Kuwait: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20258,658
  • 20261,050
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Month20252026Change
January735613▼ -16.6%
February716437▼ -39.0%
March862––
April1,197––
May681––
June562––
July920––
August662––
September675––
October495––
November592––
December561––

When is it busy? Kuwait

Busiest month: July (9.9% of a typical year). Quietest: December (7.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.9%
8.2%
8.6%
8.1%
8.8%
8.5%
9.9%
8.7%
7.7%
7.2%
8.5%
7.0%
JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 8 full years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Kuwait: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
010K20K30K40KFY2017partialFY2018FY2019FY2020FY2021FY2022FY2023FY2024FY2025FY2026partial

“partial” means fewer than 12 months have been published for that period.

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Fiscal yearIssuances
FY2017 partial13,163
FY2018 20,650
FY2019 20,220
FY2020 7,259
FY2021 8,255
FY2022 18,619
FY2023 18,733
FY2024 14,639
FY2025 9,415
FY2026 partial2,698
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H1B02▼ -100.0%−2
J101▼ -100.0%−1
O101▼ -100.0%−1

Top 5 visa types

Latest 12 months. Select one to look at only that visa type.

  1. B1/B26,945
  2. F1555
  3. A2448
  4. F281
  5. G259

Explore Kuwait by period

Total visas issued
1,197
Latest 12 months · Kuwait · April
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Kuwait · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 2025561
  • Jan 2026613
  • Feb 2026437
Dec 2025
56135% of selected
Jan 2026
61338% of selected
Feb 2026
43727% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 52 (9.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 124 (22.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 561613437
Total561613437