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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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How many U.S. visas were issued to people from Saudi Arabia, and how that changed.

Top 5 visa types

Latest 12 months. Select one to look at only that visa type.

  1. B1/B241,994
  2. A27,075
  3. F12,923
  4. F2908
  5. D869
Visas issued to people from Saudi Arabia · February 2026
3,333

That is 473 fewer than in January 2026 (3,806) — ▼ -12.4%.

Quick view · February 2026
▼-12.4% vs January 2026 (3,806)▼-26.8% vs February 2025 (4,552)

All published months together: 555,102

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Which visa groups changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

Visa types gathered by purpose: students, workers, visitors and more.

Most visasBiggest change
Visa groupFebruary 2026January 2026Change
Visitors2,7473,103▼ -11.5%−356
Diplomats and international organizations336422▼ -20.4%−86
Students143165▼ -13.3%−22
Transit and crew6356▲ +12.5%+7
Temporary workers2437▼ -35.1%−13
Exchange visitors2023▼ -13.0%−3

Which visa types changed? February 2026 compared with January 2026

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Most visasBiggest change
Visa typeFebruary 2026January 2026Change
B1/B22,7443,101▼ -11.5%−357
A2312399▼ -21.8%−87
D6356▲ +12.5%+7
M16221▲ +195.2%+41
F145100▼ -55.0%−55
F23644▼ -18.2%−8
J11314▼ -7.1%−1
G21110 +10.0%

Saudi Arabia: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202559,480
  • 20267,139
02K4K6K8KJanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec
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Month by month
Month20252026Change
January6,0293,806▼ -36.9%
February4,5523,333▼ -26.8%
March5,942––
April5,062––
May5,576––
June4,792––
July6,209––
August5,049––
September4,508––
October4,727––
November3,639––
December3,395––

When is it busy? Saudi Arabia

Busiest month: January (9.8% of a typical year). Quietest: September (7.0%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.8%
8.9%
9.8%
7.3%
8.7%
8.3%
9.0%
8.0%
7.0%
7.8%
7.5%
8.0%
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: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
05K10K15K20KMar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '175,913
Apr '176,558
May '178,063
Jun '178,981
Jul '179,218
Aug '179,897
Sep '173,908
Oct '175,318
Nov '174,556
Dec '175,045
Jan '186,994
Feb '185,559
Mar '187,139
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+1
H1B912▼ -25.0%−3
G191▲ +800.0%+8
J279▼ -22.2%−2
L155▲ +0.0%+0
P140new+4
L2314▼ -78.6%−11
B132▲ +50.0%+1
A129▼ -77.8%−7
G423▼ -33.3%−1
O123▼ -33.3%−1
H413▼ -66.7%−2
Apr '18
7,796
May '1810,379
Jun '187,837
Jul '1812,216
Aug '187,708
Sep '185,588
Oct '185,762
Nov '184,765
Dec '186,107
Jan '195,627
Feb '195,557
Mar '197,644
Apr '199,222
May '1910,763
Jun '198,704
Jul '199,731
Aug '195,604
Sep '195,934
Oct '196,740
Nov '194,624
Dec '194,695
Jan '204,457
Feb '204,573
Mar '203,089
Apr '20101
May '2087
Jun '20318
Jul '20360
Aug '20449
Sep '20724
Oct '20811
Nov '20662
Dec '201,189
Jan '211,003
Feb '211,146
Mar '211,724
Apr '211,845
May '211,780
Jun '213,066
Jul '212,076
Aug '212,636
Sep '212,130
Oct '212,379
Nov '213,867
Dec '214,083
Jan '223,983
Feb '224,040
Mar '225,316
Apr '224,357
May '224,277
Jun '225,894
Jul '224,065
Aug '226,274
Sep '224,517
Oct '225,913
Nov '226,789
Dec '226,709
Jan '237,033
Feb '235,478
Mar '237,020
Apr '235,674
May '237,397
Jun '235,528
Jul '236,958
Aug '236,661
Sep '234,691
Oct '236,427
Nov '235,315
Dec '234,374
Jan '245,111
Feb '243,605
Mar '245,628
Apr '245,773
May '247,847
Jun '246,320
Jul '247,147
Aug '246,048
Sep '246,229
Oct '245,627
Nov '244,808
Dec '244,943
Jan '256,029
Feb '254,552
Mar '255,942
Apr '255,062
May '255,576
Jun '254,792
Jul '256,209
Aug '255,049
Sep '254,508
Oct '254,727
Nov '253,639
Dec '253,395
Jan '263,806
Feb '263,333
Total visas issued
5,062
Latest 12 months · Saudi Arabia · April
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Saudi Arabia · All visa categories · One total per month
  • Dec 20253,395
  • Jan 20263,806
  • Feb 20263,333
Dec 2025
3,39532% of selected
Jan 2026
3,80636% of selected
Feb 2026
3,33332% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 411 (12.1%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 62 (1.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Dec 2025Jan 2026Feb 2026
Total issued 3,3953,8063,333
Total3,3953,8063,333