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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Saudi Arabia · O1

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O1 visas issued to people from Saudi Arabia · February 2026
2

That is 1 fewer than in January 2026 (3) — ▼ -33.3%.

O1 visas made up 0.1% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-33.3% vs January 2026 (3)▲+100.0% vs February 2025 (1)

All published months together: 141

Saudi Arabia · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202520
  • 20265
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Month20252026Change
January33▲ +0.0%
February12▲ +100.0%
March3––
April1––
May2––
June0––
July3––
August0––
September1––
October3––
November1––
December2––

When is it busy? Saudi Arabia · O1

Busiest month: September (11.8% of a typical year). Quietest: April (4.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.0%
7.3%
7.9%
4.1%
5.4%
10.0%
11.6%
10.2%
11.8%
7.6%
10.3%
5.9%
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 · O1: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
02468Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '170
Apr '170
May '170
Jun '170
Jul '173
Aug '170
Sep '170
Oct '170
Nov '170
Dec '172
Jan '180
Feb '181
Mar '181
Apr '18
0
May '181
Jun '180
Jul '180
Aug '182
Sep '180
Oct '180
Nov '184
Dec '180
Jan '191
Feb '190
Mar '190
Apr '191
May '191
Jun '192
Jul '190
Aug '190
Sep '192
Oct '190
Nov '190
Dec '190
Jan '200
Feb '200
Mar '201
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '200
Jul '203
Aug '202
Sep '201
Oct '201
Nov '201
Dec '200
Jan '210
Feb '212
Mar '211
Apr '211
May '210
Jun '212
Jul '212
Aug '212
Sep '211
Oct '212
Nov '210
Dec '212
Jan '221
Feb '221
Mar '222
Apr '220
May '220
Jun '224
Jul '221
Aug '222
Sep '224
Oct '220
Nov '221
Dec '221
Jan '233
Feb '234
Mar '231
Apr '230
May '231
Jun '231
Jul '232
Aug '232
Sep '233
Oct '232
Nov '233
Dec '232
Jan '245
Feb '242
Mar '241
Apr '242
May '241
Jun '243
Jul '245
Aug '241
Sep '242
Oct '244
Nov '241
Dec '243
Jan '253
Feb '251
Mar '253
Apr '251
May '252
Jun '250
Jul '253
Aug '250
Sep '251
Oct '253
Nov '251
Dec '252
Jan '263
Feb '262

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3
Latest 12 months · Saudi Arabia · O1 · January
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Saudi Arabia · Visa class O1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20252
  • Jan 20263
  • Feb 20262
Dec 2025
229% of selected
Jan 2026
343% of selected
Feb 2026
229% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (50.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 232
Total232