Saudi Arabia · F1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Saudi Arabia
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F1 visas issued to people from Saudi Arabia · February 2026

That is 55 fewer than in January 2026 (100) — -55.0%.

F1 visas made up 1.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-55.0% vs January 2026 (100)-75.4% vs February 2025 (183)

All published months together: 58,098

Saudi Arabia · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

20253,162
2026145

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	201	100	-50.2%
February	183	45	-75.4%
March	145	–	–
April	231	–	–
May	372	–	–
June	237	–	–
July	661	–	–
August	497	–	–
September	90	–	–
October	130	–	–
November	135	–	–
December	280	–	–

When is it busy? Saudi Arabia · F1

Busiest month: July (15.7% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.4%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.3%

4.9%

4.6%

4.4%

8.5%

11.7%

15.7%

12.1%

5.1%

5.6%

6.9%

12.1%

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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 · F1: 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	10,291
2018	12,144
2019	10,991
2020	1,929
2021	5,070
2022	5,064
2023	4,876
2024	4,426
2025	3,162
2026 partial	145

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	280	100	45
Total	280	100	45

Saudi Arabia · F1

Saudi Arabia · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

When is it busy? Saudi Arabia · F1

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