Dubai · United Arab Emirates · March 2024
Visas issued at Dubai in March 2024
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) | Mar 2024 | Share | Feb 2024 | Mar 2023 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| B1/B2 | Temporary visitor for business and pleasure | 6,257 | 83.7% | 5,976 | 4,346 |
| C1/D | Combined transit and crewmember visa | 803 | 10.7% | 804 | 530 |
| F1 | Student in an academic or language training program | 81 | 1.1% | 23 | 79 |
| H4 | Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-3 | 55 | 0.7% | 22 | 25 |
| H1B | Temporary worker of distinguished merit and ability performing services other than as a registered nurse | 47 | 0.6% | 27 | 40 |
| L2 | Spouse or child of intracompany transferee | 43 | 0.6% | 25 | 29 |
| J1 | Exchange visitor | 36 | 0.5% | 14 | 47 |
| L1 | Intracompany transferee (executive, managerial, and specialized personnel continuing employment with international firm or corporation) | 35 | 0.5% | 18 | 26 |
| D | Crewmember (sea or air) | 25 | 0.3% | 10 | 23 |
| B1 | Temporary visitor for business | 16 | 0.2% | 17 | 38 |
| A3 | Attendant, servant, or personal employee of A1 or A2, or immediate family | 15 | 0.2% | 14 | 2 |
| F2 | Spouse or child of F1 | 13 | 0.2% | 7 | 19 |
| G4 | International organization officer or employee, and immediate family | 7 | 0.1% | 1 | 5 |
| M1 | Vocational student and other nonacademic student | 7 | 0.1% | 2 | 6 |
| B2 | Temporary visitor for pleasure | 5 | 0.1% | 0 | 2 |
| O1 | Person with extraordinary ability in sciences, arts, education, business or athletics | 5 | 0.1% | 4 | 2 |
| C1 | Alien in transit | 4 | 0.1% | 3 | 6 |
| I | Representative of foreign information media, spouse and children | 4 | 0.1% | 1 | 8 |
| J2 | Spouse or child of exchange visitor | 4 | 0.1% | 2 | 19 |
| P1 | Internationally recognized athlete or member of internationally recognized entertainment group | 3 | 0% | 4 | 2 |
| P3 | Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program | 3 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| O2 | Person accompanying and assisting in the artistic or athletic performance by O-1 | 2 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
| A1 | Ambassador, public minister, career diplomat or consular officer, or immediate family | 1 | 0% | 1 | 1 |
| E2 | Treaty investor, spouse or child | 1 | 0% | 0 | 0 |
| H2B | Temporary worker performing other services | 1 | 0% | 0 | 1 |
| P4 | Spouse or child of P-1, P-2, or P-3 | 1 | 0% | 1 | 0 |
Context
| March 2024 | Dubai | All posts |
|---|---|---|
| Nonimmigrant visas | 7,474 | 962,731 |
| Change on previous month | +7% | +12% |
| Change on same month a year earlier | +42% | -13% |
| Immigrant visas | 0 | 53,633 |
Nearest wait-time reading on or before the end of Mar 2024 (6 Mar 2024): B1/B2 next available 357 days; F, M, J 16 days; H, L, O, P, Q 46 days.
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Questions and answers
How many visas did Dubai issue in March 2024?
7,474 nonimmigrant visas and 0 immigrant visas, per the State Department's monthly tables for March 2024. That was the 34th largest nonimmigrant count among 217 posts that month.
How did March 2024 compare with the month before and a year earlier at Dubai?
February 2024: 6,981 nonimmigrant visas (+7% to Mar 2024). March 2023: 5,256 (+42%).
Which classes made up the month?
B1/B2 6,257 (83.7%), C1/D 803 (10.7%), F1 81 (1.1%), H4 55 (0.7%), H1B 47 (0.6%).
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 March 2024, public domain. Data through 30 Sep 2025. See corrections.