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Abu Dhabi · United Arab Emirates · February 2025
Visas issued at Abu Dhabi in February 2025
The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics.
Nonimmigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,789 | 85.3% | 3,258 | 3,187 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 138 | 4.2% | 159 | 137 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 53 | 1.6% | 72 | 60 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 53 | 1.6% | 97 | 32 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 47 | 1.4% | 41 | 42 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 45 | 1.4% | 92 | 51 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 40 | 1.2% | 17 | 70 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 22 | 0.7% | 31 | 25 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 19 | 0.6% | 22 | 29 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 16 | 0.5% | 26 | 7 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 15 | 0.5% | 20 | 8 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 10 | 0.3% | 7 | 14 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 7 | 0.2% | 7 | 9 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 3 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 2 | 0.1% | 11 | 4 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 2 | 0.1% | 4 | 4 |
| K2 | Child of K-1 | 2 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0% | 2 | 0 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 1 | 0% | 4 | 4 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 5 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Feb 2025 | Share | Jan 2025 | Feb 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 109 | 29.8% | 57 | 63 |
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 67 | 18.3% | 56 | 64 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 48 | 13.1% | 30 | 43 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 26 | 7.1% | 98 | 27 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 17 | 4.6% | 1 | 1 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 15 | 4.1% | 14 | 24 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 14 | 3.8% | 13 | 9 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 12 | 3.3% | 10 | 19 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 9 | 2.5% | 1 | 9 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 8 | 2.2% | 4 | 2 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 8 | 2.2% | 9 | 13 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 6 | 1.6% | 2 | 5 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 6 | 1.6% | 30 | 7 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 1 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 4 | 1.1% | 4 | 6 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 1 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 3 | 0.8% | 6 | 3 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 3 | 0.8% | 0 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 0.5% | 3 | 3 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.3% | 1 | 0 |
Context
| February 2025 | Abu Dhabi | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,271 | 914,989 |
| Change on previous month | -16% | -4% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -12% | +6% |
| Immigrant visas | 366 | 51,058 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Feb 2025 (7 Feb 2025): B1/B2 next available 433 days; F, M, J 37 days; H, L, O, P, Q 23 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Abu Dhabi issue in February 2025?
3,271 nonimmigrant visas and 366 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for February 2025. That was the 59th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did February 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Abu Dhabi?
January 2025: 3,879 nonimmigrant visas (-16% to Feb 2025). February 2024: 3,700 (-12%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,789 (85.3%), C1/D 138 (4.2%), A2 53 (1.6%), H1B 53 (1.6%), H4 47 (1.4%).
Provenance
Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs, Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class for February 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.