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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: 99,838

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Kuwait · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 2025561
  • Jan 2026613
  • Feb 2026437
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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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Total issued 561613437
Total561613437
Total visas issued
562
Latest 12 months · Kuwait · June
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Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

Top visa types

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  1. B1/B2466
  2. A250
  3. F19
  4. A18
  5. C1/D8
  6. G18

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+1
H1B02 -100.0%−2
J101 -100.0%−1
O101 -100.0%−1

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: January (9.3% of a typical year). Quietest: October (7.2%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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
01K2K3K4KOct'18May'19Dec'19Jul'20Feb'21Sep'21Apr'22Nov'22Jun'23Jan'24Aug'24Mar'25Oct'25
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MonthIssuances
Oct '181,507
Nov '181,000
Dec '181,044
Jan '191,340
Feb '191,320
Mar '191,544
Apr '192,484
May '192,225
Jun '192,249
Jul '192,571
Aug '191,483
Sep '191,453
Oct '191,279
Nov '191,224
Dec '191,217
Jan '20996
Feb '201,195
Mar '20646
Apr '203
May '208
Jun '2089
Jul '20112
Aug '20247
Sep '20243
Oct '20174
Nov '20467
Dec '20421
Jan '21302
Feb '21228
Mar '21325
Apr '21425
May '21882
Jun '211,307
Jul '211,252
Aug '211,013
Sep '211,459
Oct '211,695
Nov '212,328
Dec '211,480
Jan '221,533
Feb '22942
Mar '221,703
Apr '221,305
May '221,521
Jun '221,670
Jul '22942
Aug '222,013
Sep '221,487
Oct '221,082
Nov '222,106
Dec '221,380
Jan '231,444
Feb '231,137
Mar '231,551
Apr '231,497
May '232,022
Jun '231,492
Jul '231,797
Aug '231,968
Sep '231,257
Oct '231,364
Nov '23897
Dec '23709
Jan '241,224
Feb '24774
Mar '241,078
Apr '241,283
May '241,750
Jun '241,240
Jul '241,819
Aug '241,355
Sep '241,146
Oct '24970
Nov '24669
Dec '24766
Jan '25735
Feb '25716
Mar '25862
Apr '251,197
May '25681
Jun '25562
Jul '25920
Aug '25662
Sep '25675
Oct '25495
Nov '25592
Dec '25561
Jan '26613
Feb '26437