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Iraq · J1

Exchange visitor · For approved exchange programs such as research scholars, interns, au pairs, camp counselors and exchange students.

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J1 visas issued to people from Iraq · February 2026
14

That is 4 fewer than in January 2026 (18) — -22.2%.

J1 visas made up 1.4% of all visas in February 2026 (compared with 1.7% in January 2026).

Quick view · February 2026
-22.2% vs January 2026 (18)+27.3% vs February 2025 (11)

All published months together: 1,962

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Iraq · Visa class J1 · One total per month
  • Dec 202513
  • Jan 202618
  • Feb 202614
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  • Jan 2026 is 5 (38.5%) higher than Dec 2025.
  • Feb 2026 is 1 (7.7%) higher than Dec 2025.
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Total issued 131814
Total131814
Total visas issued
10
Latest 12 months · Iraq · J1 · November

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  1. B1/B2584
  2. A225
  3. A123
  4. J212
  5. J110
  6. K19

Iraq · J1: month by month, 2026 compared with 2025

compared with
  • 2025312
  • 202632
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Month20252026Change
January1218 +50.0%
February1114 +27.3%
March14––
April8––
May45––
June93––
July30––
August42––
September22––
October12––
November10––
December13––

When is it busy? Iraq · J1

Busiest month: May (21.2% of a typical year). Quietest: March (4.6%). An even year would be 8.3% a month.

JanFebMarAprMayJunJulAugSepOctNovDec

Average of 7 full years (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 · J1: all published months

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MonthIssuances
Oct '1811
Nov '1812
Dec '1810
Jan '1926
Feb '196
Mar '1924
Apr '1924
May '19102
Jun '1965
Jul '1960
Aug '1925
Sep '1917
Oct '1913
Nov '1923
Dec '1923
Jan '207
Feb '2014
Mar '202
Apr '201
May '202
Jun '203
Jul '201
Aug '206
Sep '204
Oct '201
Nov '201
Dec '202
Jan '215
Feb '213
Mar '210
Apr '214
May '215
Jun '217
Jul '217
Aug '213
Sep '213
Oct '219
Nov '215
Dec '219
Jan '224
Feb '229
Mar '2214
Apr '2249
May '2290
Jun '2235
Jul '2240
Aug '2218
Sep '2219
Oct '2217
Nov '2228
Dec '2216
Jan '2311
Feb '235
Mar '2332
Apr '2314
May '23104
Jun '2382
Jul '2334
Aug '2316
Sep '235
Oct '2321
Nov '2310
Dec '2318
Jan '249
Feb '2413
Mar '2416
Apr '2423
May '24154
Jun '2451
Jul '2435
Aug '2431
Sep '2416
Oct '2411
Nov '249
Dec '2414
Jan '2512
Feb '2511
Mar '2514
Apr '258
May '2545
Jun '2593
Jul '2530
Aug '2542
Sep '2522
Oct '2512
Nov '2510
Dec '2513
Jan '2618
Feb '2614