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Saudi Arabia · B1/B2

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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.

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: 300,968

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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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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 2,3923,1012,744
Total2,3923,1012,744
Total visas issued
4,879
Latest 12 months · Saudi Arabia · B1/B2 · March
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  1. B1/B24,879
  2. A2511
  3. F1145
  4. F285
  5. D82
  6. L250

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

compared with
  • 202544,602
  • 20265,845
02K4K6K8KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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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: March (11.2% of a typical year). Quietest: September (6.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

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 · B1/B2: all published months

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02K4K6K8KOct'18May'19Dec'19Jul'20Feb'21Sep'21Apr'22Nov'22Jun'23Jan'24Aug'24Mar'25Oct'25
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MonthIssuances
Oct '184,368
Nov '183,031
Dec '183,262
Jan '193,545
Feb '194,208
Mar '195,856
Apr '197,335
May '197,964
Jun '195,238
Jul '196,136
Aug '193,148
Sep '194,326
Oct '195,117
Nov '193,373
Dec '193,246
Jan '203,491
Feb '203,857
Mar '202,570
Apr '2053
May '2036
Jun '20154
Jul '20121
Aug '20120
Sep '20133
Oct '20143
Nov '2099
Dec '20162
Jan '21185
Feb '21326
Mar '21839
Apr '211,036
May '21763
Jun '211,343
Jul '21774
Aug '21823
Sep '21904
Oct '211,259
Nov '212,546
Dec '212,508
Jan '223,052
Feb '223,165
Mar '224,312
Apr '223,536
May '223,043
Jun '223,744
Jul '222,412
Aug '224,456
Sep '223,472
Oct '224,778
Nov '225,414
Dec '225,237
Jan '235,723
Feb '234,661
Mar '235,778
Apr '234,753
May '235,985
Jun '233,708
Jul '234,668
Aug '234,732
Sep '233,609
Oct '235,430
Nov '234,183
Dec '233,022
Jan '244,084
Feb '242,723
Mar '244,591
Apr '244,678
May '246,447
Jun '244,674
Jul '244,975
Aug '244,533
Sep '245,051
Oct '244,436
Nov '243,589
Dec '243,469
Jan '254,929
Feb '253,524
Mar '254,879
Apr '254,038
May '254,349
Jun '253,892
Jul '254,251
Aug '253,546
Sep '253,371
Oct '252,955
Nov '252,476
Dec '252,392
Jan '263,101
Feb '262,744