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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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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: 11,617

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

compared with
  • 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 (10.6% of a typical year). Quietest: August (6.1%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.9%
7.4%
8.8%
8.2%
10.6%
6.9%
9.7%
6.1%
9.8%
6.9%
8.0%
8.8%
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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.

United Arab Emirates · A2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
0100200300400Mar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '17122
Apr '1780
May '1757
Jun '1767
Jul '17145
Aug '1791
Sep '1759
Oct '17110
Nov '17117
Dec '1752
Jan '18116
Feb '18106
Mar '1894
Apr '1881
May '18119
Jun '1855
Jul '18132
Aug '18130
Sep '1890
Oct '18200
Nov '1877
Dec '1895
Jan '19277
Feb '19140
Mar '19136
Apr '1991
May '1967
Jun '1960
Jul '19213
Aug '1992
Sep '1981
Oct '19117
Nov '1938
Dec '19138
Jan '2062
Feb '2066
Mar '2066
Apr '200
May '200
Jun '2023
Jul '2026
Aug '2015
Sep '2038
Oct '2023
Nov '2024
Dec '2043
Jan '2131
Feb '2170
Mar '2195
Apr '21132
May '21185
Jun '2171
Jul '2186
Aug '21113
Sep '21134
Oct '2140
Nov '21105
Dec '2185
Jan '2283
Feb '2269
Mar '22268
Apr '22112
May '2269
Jun '2266
Jul '22128
Aug '2290
Sep '22173
Oct '2289
Nov '22188
Dec '22142
Jan '23124
Feb '2383
Mar '2355
Apr '23133
May '23210
Jun '2374
Jul '23117
Aug '2346
Sep '23119
Oct '2393
Nov '23207
Dec '23131
Jan '2472
Feb '2461
Mar '2430
Apr '24170
May '24274
Jun '2484
Jul '2480
Aug '2470
Sep '24253
Oct '2484
Nov '24135
Dec '24134
Jan '2574
Feb '2552
Mar '2574
Apr '25198
May '25255
Jun '25311
Jul '25250
Aug '2576
Sep '25105
Oct '2554
Nov '2549
Dec '25107
Jan '26247
Feb '26271

Explore United Arab Emirates by period

Total visas issued
74
Latest 12 months · United Arab Emirates · A2 · March
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United Arab Emirates · Visa class A2 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025107
  • Jan 2026247
  • Feb 2026271
Dec 2025
10717% of selected
Jan 2026
24740% of selected
Feb 2026
27143% of selected
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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