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Riyadh, Saudi Arabia

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 Saudi Arabia read the Worldwide column of the visa bulletin — only China, India, Mexico and the Philippines have their own columns.

Nonimmigrant volume moved down — the last three months averaged 2,226 against 3,121 for the three before them, a change of -28.7%.

Immigrant volume moved down — the last three months averaged 233 against 281 for the three before them, a change of -17.2%.

Nonimmigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
B1/B21,683
A2256
F123
B120
F219
D15
G212
M110
12 other classes40

Immigrant visas by visa class, February 2026

ClassIssued
E360
E129
EW7
IR57
E26
I55
IR14
CR12

Nonimmigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 20262,078
January 20262,530
December 20252,069
November 20252,502
October 20253,652
September 20253,209
August 20253,391
July 20254,074
June 20253,093
May 20253,306
April 20253,208
March 20253,936

Immigrant visas by month

MonthIssued
February 2026120
January 202689
December 2025489
November 2025265
October 2025372
September 2025206
August 2025464
July 2025195
June 2025211
May 2025266
April 2025264
March 2025374

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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