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Saudi Arabia · O1
Extraordinary ability · For people with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business, athletics or film and television.
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: 131
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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
- Jan 2026 is 1 (50.0%) higher than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is the same as Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 2 | 3 | 2 |
| Total | 2 | 3 | 2 |
Total visas issued
1
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Saudi Arabia · O1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
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- 202520
- 20265
Month by month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 3 | 3 | +0.0% |
| February | 1 | 2 | +100.0% |
| March | 3 | – | – |
| April | 1 | – | – |
| May | 2 | – | – |
| June | 0 | – | – |
| July | 3 | – | – |
| August | 0 | – | – |
| September | 1 | – | – |
| October | 3 | – | – |
| November | 1 | – | – |
| December | 2 | – | – |
When is it busy? Saudi Arabia · O1
Busiest month: September (13.4% of a typical year). Quietest: May (4.5%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.
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Average of 7 full years (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
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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Oct '18 | 0 |
| Nov '18 | 4 |
| Dec '18 | 0 |
| Jan '19 | 1 |
| Feb '19 | 0 |
| Mar '19 | 0 |
| Apr '19 | 1 |
| May '19 | 1 |
| Jun '19 | 2 |
| Jul '19 | 0 |
| Aug '19 | 0 |
| Sep '19 | 2 |
| Oct '19 | 0 |
| Nov '19 | 0 |
| Dec '19 | 0 |
| Jan '20 | 0 |
| Feb '20 | 0 |
| Mar '20 | 1 |
| Apr '20 | 0 |
| May '20 | 0 |
| Jun '20 | 0 |
| Jul '20 | 3 |
| Aug '20 | 2 |
| Sep '20 | 1 |
| Oct '20 | 1 |
| Nov '20 | 1 |
| Dec '20 | 0 |
| Jan '21 | 0 |
| Feb '21 | 2 |
| Mar '21 | 1 |
| Apr '21 | 1 |
| May '21 | 0 |
| Jun '21 | 2 |
| Jul '21 | 2 |
| Aug '21 | 2 |
| Sep '21 | 1 |
| Oct '21 | 2 |
| Nov '21 | 0 |
| Dec '21 | 2 |
| Jan '22 | 1 |
| Feb '22 | 1 |
| Mar '22 | 2 |
| Apr '22 | 0 |
| May '22 | 0 |
| Jun '22 | 4 |
| Jul '22 | 1 |
| Aug '22 | 2 |
| Sep '22 | 4 |
| Oct '22 | 0 |
| Nov '22 | 1 |
| Dec '22 | 1 |
| Jan '23 | 3 |
| Feb '23 | 4 |
| Mar '23 | 1 |
| Apr '23 | 0 |
| May '23 | 1 |
| Jun '23 | 1 |
| Jul '23 | 2 |
| Aug '23 | 2 |
| Sep '23 | 3 |
| Oct '23 | 2 |
| Nov '23 | 3 |
| Dec '23 | 2 |
| Jan '24 | 5 |
| Feb '24 | 2 |
| Mar '24 | 1 |
| Apr '24 | 2 |
| May '24 | 1 |
| Jun '24 | 3 |
| Jul '24 | 5 |
| Aug '24 | 1 |
| Sep '24 | 2 |
| Oct '24 | 4 |
| Nov '24 | 1 |
| Dec '24 | 3 |
| Jan '25 | 3 |
| Feb '25 | 1 |
| Mar '25 | 3 |
| Apr '25 | 1 |
| May '25 | 2 |
| Jun '25 | 0 |
| Jul '25 | 3 |
| Aug '25 | 0 |
| Sep '25 | 1 |
| Oct '25 | 3 |
| Nov '25 | 1 |
| Dec '25 | 2 |
| Jan '26 | 3 |
| Feb '26 | 2 |