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United Arab Emirates · A2

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A2 visas issued to people from United Arab Emirates · February 2026
271

That is 24 more than in January 2026 (247) — +9.7%.

A2 visas made up 24.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 19.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
+9.7% vs January 2026 (247)+421.2% vs February 2025 (52)

All published months together: 9,794

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United Arab Emirates · Visa class A2 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025107
  • Jan 2026247
  • Feb 2026271
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  • Jan 2026 is 140 (130.8%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 164 (153.3%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 107247271
Total107247271
Total visas issued
1,997
Latest 12 months · United Arab Emirates · A2
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  1. B1/B211,151
  2. A21,997
  3. F1548
  4. D151
  5. A166
  6. J155

United Arab Emirates · A2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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  • 20251,605
  • 2026518
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Month20252026Change
January74247 +233.8%
February52271 +421.2%
March74––
April198––
May255––
June311––
July250––
August76––
September105––
October54––
November49––
December107––

When is it busy? United Arab Emirates · A2

Busiest month: May (10.8% of a typical year). Quietest: August (5.6%). 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.

United Arab Emirates · A2: all published months

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05001K1.5K2K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial372
2019 1,450
2020 386
2021 1,147
2022 1,477
2023 1,392
2024 1,447
2025 1,605
2026 partial518