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Saudi Arabia · B1/B2

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.

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B1/B2 visas issued to people from Saudi Arabia · February 2026
2,744

That is 357 fewer than in January 2026 (3,101) — -11.5%.

B1/B2 visas made up 82.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 81.5% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-11.5% vs January 2026 (3,101)-22.1% vs February 2025 (3,524)

All published months together: 241,208

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Saudi Arabia · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252,392
  • Jan 20263,101
  • Feb 20262,744
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  • Jan 2026 is 709 (29.6%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 352 (14.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 2,3923,1012,744
Total2,3923,1012,744
Total visas issued
41,994
Latest 12 months · Saudi Arabia · B1/B2

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  1. B1/B241,994
  2. A27,075
  3. F12,923
  4. F2908
  5. D869
  6. J1463

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

compared with
  • 202544,602
  • 20265,845
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Month20252026Change
January4,9293,101 -37.1%
February3,5242,744 -22.1%
March4,879––
April4,038––
May4,349––
June3,892––
July4,251––
August3,546––
September3,371––
October2,955––
November2,476––
December2,392––

When is it busy? Saudi Arabia · B1/B2

Busiest month: January (13.5% of a typical year). Quietest: December (6.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 5 full years (2020, 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 · B1/B2: all published months

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

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YearIssuances
2019 partial11,736
2020 10,939
2021 partial11,963
2022 46,621
2023 56,252
2024 53,250
2025 44,602
2026 partial5,845