Official US State Department data
How many B1/B2 visas are issued at Erbil, and its share of everything issued in Iraq.
Visas issued at Erbil, last 12 months
Mar 2025 – Feb 2026
5,3035,303
Up 23% on the previous 12 months.
Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 4.3k
Last 12 moLast 12 months · 5.3k
Every US consulate in Iraq: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Erbil issued 67% of the B1/B2 visas issued in Iraq in the last 12 months, down from 73% the year before. That's more than any other consulate.
Visas issued at Erbil each month. Darker means more.
Typical: each month's share of a year's visas, averaged over 2023–2025.
Busiest: January 2026: 722 visas
In 2023–2025, September was typically the busiest month and March the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
1.5k
Jan – Dec 2023
3.2k
Jan – Dec 2024
5.3k
Jan – Dec 2025
1.3k
Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months
2025 was the highest year shown, with 5,300 visas (+68% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Feb) is level with the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| February 2026 | 565 | 689 | Down 18% |
| January 2026 | 722 | 595 | Up 21% |
| December 2025 | 525 | 608 | Down 14% |
| November 2025 | 273 | 443 | Down 38% |
| October 2025 | 577 | 335 | Up 72% |
| September 2025 | 436 | 368 | Up 18% |
| August 2025 | 325 | 305 | Up 6.6% |
| July 2025 | 154 | 207 | Down 26% |
| June 2025 | 143 | 213 | Down 33% |
| May 2025 | 535 | 360 | Up 49% |
| April 2025 | 548 | 172 | Up 219% |
| March 2025 | 500 | 27 | Up 1752% |
| February 2025 | 689 | 46 | Up 1398% |
| January 2025 | 595 | 72 | Up 726% |
| December 2024 | 608 | 37 | Up 1543% |
| November 2024 | 443 | 18 | Up 2361% |
| October 2024 | 335 | 143 | Up 134% |
| September 2024 | 368 | 207 | Up 78% |
| August 2024 | 305 | 128 | Up 138% |
| July 2024 | 207 | 132 | Up 57% |
| June 2024 | 213 | 149 | Up 43% |
| May 2024 | 360 | 173 | Up 108% |
| April 2024 | 172 | 97 | Up 77% |
| March 2024 | 27 | 111 | Down 76% |
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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