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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
Dec 2025
633% of selected
Jan 2026
528% of selected
Feb 2026
739% of selected
- Jan 2026 is 1 (16.7%) lower than Dec 2025.
- Feb 2026 is 1 (16.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
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| Dec 2025 | Jan 2026 | Feb 2026 | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Total issued | 6 | 5 | 7 |
| Total | 6 | 5 | 7 |
Total visas issued
5
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United Arab Emirates · A1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025
compared with
- 202556
- 202612
Month by month
| Month | 2025 | 2026 | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January | 2 | 5 | +150.0% |
| February | 0 | 7 | – |
| March | 4 | – | – |
| April | 2 | – | – |
| May | 2 | – | – |
| June | 0 | – | – |
| July | 11 | – | – |
| August | 12 | – | – |
| September | 10 | – | – |
| October | 0 | – | – |
| November | 7 | – | – |
| December | 6 | – | – |
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.
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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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| Month | Issuances |
|---|---|
| Oct '18 | 22 |
| Nov '18 | 0 |
| Dec '18 | 8 |
| Jan '19 | 6 |
| Feb '19 | 8 |
| Mar '19 | 7 |
| Apr '19 | 8 |
| May '19 | 5 |
| Jun '19 | 22 |
| Jul '19 | 27 |
| Aug '19 | 15 |
| Sep '19 | 8 |
| Oct '19 | 1 |
| Nov '19 | 10 |
| Dec '19 | 13 |
| Jan '20 | 5 |
| Feb '20 | 4 |
| Mar '20 | 1 |
| Apr '20 | 0 |
| May '20 | 0 |
| Jun '20 | 0 |
| Jul '20 | 7 |
| Aug '20 | 19 |
| Sep '20 | 4 |
| Oct '20 | 2 |
| Nov '20 | 2 |
| Dec '20 | 11 |
| Jan '21 | 1 |
| Feb '21 | 11 |
| Mar '21 | 6 |
| Apr '21 | 3 |
| May '21 | 3 |
| Jun '21 | 7 |
| Jul '21 | 1 |
| Aug '21 | 10 |
| Sep '21 | 4 |
| Oct '21 | 17 |
| Nov '21 | 5 |
| Dec '21 | 9 |
| Jan '22 | 1 |
| Feb '22 | 0 |
| Mar '22 | 6 |
| Apr '22 | 4 |
| May '22 | 2 |
| Jun '22 | 10 |
| Jul '22 | 8 |
| Aug '22 | 14 |
| Sep '22 | 10 |
| Oct '22 | 0 |
| Nov '22 | 2 |
| Dec '22 | 6 |
| Jan '23 | 5 |
| Feb '23 | 7 |
| Mar '23 | 3 |
| Apr '23 | 8 |
| May '23 | 20 |
| Jun '23 | 10 |
| Jul '23 | 2 |
| Aug '23 | 1 |
| Sep '23 | 6 |
| Oct '23 | 0 |
| Nov '23 | 1 |
| Dec '23 | 14 |
| Jan '24 | 0 |
| Feb '24 | 5 |
| Mar '24 | 1 |
| Apr '24 | 8 |
| May '24 | 22 |
| Jun '24 | 14 |
| Jul '24 | 14 |
| Aug '24 | 2 |
| Sep '24 | 4 |
| Oct '24 | 1 |
| Nov '24 | 0 |
| Dec '24 | 2 |
| Jan '25 | 2 |
| Feb '25 | 0 |
| Mar '25 | 4 |
| Apr '25 | 2 |
| May '25 | 2 |
| Jun '25 | 0 |
| Jul '25 | 11 |
| Aug '25 | 12 |
| Sep '25 | 10 |
| Oct '25 | 0 |
| Nov '25 | 7 |
| Dec '25 | 6 |
| Jan '26 | 5 |
| Feb '26 | 7 |