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Official US State Department data

L-2 visa statistics for Iraq

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

Data through January 2026

L-2 visas issued to nationals of Iraq

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

Visas issued to nationals of Iraq, last 12 months

Feb 2025 – Jan 2026

1414

Down 30%vs 20 in the 12 months before

Down 30% on the previous 12 months. But the last 3 months ran 50% above the same months a year earlier.

Monthly average
1
Busiest month
3
Apr 2025
Latest month
3
Jan 2026Up 50%

Prev 12 moPrevious 12 months · 20

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 14

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Feb '24Mar '24Apr '24May '24Jun '24Jul '24Aug '24Sep '24Oct '24Nov '24Dec '24Jan '25Feb '25Mar '25Apr '25May '25Jun '25Jul '25Aug '25Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '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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Pre-COVID peak19
15
6
11
13
16
10
13
11
2
1
11
8
Highest21
12
6
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Striped: the current year so far.

FY2011: 19 visas; FY2012: 15 visas; FY2013: 6 visas; FY2014: 11 visas; FY2015: 13 visas; FY2016: 16 visas; FY2017: 10 visas; FY2018: 13 visas; FY2019: 11 visas; FY2020: 2 visas; FY2021: 1 visas; FY2022: 11 visas; FY2023: 8 visas; FY2024: 21 visas; FY2025: 12 visas; FY2026: 6 visas so far.

FY2025 had 12 visas (−43% on FY2024). That's 37% below the pre-pandemic peak (FY2011). FY2026 so far (Oct–Jan) is running 50% ahead of the same months of FY2025.

Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, to nationals of Iraq
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
January 202632Up 50%
December 202532Up 50%
November 202500
October 202500
September 202529Down 78%
August 202510
July 202500
June 202505Down 100%
May 202510
April 202532Up 50%
March 202500
February 202510
January 202524Down 50%
December 202421Up 100%
November 20240–
October 20240–
September 20249–
August 20240–
July 20240–
June 20245–
May 20240–
April 20242–
March 20240–
February 20240–

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-2 visas issued in Iraq

How many L-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 – Jan 2026

77

Monthly average
1
Busiest month
3
Jan 2026
Latest month
3
Jan 2026

Last 12 moLast 12 months · 7

01234
Sep '25Oct '25Nov '25Dec '25Jan '26

Where visas are issued

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

Last 12 months
  • Baghdad57% of total
    4
    4 visas in the last 12 months
  • Erbil43% of total
    3
    3 visas in the last 12 months

Baghdad issues the most: 57% of the total.

When visas are issued

Visas issued in Iraq each month. Darker means more.

JJanFFebMMarAAprMMayJJunJJulAAugSSepOOctNNovDDec
2025
2026

Busiest: January 2026: 3 visas

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Year by year

Calendar years, January to December.

  1. 2026So far

    3

    Jan–Jan · 1 of 12 months

    First full year in this data
Show the monthly numbers
Visas issued per month, in Iraq
MonthVisas issuedA year earlierChange
January 20263–
December 20252–
November 20250–
October 20250–
September 20252–

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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