Iraq · F1

Name: U.S. visas issued to nationals of Iraq
Creator: Visa Status

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F1 visas issued to people from Iraq · February 2026

That is 1 fewer than in January 2026 (7) — -14.3%.

F1 visas made up 0.6% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.6% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-14.3% vs January 2026 (7)-14.3% vs February 2025 (7)

All published months together: 1,442

Iraq · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

Year compared with

2025147
202613

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Month by month

Month	2025	2026	Change
January	17	7	-58.8%
February	7	6	-14.3%
March	3	–	–
April	10	–	–
May	15	–	–
June	8	–	–
July	29	–	–
August	20	–	–
September	6	–	–
October	7	–	–
November	6	–	–
December	19	–	–

When is it busy? Iraq · F1

Busiest month: July (14.4% of a typical year). Quietest: April (3.3%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

9.5%

4.4%

4.2%

3.3%

8.6%

12.6%

14.4%

14.2%

5.8%

5.0%

6.7%

11.2%

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Average of 8 full years (2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025). Each bar is that month's share of the year's total. Years with missing months are left out. It shows when visas are issued, not when people apply.

Iraq · F1: all published months

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Month	Issuances
Mar '17	7
Apr '17	2
May '17	15
Jun '17	23
Jul '17	41
Aug '17	20
Sep '17	6
Oct '17	9
Nov '17	12
Dec '17	19
Jan '18	13
Feb '18	6
Mar '18	5
Apr '18	7

	Dec 2025	Jan 2026	Feb 2026
Total issued	19	7	6
Total	19	7	6

Iraq · F1

Iraq · F1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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