Iraq: visa and passport requirements

Visas for Iraq are required by all nationals referred to in the chart above.

Although visas for both tourism and religious tourism purposes are now being issued, all applications must be approved by authorities in Baghdad.

Entry visas for Iraq are currently being issued to the following:

(a) for workers and their families in diplomatic missions in Iraq as well as Arab, regional and International organisations accredited to Iraq;

(b) official delegations from numerous countries visiting Iraq;

(c) business people providing they have been invited by Iraqi authorities, or have the backing of their own Ministry of Foreign Affairs;

(d) those studying in Iraq holding the correct documents; 

(e) truck drivers if holding documentation showing that they are supplying materials and equipment for companies working in the re-construction of Iraq;

(f) Iraqi husbands and wives with the correct legal documents;

(g) media personnel submitting a visa application either through Iraq's missions abroad - stating the name of which Iraqi mission they want to receive their visa; or through their newspaper, news agency or Satellite TV in Baghdad, together with a letter to the Press Department at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA); or through the journalist's Embassy in Baghdad with a note to the Press Department/MFA requesting the visa and indicating the name of the Iraqi Embassy from which the journalist would like to receive his/her entry visa.

(h) members of NGOs on the condition that the Iraqi authority presents a letter to MFA approving its relation with the respective organisation; 

(i) nationals of Coalition countries and countries participating in the multi-national forces (USA, UK, Australia, Italy, Portugal, Ukraine, Holland, Poland, South Korea and Japan) and any country participating with more than 50 troops in the MN force.