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Official US State Department data

L-1 visa statistics for Iraq

How many L-1 visas nationals of Iraq are issued, and what each US consulate in Iraq issues, month by month.

Data through February 2026

L-1 visas issued to nationals of Iraq

Every L-1 visa issued to a national of Iraq, at any US consulate in the world.

Visas issued to nationals of Iraq, last 12 months

Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

1010

Down 23%vs 13 in the 12 months before

Down 23% on the previous 12 months. But the last 3 months ran 100% above the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
1
Busiest month
2
May 2025
Latest month
1
Feb 2026About flat, 0%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 13

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 10

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Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

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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13
13
8
11
12
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9
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Pre-COVID peak18
4
1
10
14
13
9
4
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 13 visas; FY2012: 13 visas; FY2013: 8 visas; FY2014: 11 visas; FY2015: 12 visas; FY2016: 13 visas; FY2017: 9 visas; FY2018: 10 visas; FY2019: 18 visas; FY2020: 4 visas; FY2021: 1 visas; FY2022: 10 visas; FY2023: 14 visas; FY2024: 13 visas; FY2025: 9 visas; FY2026: 4 visas so far.

FY2025 had 9 visas (−31% on FY2024). That's 50% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2019). FY2026 so far (Oct–Feb) is running 33% ahead of the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Iraq
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 202611About flat, 0%
January 202610
December 202521Up 100%
November 202501Down 100%
October 202500
September 202515Down 80%
August 202500
July 202512Down 50%
June 202512Down 50%
May 202520
April 202511About flat, 0%
March 202500
February 202510
January 202502Down 100%
December 202410
November 202411About flat, 0%
October 202400
September 202451Up 400%
August 202404Down 100%
July 202422About flat, 0%
June 202420
May 202400
April 202411About flat, 0%
March 202400

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.

L-1 visas issued in Iraq

How many L-1 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 – Feb 2026

55

Monthly average
1
Busiest month
2
Dec 2025
Latest month
1
Feb 2026

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 5

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Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26Feb '26

Where visas are issued

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

Last 12 months
  • Baghdad80% of total
    4
    4 visas in the last 12 months
  • Erbil20% of total
    1
    1 visas in the last 12 months

Baghdad issues the most: 80% of the total.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Iraq each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2025
2026

Busiest: December 2025: 2 visas

FewerMoreNo data

Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2026So far

    2

    Jan–Feb · 2 of 12 months

    First full year in this data
Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Iraq
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
February 20261–
January 20261–
December 20252–
November 20250–
October 20250–
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.

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