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United Arab Emirates · F1

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F1 visas issued to people from United Arab Emirates · February 2026
14

That is 14 fewer than in January 2026 (28) — -50.0%.

F1 visas made up 1.3% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 2.2% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-50.0% vs January 2026 (28)-48.1% vs February 2025 (27)

All published months together: 4,625

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United Arab Emirates · Visa class F1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202548
  • Jan 202628
  • Feb 202614
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  • Jan 2026 is 20 (41.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 34 (70.8%) lower than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 482814
Total482814
Total visas issued
548
Latest 12 months · United Arab Emirates · F1
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  1. B1/B211,151
  2. A21,997
  3. F1548
  4. D151
  5. A166
  6. J155

United Arab Emirates · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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Month20252026Change
January5628 -50.0%
February2714 -48.1%
March6––
April84––
May73––
June22––
July124––
August59––
September21––
October10––
November59––
December48––

When is it busy? United Arab Emirates · F1

Busiest month: July (16.6% of a typical year). Quietest: March (2.4%). 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 · F1: all published months

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02505007501K2018partial20192020202120222023202420252026partial

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YearIssuances
2018 partial207
2019 812
2020 272
2021 504
2022 557
2023 846
2024 796
2025 589
2026 partial42