Baghdad: SQ visas issued

Immigrant visa: Certain Iraqis or Afghans employed by or on behalf of the U.S. government, and their spouse and children

Visas issued, Mar 2025 – Feb 2026

461

up 160% from the year before

Per month

38

For now, from our reading of the numbers: Baghdad issued only 5 in January and February 2026, against about 46 a month from March to December 2025.

The State Department’s scheduling tool does not list special immigrants.

Visas issued show how busy the post is, not how long you will wait.

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Source: the U.S. Department of State’s monthly immigrant visa issuance statistics.