Official US State Department data
How many J-1 visas are issued at Baghdad, and its share of everything issued in Iraq.
Visas issued at Baghdad, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
182182
About the same as the previous 12 months (+1.7%). But the last 3 months ran 19% above the same months a year earlier.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 179
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 182
Every US consulate in Iraq: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Baghdad issued 64% of the J-1 visas issued in Iraq in the last 12 months, up from 50% the year before. That's more than any other consulate.
Visas issued at Baghdad each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: May 2024: 90 visas
In 2023–2025, May was typically the busiest month and January the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
166
Jan – Dec 2023
181
Jan – Dec 2024
178
Jan – Dec 2025
13
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 had 178 visas (−1.7% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is running 44% ahead of the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 6 | 4 | Up 50% |
| January 2026 | 7 | 5 | Up 40% |
| December 2025 | 6 | 7 | Down 14% |
| November 2025 | 9 | 6 | Up 50% |
| October 2025 | 7 | 10 | Down 30% |
| September 2025 | 11 | 12 | Down 8.3% |
| August 2025 | 26 | 4 | Up 550% |
| July 2025 | 27 | 8 | Up 238% |
| June 2025 | 56 | 29 | Up 93% |
| May 2025 | 16 | 90 | Down 82% |
| April 2025 | 5 | 3 | Up 67% |
| March 2025 | 6 | 1 | Up 500% |
| February 2025 | 4 | 10 | Down 60% |
| January 2025 | 5 | 1 | Up 400% |
| December 2024 | 7 | 7 | About flat, 0% |
| November 2024 | 6 | 3 | Up 100% |
| October 2024 | 10 | 11 | Down 9.1% |
| September 2024 | 12 | 1 | Up 1100% |
| August 2024 | 4 | 5 | Down 20% |
| July 2024 | 8 | 16 | Down 50% |
| June 2024 | 29 | 16 | Up 81% |
| May 2024 | 90 | 84 | Up 7.1% |
| April 2024 | 3 | 6 | Down 50% |
| March 2024 | 1 | 8 | Down 88% |
Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available. All consulates in Iraq
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