Visa Requirements for Iraq
Instant Visa policy lookup for Iraq
Visa Not Required
Passport holders of 1 country can travel to Iraq without prior visa, eVisa, or on-arrival visa.
- Turkey PermalinkShow on mapVisa-FreeCitizens of Turkey are allowed visa free access only if arriving at Baghdad International Airport. Alternatively, they can obtain a visa on arrival at Al Najaf International Airport.
Visa On Arrival
Visa to travel in Iraq can be obtained at airports and other borders crossings for Passport holders of 6 countries.
- Bahrain PermalinkShow on mapVisa On ArrivalWhen arriving at Basra International Airport or Al Najaf International Airport.
- Kuwait PermalinkShow on mapVisa On ArrivalVisa on arrival when arriving at Al Najaf International Airport, Erbil International Airport or Sulaimaniyah International Airport or Basra International Airport .
- Lebanon PermalinkShow on mapVisa On Arrival30 daysValid for 30 days
Visa is issued in any port of entry - Oman PermalinkShow on mapVisa On ArrivalVvisa on arrival at Al Najaf International Airport or Basra International Airport .
- Qatar PermalinkShow on mapVisa On ArrivalWhen arriving at Al Najaf International Airport, Erbil International Airport, Sulaimaniyah International Airport or Basra International Airport.
- Saudi Arabia PermalinkShow on mapVisa On ArrivalWhen arriving at Basra International Airport or Al Najaf International Airport.
Pre-arranged Visa Required
Prior to arrival at Iraq, passport holders of 218 countries must obtain a visa at their corresponding consulate of Iraq. Additional travel conditions (such as Visas to other countries) may waive this requirement.
- Afghanistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Albania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Algeria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- American Samoa PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Andorra PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Angola PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Anguilla PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Antigua and Barbuda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Argentina PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Armenia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Aruba PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Australia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredDue to safety concerns, Australian government advises its citizens not to visit Iraq.
- Austria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required15 daysVisa on arrival for 15 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
- Azerbaijan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bahamas PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Barbados PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Belarus PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Belgium PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Belize PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Benin PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bermuda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bhutan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bolivia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bosnia and Herzegovina PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Botswana PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bouvet Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Brazil PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- British Indian Ocean Territory PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- British Virgin Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Brunei PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bulgaria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required15 daysVisa on arrival for 15 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports valid for Iraqi Kurdistan only.
- Burkina Faso PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Burundi PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cambodia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cameroon PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Canada PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required15 daysVisa on arrival for 15 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
- Cape Verde PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cayman Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Central African Republic PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Chad PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Chile PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- China PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Christmas Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Colombia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Comoros PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Congo PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cook Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Costa Rica PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Croatia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required15 daysVisa on arrival for 15 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports valid for Iraqi Kurdistan only
- Cuba PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Cyprus PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required15 daysVisa on arrival for 15 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
- Czech Republic PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required30 daysVisa on arrival for 30 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
- Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Democratic Republic of the Congo PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Denmark PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Djibouti PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Dominica PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Dominican Republic PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ecuador PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Egypt PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- El Salvador PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Equatorial Guinea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Eritrea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Estonia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredVisa on arrival for 15 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
- Eswatini PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ethiopia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Falkland Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Faroe Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Fiji PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Finland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required15 daysVisa on arrival for 15 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
- France PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Gabon PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Gambia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Georgia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Germany PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ghana PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Gibraltar PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Greece PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredVisa on arrival for 15 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
- Greenland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Grenada PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guam PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guatemala PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guernsey PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guinea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guinea-Bissau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Guyana PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Haiti PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Heard and McDonald Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Honduras PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Hong Kong PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Hungary PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Iceland PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredVisa on arrival for 15 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
- India PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Indonesia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredAs of July 2014, due to safety concerns, Indonesian government advises its citizens not to visit Iraq.
- Iran PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredIssued free of charge in Iraqi's embassies or consulates.
- Ireland PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredVisa on arrival is available at Sulaimaniyah and Erbil airports and stays are limited to 15 days, with an extension of stay possible.
- Isle of Man PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Jamaica PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Japan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Jordan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kazakhstan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kenya PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kiribati PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kyrgyzstan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Laos PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Latvia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Lesotho PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Liberia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Libya PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Liechtenstein PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Lithuania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required15 daysVisa on arrival for 15 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
- Luxembourg PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Macau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Macedonia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Madagascar PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Malawi PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Malaysia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Maldives PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mali PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Malta PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredVisa on arrival for 15 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
- Marshall Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mauritania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mauritius PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mayotte PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mexico PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Micronesia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Moldova PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Monaco PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mongolia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Montenegro PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Montserrat PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Morocco PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Mozambique PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Myanmar PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Namibia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Nauru PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Nepal PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Netherlands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- New Zealand PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Nicaragua PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Niger PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Nigeria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Niue PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Norfolk Island PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- North Korea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Northern Mariana Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Norway PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Pakistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Palau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Palestine PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Panama PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Papua New Guinea PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Paraguay PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Peru PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Philippines PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Pitcairn PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Poland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Portugal PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredPortuguese Citizens may enter Visa free for up to 30 days on arrival to Iraqi Kurdistan only.
- Puerto Rico PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredSome U.S. citizens must obtain an exit stamp at a Residency Office before departing the country.
Some visitors who plan to stay for more than 10 days must also obtain a residency stamp.
Visitors who come as part of a government-sponsored tour, upon presentation of proper paperwork from the government, may receive a visa on arrival at Baghdad International Airport for $80 + 1250 Iraqi dinar. Visitors are not required to obtain any other permits, including for Iraqi Kurdistan, or submit blood tests. - Romania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Russia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredDue to safety concerns, Russian government advises its citizens not to visit Iraq.
- Rwanda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Réunion PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Barthélemy PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Helena PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Kitts and Nevis PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Lucia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Martin (Netherlands) PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Saint Vincent and Grenadines PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Samoa PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- San Marino PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Senegal PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Serbia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Seychelles PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sierra Leone PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Singapore PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Slovakia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Slovenia PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredVisa on arrival for 15 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
- Solomon Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Somalia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- South Africa PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- South Sudan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Spain PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredSpanish Citizens may enter Visa free for up to 30 days on arrival to Iraqi Kurdistan only
- Sri Lanka PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sudan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Suriname PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Sweden PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredVisa on Arrival for 15 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports. Only valid for the Kurdistan Region of Iraq, a visa is required for other parts of the Federal Republic of Iraq.
- Switzerland PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Syria PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- São Tome and Príncipe PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Taiwan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tajikistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tanzania PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Thailand PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required15 daysVisa on arrival for 15 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
- Timor-Leste PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Togo PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tokelau PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tonga PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Trinidad and Tobago PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tunisia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Turkmenistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Tuvalu PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Uganda PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Ukraine PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredHolders of passports containing an Israeli stamp or visa will be refused entry in Iraq.
This restriction does not apply at airport Erbil. - United Arab Emirates PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredVisa on arrival when arriving at Basra International Airport, Al Najaf International Airport, Erbil International Airport or Sulaimaniyah International Airport.
- United Kingdom PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredVisa on arrival for 30 days at Erbil and Sulaymaniyah airports.
- United States Virgin Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredSome U.S. citizens must obtain an exit stamp at a Residency Office before departing the country.
Some visitors who plan to stay for more than 10 days must also obtain a residency stamp.
Visitors who come as part of a government-sponsored tour, upon presentation of proper paperwork from the government, may receive a visa on arrival at Baghdad International Airport for $80 + 1250 Iraqi dinar. Visitors are not required to obtain any other permits, including for Iraqi Kurdistan, or submit blood tests. - United States of America PermalinkShow on mapVisa RequiredSome U.S. citizens must obtain an exit stamp at a Residency Office before departing the country.
Some visitors who plan to stay for more than 10 days must also obtain a residency stamp.
Visitors who come as part of a government-sponsored tour, upon presentation of proper paperwork from the government, may receive a visa on arrival at Baghdad International Airport for $80 + 1250 Iraqi dinar. Visitors are not required to obtain any other permits, including for Iraqi Kurdistan, or submit blood tests. - Uruguay PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Uzbekistan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Vanuatu PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Vatican PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Venezuela PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Vietnam PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Wallis and Futuna Islands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Yemen PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Zambia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Zimbabwe PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
Entry Refused
Disagreements between Iraq and 4 countries have imposed restrictions in traveling to Iraq.
- Bangladesh PermalinkShow on mapEntry RefusedAdmission refused from 14 Aug 2019, except transit is possible
- Israel PermalinkShow on mapEntry RefusedExcept for Iraqi Kurdistan, part of the Arab League boycott of Israel.
Nationals of Israel can only enter Iraq via the following airports: Erbil (EBL) or Sulaymaniyah (ISU).
Defined as an enemy state under Israeli law. - Italy PermalinkShow on mapEntry RefusedAdmission refused due to the outbreak of COVID-19 in Italy
- South Korea PermalinkShow on mapEntry RefusedAs of 2007, due to threats by Al-Qaeda, South Korean government bans its citizens from visiting Iraq.
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