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United Arab Emirates · A1

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A1 visas issued to people from United Arab Emirates · February 2026
7

That is 2 more than in January 2026 (5) — +40.0%.

A1 visas made up 0.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.4% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+40.0% vs January 2026 (5)last year: no earlier data

All published months together: 573

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United Arab Emirates · Visa class A1 · One total per month
  • Dec 20256
  • Jan 20265
  • Feb 20267
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  • Jan 2026 is 1 (16.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (16.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 657
Total657
Total visas issued
66
Latest 12 months · United Arab Emirates · A1
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422–111210–7657
Mar'25Apr'25May'25Jun'25Jul'25Aug'25Sep'25Oct'25Nov'25Dec'25Jan'26Feb'26

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  1. B1/B211,151
  2. A21,997
  3. F1548
  4. D151
  5. A166
  6. J155

United Arab Emirates · A1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202556
  • 202612
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Month20252026Change
January25 +150.0%
February07–
March4––
April2––
May2––
June0––
July11––
August12––
September10––
October0––
November7––
December6––

When is it busy? United Arab Emirates · A1

Busiest month: August (15.3% of a typical year). Quietest: January (3.8%). 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.

United Arab Emirates · A1: all published months

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0501001502002018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial30
2019 130
2020 55
2021 77
2022 63
2023 77
2024 73
2025 56
2026 partial12