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Iraq · J2

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

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Dependent of a J-1 exchange visitor · For the spouse and unmarried children of J-1 exchange visitors.

J2 visas issued to people from Iraq · February 2026

That is 1 fewer than in January 2026 (1) — -100.0%.

J2 visas made up 0.0% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 0.1% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026

-100.0% vs January 2026 (1)last year: no earlier data

All published months together: 441

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Iraq · J2: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

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202574
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Month	2025	2026	Change
January	0	1	–
February	0	0	–
March	0	–	–
April	2	–	–
May	9	–	–
June	0	–	–
July	16	–	–
August	13	–	–
September	10	–	–
October	4	–	–
November	12	–	–
December	8	–	–

When is it busy? Iraq · J2

Busiest month: December (14.1% of a typical year). Quietest: April (2.7%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

4.8%

8.6%

7.8%

2.7%

8.5%

4.3%

9.7%

7.8%

11.4%

11.2%

9.2%

14.1%

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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 · J2: all published months

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