Can I get a U.S. visa?
14,129 U.S. visas were issued to people from United Arab Emirates in the last 12 months, mostly B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), A2 (foreign government official), F1 (academic student). Here are the numbers that matter before you apply.
14,129 in the 12 months to February 2026. Month by month for United Arab Emirates · by fiscal year since 1997.
About 98% of visitor (B) visa applications from United Arab Emirates were approved in FY2025. See the refusal rate page.
Visitor visa: wait about 11.5 months at Dubai. Student visa: about 15 days at Abu Dhabi. All embassies in United Arab Emirates.
These are group numbers from the U.S. Department of State. They cannot tell what will happen to one person. Unofficial; not legal advice.
Yes. 14,129 U.S. nonimmigrant visas were issued to people from United Arab Emirates in the 12 months up to February 2026, most of them B1/B2 (visitor – business or tourism), A2 (foreign government official), F1 (academic student). Whether one person gets a visa depends on their own case: the officer decides at the interview.
The State Department's adjusted refusal rate for visitor (B) visas for United Arab Emirates was about 2.17% in FY2025, so about 98% were approved. This is a group figure and cannot tell what will happen to you.
At the shortest-wait U.S. embassy or consulate in United Arab Emirates (Dubai), the typical wait for a visitor visa interview is about 11.5 months, and for students about 15 days (Abu Dhabi). The State Department updates these numbers monthly; real dates change every day.