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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Saudi Arabia · A2

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A2 visas issued to people from Saudi Arabia · February 2026
312

That is 87 fewer than in January 2026 (399) — ▼ -21.8%.

A2 visas made up 9.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 10.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-21.8% vs January 2026 (399)▼-39.5% vs February 2025 (516)

All published months together: 47,340

Saudi Arabia · A2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 20257,527
  • 2026711
05001K1.5K2KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month20252026Change
January647399▼ -38.3%
February516312▼ -39.5%
March511––
April465––
May436––
June336––
July724––
August580––
September697––
October1,368––
November777––
December470––

When is it busy? Saudi Arabia · A2

Busiest month: October (10.7% of a typical year). Quietest: May (6.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.5%
7.5%
10.5%
7.0%
6.1%
6.7%
8.0%
9.2%
9.1%
10.7%
8.9%
7.7%
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.

Saudi Arabia · A2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02K4K6K8K2017partial201820192020202120222023202420252026partial

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

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YearIssuances
2017 partial4,595
2018 6,358
2019 5,147
2020 1,967
2021 4,294
2022 4,927
2023 5,527
2024 6,287
2025 7,527
2026 partial711

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Total visas issued
7,075
Latest 12 months · Saudi Arabia · A2
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5114654363367245806971.4K777470399
312
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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Saudi Arabia · Visa class A2 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025470
  • Jan 2026399
  • Feb 2026312
Dec 2025
47040% of selected
Jan 2026
39934% of selected
Feb 2026
31226% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 71 (15.1%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 158 (33.6%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 470399312
Total470399312