Abu Dhabi · United Arab Emirates · July 2025
Visas issued at Abu Dhabi in July 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) | Jul 2025 | Share | Jun 2025 | Jul 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 1,169 | 60.4% | 1,286 | 2,560 |
| A2 | Other foreign government official or employee, or immediate family | 251 | 13% | 313 | 82 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 241 | 12.5% | 129 | 334 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 108 | 5.6% | 59 | 99 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 29 | 1.5% | 18 | 41 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 23 | 1.2% | 9 | 18 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 13 | 0.7% | 35 | 36 |
| K1 | Fiance(e) of U.S. citizen | 12 | 0.6% | 13 | 37 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 12 | 0.6% | 2 | 9 |
| G1 | Principal resident representative of recognized foreign government to international organization, staff, or immediate family | 11 | 0.6% | 0 | 1 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 10 | 0.5% | 0 | 14 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 9 | 0.5% | 11 | 8 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 8 | 0.4% | 8 | 5 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 8 | 0.4% | 2 | 6 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 7 | 0.4% | 5 | 11 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 4 | 0.2% | 2 | 13 |
| G2 | Other representative of recognized foreign member government to international organization, and immediate family | 4 | 0.2% | 3 | 10 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 4 | 0.2% | 9 | 24 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 3 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 3 | 0.2% | 1 | 1 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 6 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 1 |
| O3 | Spouse or child of O-1 or O-2 | 1 | 0.1% | 3 | 4 |
| Q1 | Participant in an international cultural exchange program | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0 |
Immigrant classes
| Class | Description (State Department) | Jul 2025 | Share | Jun 2025 | Jul 2024 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| IR5 | Parent of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age | 101 | 27.3% | 40 | 27 |
| IR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen | 66 | 17.8% | 42 | 21 |
| F3 | Family third preference: married son or daughter of U.S. citizen, spouse and child (F31, F32, F33, C31-C33, B31-B33) | 47 | 12.7% | 16 | 12 |
| F4 | Family fourth preference: brother or sister of U.S. citizen at least 21 years of age, spouse and child (F41, F42, F43) | 40 | 10.8% | 36 | 41 |
| SQ3 | Child of SQ1 | 36 | 9.7% | 10 | 12 |
| E3 | Employment third preference: skilled worker or professional holding baccalaureate degree, spouse and child (E31, E32, E34, E35) | 13 | 3.5% | 3 | 11 |
| SQ1 | Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. Government | 12 | 3.2% | 6 | 3 |
| F1 | Family first preference: unmarried son or daughter of U.S. citizen, and child (F11, F12, B11, B12) | 10 | 2.7% | 10 | 4 |
| SQ2 | Spouse of SQ1 | 9 | 2.4% | 4 | 3 |
| DV | Diversity immigrant (DV1, DV2, DV3) | 8 | 2.2% | 19 | 106 |
| IR2 | Child of U.S. citizen | 8 | 2.2% | 7 | 6 |
| E1 | Employment first preference (priority workers): person with extraordinary ability, outstanding professor or researcher, multinational executive or manager, spouse and child (E11-E15) | 4 | 1.1% | 1 | 1 |
| E2 | Employment second preference: professional holding advanced degree or alien of exceptional ability, spouse and child (E21-E23) | 4 | 1.1% | 8 | 3 |
| EW | Employment third preference, other worker (subgroup numerical limit), spouse and child (EW3, EW4, EW5) | 3 | 0.8% | 7 | 4 |
| 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% | 0 | 6 |
| CR1 | Spouse of U.S. citizen (conditional status) | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 1 |
| GV3 | Child of GV1 | 2 | 0.5% | 0 | 4 |
| GV1 | Certain employee or former employee of the U.S. Government abroad | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 2 |
| GV2 | Spouse of GV1 | 1 | 0.3% | 0 | 2 |
Context
| July 2025 | Abu Dhabi | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 1,934 | 823,304 |
| Change on previous month | +1% | +6% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | -42% | -14% |
| Immigrant visas | 370 | 45,320 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Jul 2025 (2 Jul 2025): B1/B2 next available 16 months; F, M, J 5 months; H, L, O, P, Q 5 months.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Abu Dhabi issue in July 2025?
1,934 nonimmigrant visas and 370 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for July 2025. That was the 79th largest nonimmigrant count among 216 posts that month.
How did July 2025 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Abu Dhabi?
June 2025: 1,914 nonimmigrant visas (+1% to Jul 2025). July 2024: 3,336 (-42%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 1,169 (60.4%), A2 251 (13%), F1 241 (12.5%), C1/D 108 (5.6%), J1 29 (1.5%).
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 July 2025, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.