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Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates

Visa issuances recorded by the US Department of State at this post.

Latest data: February 2026. The State Department publishes these counts about 7 months in arrears; this is the most recent month it has released, not the current month.

Applicants charged to United Arab Emirates read the Worldwide column of the visa bulletin — only China, India, Mexico and the Philippines have their own columns.

Nonimmigrant volume moved up — the last three months averaged 1,183 against 952 for the three before them, a change of 24.3%.

Immigrant volume moved down — the last three months averaged 180 against 534 for the three before them, a change of -66.4%.

Nonimmigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
B1/B2898
A2271
C1/D76
F118
K111
A19
B17
J16
8 other classes17

Immigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
E364
IR114
IR514
I57
EW4
E23
F12
F2B2
3 other classes3

Nonimmigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 20261,313
January 20261,264
December 2025971
November 2025829
October 2025958
September 20251,068
August 20251,183
July 20251,934
June 20251,914
May 20253,326
April 20253,692
March 20253,082

Immigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 2026113
January 202691
December 2025335
November 2025454
October 2025700
September 2025448
August 2025428
July 2025370
June 2025222
May 2025292
April 2025280
March 2025228

What this does not tell you

There is no wait time here. These are visas issued, and issuance is limited by annual numerical caps and by staffing rather than by how many people are waiting. The number of people in the queue at this post is not published, so any wait calculated from these figures would be a guess dressed as a fact.

For appointment availability and local instructions, use the post's own site. For when a priority date becomes current, use the visa bulletin.

Source: monthly visa issuance statistics, US Department of State.

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