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Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Saudi Arabia
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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Saudi Arabia, and how that changed.

Visas issued to people from Saudi Arabia · February 2026

3,333

That is 473 fewer than in January 2026 (3,806) — -12.4%.

Quick view · February 2026

-12.4% vs January 2026 (3,806)-26.8% vs February 2025 (4,552)

All published months together: 555,102

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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

Most visas Biggest change

Visa group	February 2026	January 2026	Change
Visitors	2,747	3,103	-11.5%−356
Diplomats and international organizations	336	422	-20.4%−86
Students	143	165	-13.3%−22
Transit and crew	63	56	+12.5%+7
Temporary workers	24	37	-35.1%−13
Exchange visitors	20	23	-13.0%−3

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visas Biggest change

Visa type	February 2026	January 2026	Change
B1/B2	2,744	3,101	-11.5%−357
A2	312	399	-21.8%−87
D	63	56	+12.5%+7
M1	62	21	+195.2%+41
F1	45	100	-55.0%−55
F2	36	44	-18.2%−8
J1	13	14	-7.1%−1
G2	11

Saudi Arabia: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

202559,480
20267,139

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	6,029	3,806	-36.9%
February	4,552	3,333	-26.8%
March	5,942	–	–
April	5,062	–	–
May	5,576	–	–
June	4,792	–	–
July	6,209	–	–
August	5,049	–	–
September	4,508	–	–
October	4,727	–	–
November	3,639	–	–
December	3,395	–	–

When is it busy? Saudi Arabia

Busiest month: January (9.8% of a typical year). Quietest: September (7.0%). 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.

Saudi Arabia: 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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Fiscal year	Issuances
FY2017 partial	52,538
FY2018	86,135
FY2019	85,420
FY2020	30,217
FY2021	20,068
FY2022	53,052
FY2023	75,851
FY2024	69,824
FY2025	63,097
FY2026 partial	18,900

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	3,395	3,806	3,333
Total	3,395	3,806	3,333

Saudi Arabia

Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Saudi Arabia: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

When is it busy? Saudi Arabia

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