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Data through February 2026 · 108 months published since March 2017

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United Arab Emirates · B1/B2

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Visitor – business or tourism · For short visits to the U.S. for business meetings (B-1) or tourism, family visits and medical treatment (B-2). Most visitor visas are issued as a combined B-1/B-2.

B1/B2 visas issued to people from United Arab Emirates · February 2026
803

That is 189 fewer than in January 2026 (992) — ▼ -19.1%.

B1/B2 visas made up 71.9% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 77.0% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
▼-19.1% vs January 2026 (992)▲+1.9% vs February 2025 (788)

All published months together: 110,169

United Arab Emirates · B1/B2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 202511,117
  • 20261,795
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Month20252026Change
January973992▲ +2.0%
February788803▲ +1.9%
March913––
April1,273––
May1,143––
June1,048––
July1,009––
August949––
September905––
October922––
November661––
December533––

When is it busy? United Arab Emirates · B1/B2

Busiest month: March (10.2% of a typical year). Quietest: December (5.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

8.8%
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10.2%
6.9%
7.7%
8.2%
9.2%
8.5%
8.5%
8.6%
7.9%
5.7%
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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 · B1/B2: all published months

By monthBy yearBy fiscal year
01K2K3K4KMar'17Nov'17Jul'18Mar'19Nov'19Jul'20Mar'21Nov'21Jul'22Mar'23Nov'23Jul'24Mar'25Nov'25
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MonthIssuances
Mar '171,002
Apr '17768
May '171,211
Jun '17950
Jul '171,598
Aug '171,097
Sep '17950
Oct '171,080
Nov '17841
Dec '17618
Jan '18900
Feb '18
903
Mar '181,095
Apr '181,225
May '181,156
Jun '181,320
Jul '182,138
Aug '181,044
Sep '181,244
Oct '181,213
Nov '18896
Dec '18802
Jan '191,277
Feb '191,114
Mar '191,273
Apr '191,333
May '191,333
Jun '191,515
Jul '191,723
Aug '191,119
Sep '191,233
Oct '191,028
Nov '19811
Dec '19603
Jan '20658
Feb '201,083
Mar '20826
Apr '202
May '203
Jun '2018
Jul '2028
Aug '2057
Sep '2094
Oct '20188
Nov '20225
Dec '20193
Jan '21260
Feb '21273
Mar '21354
Apr '21490
May '21474
Jun '21602
Jul '21782
Aug '211,006
Sep '211,111
Oct '21966
Nov '211,210
Dec '21725
Jan '22910
Feb '22935
Mar '221,531
Apr '221,081
May '22799
Jun '221,465
Jul '22969
Aug '221,472
Sep '221,221
Oct '221,321
Nov '221,300
Dec '22981
Jan '231,406
Feb '231,236
Mar '231,468
Apr '231,070
May '231,932
Jun '231,410
Jul '231,874
Aug '231,613
Sep '231,541
Oct '231,752
Nov '231,453
Dec '23766
Jan '241,451
Feb '241,291
Mar '241,335
Apr '24947
May '241,738
Jun '241,481
Jul '241,449
Aug '241,640
Sep '241,389
Oct '241,300
Nov '24925
Dec '24764
Jan '25973
Feb '25788
Mar '25913
Apr '251,273
May '251,143
Jun '251,048
Jul '251,009
Aug '25949
Sep '25905
Oct '25922
Nov '25661
Dec '25533
Jan '26992
Feb '26803

Explore United Arab Emirates by period

Total visas issued
913
Latest 12 months · United Arab Emirates · B1/B2 · March
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United Arab Emirates · Visa class B1/B2 · One total per month
  • Dec 2025533
  • Jan 2026992
  • Feb 2026803
Dec 2025
53323% of selected
Jan 2026
99243% of selected
Feb 2026
80334% of selected
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  • Jan 2026 is 459 (86.1%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 270 (50.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 533992803
Total533992803