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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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Saudi Arabia · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from Saudi Arabia · February 2026
45

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

compared with
  • 20253,162
  • 2026145
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Month20252026Change
January201100▼ -50.2%
February18345▼ -75.4%
March145––
April231––
May372––
June237––
July661––
August497––
September90––
October130––
November135––
December280––

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 monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01K2K3K4KMar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '17398
Apr '17462
May '17929
Jun '171,415
Jul '171,682
Aug '171,999
Sep '17637
Oct '17662
Nov '17669
Dec '171,438
Jan '181,324
Feb '18572
Mar '18461
Apr '18572
May '181,226
Jun '181,270
Jul '182,245
Aug '181,494
Sep '18568
Oct '18471
Nov '18587
Dec '181,354
Jan '19932
Feb '19478
Mar '19534
Apr '19832
May '191,343
Jun '191,429
Jul '191,895
Aug '191,307
Sep '19544
Oct '19558
Nov '19454
Dec '19685
Jan '20360
Feb '20217
Mar '2096
Apr '201
May '201
Jun '2029
Jul '2023
Aug '2035
Sep '20149
Oct '20210
Nov '20284
Dec '20524
Jan '21337
Feb '21232
Mar '21199
Apr '21227
May '21381
Jun '21719
Jul '21539
Aug '21830
Sep '21363
Oct '21362
Nov '21347
Dec '21534
Jan '22253
Feb '22113
Mar '22205
Apr '22165
May '22367
Jun '22867
Jul '22736
Aug '22692
Sep '22223
Oct '22292
Nov '22467
Dec '22684
Jan '23319
Feb '23146
Mar '23266
Apr '23169
May '23459
Jun '23680
Jul '231,069
Aug '23752
Sep '23175
Oct '23155
Nov '23265
Dec '23421
Jan '24182
Feb '24154
Mar '24213
Apr '24184
May '24428
Jun '24698
Jul '24933
Aug '24440
Sep '24239
Oct '24221
Nov '24270
Dec '24464
Jan '25201
Feb '25183
Mar '25145
Apr '25231
May '25372
Jun '25237
Jul '25661
Aug '25497
Sep '2590
Oct '25130
Nov '25135
Dec '25280
Jan '26100
Feb '2645

Explore Saudi Arabia by period

Total visas issued
100
Latest 12 months · Saudi Arabia · F1 · January
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Saudi Arabia · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025280
  • Jan 2026100
  • Feb 202645
Dec 2025
28066% of selected
Jan 2026
10024% of selected
Feb 2026
4511% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 180 (64.3%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 235 (83.9%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 28010045
Total28010045