Visa refusal rate

Iraq

How often applications from Iraq were refused or approved, fiscal year by fiscal year.

Source: U.S. Department of State, visa statistics · Unofficial

Visa category

Fiscal year

Nationality

B visas (visitors) · FY2023

37.1% refused

About 63% approved · #67 of 198 nationalities, where #1 has the highest refusal rate. A group figure, not a prediction for any one person.

Refusal rate by year

Choose a year

56.1%44.6%46.3%31.8%42.2%27.3%32.8%39.2%41.4%52.8%51.7%60.7%57%49.9%

Every year

The State Department's adjusted refusal rate. Approved is what is left after the refusals.

Fiscal year	Refused	Approved
FY2025	39.9%	about 60%
FY2024	33.4%	about 67%
FY2023	37.1%	about 63%
FY2022	44.6%	about 55%
FY2021	36.5%	about 64%
FY2020	45.2%	about 55%
FY2019	49.9%	about 50%
FY2018	57%	about 43%
FY2017	60.7%	about 39%
FY2016	51.7%	about 48%
FY2015	52.8%	about 47%
FY2014	41.4%	about 59%
FY2013	39.2%	about 61%
FY2012	32.8%	about 67%
FY2011	27.3%	about 73%
FY2010	42.2%	about 58%
FY2009	31.8%	about 68%
FY2008	46.3%	about 54%
FY2007	44.6%	about 55%
FY2006	56.1%	about 44%

A fiscal year runs from October to September (FY2025 is October 2024 to September 2025). This is for visitor (B) visas only.

In plain words

Refusal rate: Out of 100 people who applied, how many were told no. A 20% refusal rate means about 20 in 100 were refused.
Adjusted: The State Department leaves out people who were refused for paperwork reasons and later got the visa, so the number is fairer.
Approved: The visa was issued. We show it as what is left after the refusals.
Applications (workload): Everyone the embassies decided on in the year: visas issued plus visas refused.
Fiscal year (FY): The U.S. government year, October to September. FY2025 is October 2024 to September 2025.

Iraq in short

What is the U.S. visa refusal rate for Iraq?

For b visas (visitors), the adjusted refusal rate for people from Iraq was 37.1% in FY2023, which means about 63% of applications were approved. It is a group figure for one fiscal year, not a prediction for any one person.

Visa Status is an unofficial site and does not give immigration advice. A refusal rate describes all applications from a country in one year. It does not predict what will happen to any one applicant.