Official US State Department data
How many H-1B visas are issued at Erbil, and its share of everything issued in Iraq.
Visas issued at Erbil, last 12 months
Feb 2025 – Jan 2026
1515
Down 17% on the previous 12 months. The last 3 months ran 57% below the same months a year earlier.
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Every US consulate in Iraq: last 12 months, against the 12 months before.
Erbil issued 75% of the H-1B visas issued in Iraq in the last 12 months, up from 72% 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: June 2022: 14 visas
In 2023–2025, August was typically the busiest month and March the quietest.
Calendar years, January to December.
32
Jan – Dec 2023
19
Jan – Dec 2024
17
Jan – Dec 2025
0
Jan–Jan · 1 of 12 months
2025 had 17 visas (−11% on 2024). 2026 so far (Jan–Jan) is running 100% behind the same months of 2025.
| Month | Visas issued | A year earlier | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| January 2026 | 0 | 2 | Down 100% |
| December 2025 | 2 | 4 | Down 50% |
| November 2025 | 1 | 1 | About flat, 0% |
| October 2025 | 2 | 3 | Down 33% |
| September 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| August 2025 | 5 | 1 | Up 400% |
| July 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| June 2025 | 2 | 3 | Down 33% |
| May 2025 | 1 | 0 | |
| April 2025 | 0 | 3 | Down 100% |
| March 2025 | 0 | 0 | |
| February 2025 | 2 | 1 | Up 100% |
| January 2025 | 2 | 3 | Down 33% |
| December 2024 | 4 | 3 | Up 33% |
| November 2024 | 1 | 0 | |
| October 2024 | 3 | 2 | Up 50% |
| September 2024 | 0 | 3 | Down 100% |
| August 2024 | 1 | 5 | Down 80% |
| July 2024 | 0 | 4 | Down 100% |
| June 2024 | 3 | 2 | Up 50% |
| May 2024 | 0 | 4 | Down 100% |
| April 2024 | 3 | 3 | About flat, 0% |
| March 2024 | 0 | 1 | Down 100% |
| February 2024 | 1 | 0 |
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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