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Official US State Department data

F-2 visa statistics for Iraq

How many F-2 visas nationals of Iraq are issued, and what each US consulate in Iraq issues, month by month.

Data through December 2025

F-2 visas issued to nationals of Iraq

Every F-2 visa issued to a national of Iraq, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Iraq, last 12 months

Oct 2025 – Dec 2025

99

Monthly average
3
Busiest month
5
Nov 2025
Latest month
1
Dec 2025

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 9

02468
Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25

The long view

State Dept publishes its annual totals by US government fiscal year, which runs October to September.

Point at a year for its exact count.

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60
128
Pre-COVID peak213
130
138
128
48
39
29
27
24
69
75
32
–
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– Years without complete data in this dataset. Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 60 visas; FY2012: 128 visas; FY2013: 213 visas; FY2014: 130 visas; FY2015: 138 visas; FY2016: 128 visas; FY2017: 48 visas; FY2018: 39 visas; FY2019: 29 visas; FY2020: 27 visas; FY2021: 24 visas; FY2022: 69 visas; FY2023: 75 visas; FY2024: 32 visas; FY2026: 9 visas so far.

FY2024 had 32 visas (−57% on FY2023). That's 85% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2013).

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Iraq
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
December 20251–
November 20255–
October 20253–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued by nationality, and its annual Report of the Visa Office for earlier years. Nationals of Iraq who interview at a US consulate in another country are counted here, so these totals run higher than the consulate figures for Iraq.

F-2 visas issued in Iraq

How many F-2 visas the US consulates in Iraq issue each month, whether that's rising or falling, and where it's moving.

Visas issued in Iraq, last 12 months

Sep 2025 – Dec 2025

1010

Monthly average
3
Busiest month
5
Nov 2025
Latest month
1
Dec 2025

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 10

02468
Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25

Where visas are issued

Each consulate's last 12 months, against the 12 months before.

Last 12 months
  • Erbil70% of total
    7
    7 visas in the last 12 months
  • Baghdad30% of total
    3
    3 visas in the last 12 months

Erbil issues the most: 70% of the total.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Iraq each month. Darker means more.

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2025

Busiest: November 2025: 5 visas

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Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Iraq
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
December 20251–
November 20255–
October 20253–
September 20251–

Source: US Department of State monthly reports of nonimmigrant visas issued at each US consulate. These count visas issued, not interview appointments available.

F-2 approval rate: 51.2%Worldwide, FY2024. How it has moved since FY2019.All visa types for IraqEvery US visa issued to nationals of Iraq, by visa type, and each consulate's total.Worldwide statisticsWhich countries and visa types get the most US visas.