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Visa issuances and wait times at the U.S. post in Erbil

Monthly tables Mar 2017 to Sep 2025 · 138th of 217 posts by nonimmigrant issuances in Sep 2025 · wait times read 1 Jul 2026

The reports below contain preliminary data which are subject to change. Beginning with FY 2020, individual monthly issuance reports should not be aggregated, as this will not provide an accurate issuance total for the fiscal year to date. Instead, refer to our annual Report of the Visa Office for final full Fiscal Year statistics. On wait times the Department says: "New appointments are added regularly, so you may get an appointment sooner" and "The average wait times we report do not guarantee a visa applicant will get an appointment within a specific time."

Erbil, Iraq: 464 nonimmigrant visas issued in September 2025, up 18% on September 2024 (392).

The largest classes that month were B1/B2 (temporary visitor for business and pleasure) with 436, 94% of the post's issuances, B1 (temporary visitor for business) with 10, 2.2% of the post's issuances and J1 (exchange visitor) with 10, 2.2% of the post's issuances. Among the 211 posts that issued B1/B2 visas in September 2025, Erbil ranks 115th by count; for F1 student visas it ranks 147th of 184.

The immigrant visa table for September 2025 lists no issuances for this post; many posts handle only nonimmigrant applications.

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office; this site does not add monthly reports together, so the month-by-month table below is read one month at a time.

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table read on 1 Jul 2026 listed the next available appointment as 5 months for a visitor (B1/B2) interview, 5 months for students and exchange visitors (F, M, J) and 5 months for petition-based workers (H, L, O, P, Q). For visitor visas that is shorter than the 5.5 months listed about six months earlier (2 Dec 2025).

Appointment wait times

Visitor B1/B25 monthsnext available appointment; median post 1 month
Student F, M, J5 monthsnext available appointment; median post under ½ month
Worker H, L, O, P, Q5 monthsnext available appointment; median post under ½ month

under 2 months2 to 6 monthsover 6 monthsnot listedRead from the Department's table 1 Jul 2026.

464nonimmigrant visas, Sep 2025+18% vs Sep 2024 (392)
377nonimmigrant visas, Aug 2025+23% month on month
0immigrant visas, Sep 20250 in Sep 2024
0.06%share of worldwide nonimmigrant issuances, Sep 2025median post: 909 that month

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office; monthly reports are not summed on this site.

Monthly issuances by broad class, last 36 months

0355709VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classesOct 2022Apr 2023Oct 2023Apr 2024Oct 2024Apr 2025Oct 2022: 446 (Visitors 396, Students and exchange visitors 26, Temporary workers 24, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2022: 452 (Visitors 383, Students and exchange visitors 51, Temporary workers 18, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2022: 233 (Visitors 183, Students and exchange visitors 37, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2023: 298 (Visitors 259, Students and exchange visitors 13, Temporary workers 26, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2023: 62 (Visitors 56, Students and exchange visitors 4, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 1, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2023: 156 (Visitors 112, Students and exchange visitors 28, Temporary workers 16, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2023: 124 (Visitors 103, Students and exchange visitors 9, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2023: 249 (Visitors 212, Students and exchange visitors 28, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2023: 231 (Visitors 149, Students and exchange visitors 77, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2023: 176 (Visitors 132, Students and exchange visitors 33, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2023: 170 (Visitors 128, Students and exchange visitors 30, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2023: 225 (Visitors 207, Students and exchange visitors 5, Temporary workers 13, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2023: 161 (Visitors 145, Students and exchange visitors 12, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2023: 31 (Visitors 20, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2023: 58 (Visitors 37, Students and exchange visitors 16, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2024: 92 (Visitors 75, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 6, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Feb 2024: 62 (Visitors 46, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2024: 41 (Visitors 27, Students and exchange visitors 14, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2024: 265 (Visitors 234, Students and exchange visitors 23, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2024: 447 (Visitors 373, Students and exchange visitors 74, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2024: 273 (Visitors 217, Students and exchange visitors 41, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2024: 259 (Visitors 208, Students and exchange visitors 48, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2024: 343 (Visitors 306, Students and exchange visitors 35, Temporary workers 2, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2024: 392 (Visitors 370, Students and exchange visitors 18, Temporary workers 4, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Oct 2024: 394 (Visitors 372, Students and exchange visitors 11, Temporary workers 11, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Nov 2024: 504 (Visitors 490, Students and exchange visitors 13, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Dec 2024: 641 (Visitors 611, Students and exchange visitors 18, Temporary workers 12, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jan 2025: 628 (Visitors 596, Students and exchange visitors 16, Temporary workers 14, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 2)Feb 2025: 709 (Visitors 690, Students and exchange visitors 14, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Mar 2025: 511 (Visitors 501, Students and exchange visitors 8, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 1, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Apr 2025: 555 (Visitors 550, Students and exchange visitors 4, Temporary workers 1, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)May 2025: 580 (Visitors 541, Students and exchange visitors 24, Temporary workers 8, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 7, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jun 2025: 198 (Visitors 160, Students and exchange visitors 33, Temporary workers 5, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Jul 2025: 163 (Visitors 161, Students and exchange visitors 2, Temporary workers 0, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Aug 2025: 377 (Visitors 326, Students and exchange visitors 29, Temporary workers 17, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 5, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)Sep 2025: 464 (Visitors 446, Students and exchange visitors 15, Temporary workers 3, Diplomatic, official and international organisation 0, Transit and crew 0, Other nonimmigrant classes 0)
Nonimmigrant visas issued at Erbil by month, stacked by broad class group.

VisitorsStudents and exchange visitorsTemporary workersDiplomatic, official and international organisationTransit and crewOther nonimmigrant classes

Groups follow the Department's visa symbols: visitors (B), students and exchange visitors (F, M, J), temporary workers (H, L, O, P, Q, E, R, TN, I), diplomatic and official (A, G, NATO), transit and crew (C, D), other. Hover a month for its counts. Each bar is one monthly report.

Compared with Iraq and the world, September 2025

Sep 2025ErbilAll 2 posts in IraqAll posts
Nonimmigrant visas issued464784823,557
Change on Sep 2024+18%—-11%
Immigrant visas issued024145,966
Visitors share96.1%—82.5%
Students and exchange visitors share3.2%—2.9%
Temporary workers share0.6%—9.4%
Diplomatic, official and international organisation share0%—2.1%
Transit and crew share0%—2.9%
Other nonimmigrant classes share0%—0.2%
B1/B2 next appointment5 months—median 1 month
F, M, J next appointment5 months—median under ½ month

All figures are from the September 2025 tables. The country column adds the posts located in Iraq (Baghdad and Erbil) within that one month; it is not the count for nationals of Iraq, which is on the Iraq nationality page.

Visa classes issued, September 2025

ClassDescription (State Department)IssuedShareRank among posts
B1/B2Temporary visitor for business and pleasure43694%115 of 211
B1Temporary visitor for business102.2%52 of 128
J1Exchange visitor102.2%127 of 194
F1Student in an academic or language training program40.9%147 of 184
H4Spouse or child of H-1B/B1/C, H-2A/B, or H-320.4%111 of 137
F2Spouse or child of F110.2%87 of 104
P3Artist or entertainer in a culturally unique program10.2%58 of 69

Ranks are among posts in the same month's table. Earlier months are linked from the month-by-month table below.

Seasonality

Jan100
Feb48
Mar67
Apr98
May139
Jun102
Jul102
Aug109
Sep110
Oct126
Nov124
Dec83
Which months are busiest at Erbil. Index over 6 complete calendar years; 100 is an average month, darker is busier.

Wait-time history

0184367202220232024202520264 Nov 2022: B1/B2 250 days; F/M/J 250; H/L/O/P/Q 2501 Dec 2022: B1/B2 250 days; F/M/J 11; H/L/O/P/Q 1117 Jan 2023: B1/B2 250 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Feb 2023: B1/B2 250 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 76 Mar 2023: B1/B2 366 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 717 Apr 2023: B1/B2 366 days; F/M/J 14; H/L/O/P/Q 149 Jun 2023: B1/B2 366 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 731 Jul 2023: B1/B2 366 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 71 Aug 2023: B1/B2 366 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 720 Sep 2023: B1/B2 367 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 712 Oct 2023: B1/B2 367 days; F/M/J 7; H/L/O/P/Q 75 Nov 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —17 Dec 2023: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jan 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Feb 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Mar 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —9 Apr 2024: B1/B2 365 days; F/M/J 3; H/L/O/P/Q 3658 May 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —17 Jun 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jul 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Aug 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —14 Sep 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —2 Oct 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —12 Nov 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Dec 2024: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —6 Jan 2025: B1/B2 63 days; F/M/J 20; H/L/O/P/Q 207 Feb 2025: B1/B2 56 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 105 Mar 2025: B1/B2 56 days; F/M/J 10; H/L/O/P/Q 1016 Apr 2025: B1/B2 70 days; F/M/J 5; H/L/O/P/Q 51 May 2025: B1/B2 60 days; F/M/J 60; H/L/O/P/Q 604 Jun 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 02 Jul 2025: B1/B2 0 days; F/M/J 0; H/L/O/P/Q 03 Aug 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —7 Sep 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —3 Oct 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Nov 2025: B1/B2 — days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —2 Dec 2025: B1/B2 165 days; F/M/J 165; H/L/O/P/Q 1656 Jan 2026: B1/B2 45 days; F/M/J 45; H/L/O/P/Q 458 Feb 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 307 Mar 2026: B1/B2 30 days; F/M/J 30; H/L/O/P/Q 304 Apr 2026: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —14 May 2026: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J 120; H/L/O/P/Q 1207 Jun 2026: B1/B2 120 days; F/M/J —; H/L/O/P/Q —1 Jul 2026: B1/B2 150 days; F/M/J 150; H/L/O/P/Q 150

Visitor B1/B2Student F, M, JWorker H, L, O, P, Q

Next available appointment at Erbil over time. Days to the next available appointment as listed on each reading date (44 readings, 4 Nov 2022 to 1 Jul 2026). From 1 May 2025 the Department publishes the estimate in half-month steps; those are shown as 30 days per month.

Month by month

MonthNonimmigrantImmigrantvs same month prior year
Sep 20254640+18%
Aug 20253770+10%
Jul 20251630-37%
Jun 20251980-27%
May 20255800+30%
Apr 20255550+109%
Mar 20255110+1146%
Feb 20257090+1044%
Jan 20256280+583%
Dec 20246410+1005%
Nov 20245040+1526%
Oct 20243940+145%
Sep 20243920+74%
Aug 20243430+102%
Jul 20242590+47%
Jun 20242730+18%
May 20244470+80%
Apr 20242650+114%
Mar 2024410-74%
Feb 20246200%
Jan 2024920-69%
Dec 2023580-75%
Nov 2023310-93%
Oct 20231610-64%

One row per monthly report; the rows are not added together. Each month links to the post's class breakdown for that month. Global totals for any month: September 2025.

ErbilBaghdad
Location of the U.S. post in Erbil.This post Other posts in the country Outlines: Natural Earth.

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Questions and answers

How many visas did the U.S. post in Erbil issue last month?

464 nonimmigrant visas in September 2025, the latest month in the State Department's monthly issuance tables. In September 2024 the post issued 392 nonimmigrant visas.

What is the wait for a visitor visa interview in Erbil?

The Department's Global Visa Wait Times table, read on 1 Jul 2026, listed the next available B1/B2 interview appointment as 5 months away (2 to 6 months). The Department updates the table monthly and says new appointments are added regularly, so an applicant may get an appointment sooner.

What is the wait for a student visa interview in Erbil?

The next available F, M or J appointment was listed as 5 months away on 1 Jul 2026. Student appointments are scheduled separately from visitor appointments at most posts.

Which visa classes does Erbil issue most?

In September 2025: B1/B2 (436, 94%), B1 (10, 2.2%), J1 (10, 2.2%), F1 (4, 0.9%) and H4 (2, 0.4%). 7 nonimmigrant classes appear in the post's table for the month.

Is visa volume at Erbil rising or falling?

September 2025: 464 nonimmigrant visas, up 18% on September 2024 (392). The month-by-month series on this page shows the path one month at a time; the Department notes that monthly reports are preliminary and subject to change and should not be added together.

How many visas does Erbil issue in a year?

The Department publishes annual totals separately, in its Report of the Visa Office, and says its monthly reports should not be aggregated, so this site shows no yearly figure for a post. The annual tables by nationality are on the nationality pages.

What does the issuance count for Erbil not tell you?

It is the number of visas issued, not the number of applications received or interviews held, and it says nothing about the outcome of any individual application. The Department publishes refusal rates only for B visas by nationality, not by post.

Where does this data come from?

The State Department's Bureau of Consular Affairs publishes monthly nonimmigrant and immigrant visa issuance tables by post and visa class, and a Global Visa Wait Times table. Issuances on this page run March 2017 to September 2025; wait times are read from the Department's table and kept as dated snapshots (44 readings for this post).

Provenance

Source: U.S. Department of State, Bureau of Consular Affairs. Monthly Nonimmigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class and Monthly Immigrant Visa Issuances by Post and Visa Class (latest NIV table, latest IV table), public domain; Global Visa Wait Times table, read on the dates shown. Issuance data through 30 Sep 2025; site generated 1 Oct 2026. Errors in processing are corrected at the next build; see corrections.