Abu Dhabi · United Arab Emirates · May 2025
Visas issued at Abu Dhabi in May 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) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 2,436 | 73.2% | 2,949 | 3,770 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 258 | 7.8% | 176 | 305 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 255 | 7.7% | 202 | 279 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 164 | 4.9% | 143 | 113 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 34 | 1% | 41 | 82 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 32 | 1% | 34 | 56 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 21 | 0.6% | 12 | 19 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 18 | 0.5% | 19 | 35 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 18 | 0.5% | 26 | 29 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 18 | 0.5% | 27 | 36 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 14 | 0.4% | 18 | 4 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 12 | 0.4% | 6 | 16 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 11 | 0.3% | 7 | 21 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 9 | 0.3% | 7 | 4 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 8 | 0.2% | 9 | 2 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 5 | 0.2% | 3 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 5 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 18 |
| E3 | Australian specialty occupation professional | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 1 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 2 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 2 | 0.1% | 3 | 4 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | May 2025 | Share | Apr 2025 | May 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 56 | 19.2% | 51 | 42 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 40 | 13.7% | 37 | 22 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 36 | 12.3% | 37 | 53 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 31 | 10.6% | 22 | 14 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 21 | 7.2% | 7 | 18 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 20 | 6.8% | 20 | 21 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 16 | 5.5% | 1 | 2 |
| F2B | Family second preference (2B): unmarried son or daughter of lawful permanent resident, and child (F24, F25, C24, C25, B24, B25) | 14 | 4.8% | 7 | 0 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 10 | 3.4% | 17 | 3 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 9 | 3.1% | 7 | 8 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 8 | 2.7% | 12 | 49 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 7 | 2.4% | 23 | 5 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 5 | 1.7% | 4 | 1 |
| I5 | Investor pilot program (regional center) in targeted area, spouse and child (I51-I53) | 5 | 1.7% | 13 | 4 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 5 | 1.7% | 7 | 7 |
| FX | Family second preference, exempt from country limitations: spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (FX1, FX2, FX3, CX1-CX3, BX1-BX3) | 4 | 1.4% | 2 | 2 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 3 | 1% | 8 | 0 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 1 | 0.3% | 3 | 2 |
| F2A | Family second preference (2A): spouse or child of lawful permanent resident (F21, F22, F23, C21-C23, B21-B23) | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 0 |
Context
| May 2025 | Abu Dhabi | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 3,326 | 897,937 |
| Change on previous month | -10% | -10% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -31% | -16% |
| Immigrant visas | 292 | 46,751 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of May 2025 (1 May 2025): B1/B2 next available 19 months; F, M, J 4 months; H, L, O, P, Q 2 months.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Abu Dhabi issue in May 2025?
3,326 nonimmigrant visas and 292 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for May 2025. That was the 58th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did May 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Abu Dhabi?
April 2025: 3,692 nonimmigrant visas (-10% to May 2025). May 2024: 4,836 (-31%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 2,436 (73.2%), F1 258 (7.8%), A2 255 (7.7%), C1/D 164 (4.9%), B1 34 (1%).
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 May 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.