Visa Requirements for Iraq
Instant Visa policy lookup for Iraq
Visa On Arrival
Visa to travel in Iraq can be obtained at airports and other borders crossings for Passport holders of 7 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.
- United Arab Emirates PermalinkShow on mapVisa On ArrivalVisa on arrival when arriving at Basra International Airport, Al Najaf International Airport, Erbil International Airport or Sulaimaniyah 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
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- Benin PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- Bolivia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Bosnia and Herzegovina PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- 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
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- Colombia PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- Congo PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- 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
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- Dominica PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- 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
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- 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
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- Jordan PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- Kenya PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Kiribati PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- Laos PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- 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
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- 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
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- Montserrat PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Morocco PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- Myanmar PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- Nauru PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Nepal PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
- Netherlands PermalinkShow on mapVisa Required
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- 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
- Turkey 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 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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