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Saudi Arabia · M1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Saudi Arabia
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M1 visas issued to people from Saudi Arabia · February 2026

That is 41 more than in January 2026 (21) — +195.2%.

M1 visas made up 1.9% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.6% in January 2026).

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+195.2% vs January 2026 (21)+77.1% vs February 2025 (35)

All published months together: 2,181

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Saudi Arabia · Visa class M1 · One total per month

Dec 202547
Jan 202621
Feb 202662

Dec 2025

4736% of selected

Jan 2026

2116% of selected

Feb 2026

6248% of selected

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Jan 2026 is 26 (55.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
Feb 2026 is 15 (31.9%) higher than Dec 2025.

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	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	47	21	62
Total	47	21	62

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Saudi Arabia · M1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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2025342
202683

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	25	21	-16.0%
February	35	62	+77.1%
March	38	–	–
April	22	–	–
May	12	–	–
June	6	–	–
July	15	–	–
August	26	–	–
September	38	–	–
October	29	–	–
November	49	–	–
December	47	–	–

When is it busy? Saudi Arabia · M1

Busiest month: October (11.8% of a typical year). Quietest: May (3.8%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

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11.0%

7.6%

6.8%

3.8%

7.1%

4.2%

8.2%

9.7%

11.8%

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10.7%

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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 · M1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Oct '19	38
Nov '19	21
Dec '19	20
Jan '20	19
Feb '20	18
Mar '20	12
Apr '20	0
May '20	0
Jun '20	0
Jul '20	1
Aug '20	1
Sep '20	10
Oct '20	24
Nov '20	10
Dec '20	13
Jan '21	32
Feb '21	38
Mar '21	22
Apr '21	30
May '21	11
Jun '21	–
Jul '21	21
Aug '21	31
Sep '21	29
Oct '21	36
Nov '21	33
Dec '21	44
Jan '22	14
Feb '22	28
Mar '22	30
Apr '22	44
May '22	28
Jun '22	49
Jul '22	20
Aug '22	52
Sep '22	44
Oct '22	42
Nov '22	52
Dec '22	34
Jan '23	35
Feb '23	46
Mar '23	20
Apr '23	33
May '23	19
Jun '23	43
Jul '23	18
Aug '23	56
Sep '23	22
Oct '23	40
Nov '23	17
Dec '23	43
Jan '24	41
Feb '24	41
Mar '24	15
Apr '24	37
May '24	17
Jun '24	47
Jul '24	26
Aug '24	25
Sep '24	52
Oct '24	35
Nov '24	40
Dec '24	37
Jan '25	25
Feb '25	35
Mar '25	38
Apr '25	22
May '25	12
Jun '25	6
Jul '25	15
Aug '25	26
Sep '25	38
Oct '25	29
Nov '25	49
Dec '25	47
Jan '26	21
Feb '26	62

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