Kuwait · B1/B2

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Kuwait
Creator: Visa Status

Visitor – business or tourism · For short visits to the U.S. for business meetings (B-1) or tourism, family visits and medical treatment (B-2). Most visitor visas are issued as a combined B-1/B-2.

B1/B2 visas issued to people from Kuwait · February 2026

380

That is 101 fewer than in January 2026 (481) — -21.0%.

B1/B2 visas made up 87.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 78.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-21.0% vs January 2026 (481)-40.7% vs February 2025 (641)

All published months together: 111,294

Kuwait · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20257,366
2026861

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	641	481	-25.0%
February	641	380	-40.7%
March	769	–	–
April	1,044	–	–
May	592	–	–
June	466	–	–
July	744	–	–
August	481	–	–
September	559	–	–
October	438	–	–
November	527	–	–
December	464	–	–

When is it busy? Kuwait · B1/B2

Busiest month: March (9.6% of a typical year). Quietest: December (6.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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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 · B1/B2: all published months

By month By year By fiscal year

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

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Year	Issuances
2017 partial	13,275
2018	17,463
2019	17,590
2020	3,253
2021	9,896
2022	15,280
2023	14,552
2024	11,758
2025	7,366
2026 partial	861

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	464	481	380
Total	464	481	380

Kuwait · B1/B2

Kuwait · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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