# Visa requirements for Iraqi citizens

Visa requirements for Iraqi citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Iraq.
As of 2024, Iraqi citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 31 countries and territories, ranking the Iraq passport 99th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.

## Visa requirements

| Country | Visa requirement | Allowed stay | Notes (excluding departure fees) |
| Afghanistan | Visa required | | |
| Albania | eVisa | | |
| Algeria | Visa required | | |
| Andorra | Visa required | | Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days within 180 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states. |
| Angola | Visa required | | |
| Antigua and Barbuda | eVisa | 30 days | Visa free for a maximum stay of 30 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. |
| Argentina | Visa required | | |
| Armenia | eVisa | | |
| Australia | Online Visa required | | May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa). |
| Austria | Visa required | | |
| Azerbaijan | Visa required | | |
| Bahamas | eVisa | | |
| Bahrain | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 14 days | |
| Bangladesh | Visa required | | |
| Barbados | Visa required | | |
| Belarus | Visa required | | |
| Belgium | Visa required | | |
| Belize | Visa required | | |
| Benin | eVisa | 30 days | |
| Bhutan | eVisa | | Holders of an application for a tourist visa can obtain a visa on arrival. |
| Bolivia | Online Visa | | |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Visa required | | Visa not required for 30 days if holding multiple-entry visa issued by Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Ireland (Rep.), Monaco, Romania, USA, United Kingdom or a Schengen Member State. |
| Botswana | eVisa | 3 months | |
| Brazil | Visa required | | |
| Brunei | Visa required | | |
| Bulgaria | Visa required | | Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days within 180 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states. |
| Burkina Faso | eVisa | | |
| Burundi | Visa on arrival | 1 month | |
| Cambodia | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Cameroon | eVisa | | Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival. |
| Canada | Visa required | | |
| Cape Verde | Visa on arrival | 3 months | |
| Central African Republic | Visa required | | |
| Chad | Visa required | | Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival. |
| Chile | Visa required | | |
| China | Visa required | | 24-hour visa-free transit through any international airports of China (except Ürümqi), allows domestic travel through different airports. |
| Colombia | Online Visa | | Online visa application available. |
| Comoros | Visa on arrival | 45 days | |
| Republic of the Congo | Visa required | | Visa not required if passengers have a V.I.P invitation letter. |
| Democratic Republic of the Congo | eVisa | 7 days | Passenger with a letter (Visa Volant) issued by the Ministry of Interior and Security can obtain a visa on arrival. |
| Costa Rica | Visa required | | Visa free for a maximum stay of 30 days for valid visa holders or residents of the United States and Canada. |
| Côte d'Ivoire | eVisa | 3 months | |
| Croatia | Visa required | | Croatia embassy in Baghdad. |
| Cuba | Visa required | | Eligible to travel to Cuba with a tourist card only without visa if hold a valid visa or permanent residence permit issued by Canada, the United States or an EU member state. |
| Cyprus | Visa required | | Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days within 180 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states. |
| Czech Republic | Visa required | | |
| Denmark | Visa required | | |
| Djibouti | eVisa | 90 days | |
| Dominica | Visa not required | 21 days | Visa free for a maximum stay of 6 months for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. |
| Dominican Republic | Visa required | | Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States and Canada. |
| Ecuador | Visa required | | |
| Egypt | Visa required | | Iraqi citizens with visa or residence cards from Europe or the United States, Canada, Britain and Australia can visit Egypt without a visa. |
| El Salvador | Visa required | | |
| Equatorial Guinea | eVisa | | |
| Eritrea | Visa required | | Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival. |
| Estonia | Visa required | | |
| Eswatini | Visa required | | |
| Ethiopia | Visa required | | Credit card payment transactions are not accepted when applying for e-Visa. |
| Fiji | Visa required | | |
| Finland | Visa required | | |
| France | Visa required | | |
| Gabon | eVisa | 90 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport. |
| Gambia | Visa required | | Visa not required if Passengers traveling as tourists on a charter flight. |
| Georgia | Visa required | | |
| Germany | Visa required | | |
| Ghana | Visa required | | Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival. |
| Greece | Visa required | | Iraqi citizens can apply for visa at the Greek Embassy in Baghdad |
| Grenada | Visa required | | |
| Guatemala | Visa required | | |
| Guinea | eVisa | 90 days | |
| Guinea-Bissau | Visa on arrival | 90 days | |
| Guyana | Visa required | | Those travelling as tourists can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 30 days provided holding a letter of invitation from sponsor or host. |
| Haiti | Visa not required | 3 months | |
| Honduras | Visa required | | |
| Hong Kong | eVisa | | |
| Hungary | Visa required | | |
| Iceland | Visa required | | |
| India | Visa required | | Iraqi citizens can apply for visa at the Indian embassy in Baghdad and consulate in Erbil. |
| Indonesia | Visa required | | Iraqi citizens can apply for visa at the Indonesian embassy in Baghdad and consulate in Erbil. |
| Iran | Visa not required | | Visa cancellation between Iran and Iraq came into force on October 26, 2021. |
| Ireland | Visa required | | |
| Israel | Travel banned | | In 2022 the Government of Iraq adopted the "Law of Criminalizing the Normalization with the Zionist Entity" (No. 1 of 2022) which stipulates in Article 4 that "whoever travels to the Zionist entity, visits one of its embassies or institutions all over the world, or communicates with any of them, shall be punished with life or temporary imprisonment.". Only those who have obtained prior approval from the Iraqi Ministry of Interior and are travelling there solely for the purpose of religious pilgrimage are exempt from the punishment stipulated in Article 4. |
| Italy | Visa required | | |
| Jamaica | Visa required | | |
| Japan | Visa required | | Iraqi citizens can apply for visa at the Japanese Embassy in Baghdad and consulate in Erbil. |
| Jordan | Visa required | | Visa on arrival if having an official "Businessmen card" issued by Jordan or an official letter confirming the attendance to a conference or workshop. Visa on arrival holding a residence permit issued by a country whose citizens can obtain a visa on arrival(except Lebanon) for 1 month maximum stay. Visa on arrival if traveling for medical treatment for Female or Male older than 50 years and younger than 15 years. |
| Kazakhstan | Visa required | | Visitors arriving from a country without Kazakh representation and holding an invitation letter, can obtain a single entry visa on arrival for a max. stay of 1 month. |
| Kenya | Electronic Travel Authorisation | 90 days | Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. |
| Kiribati | Visa required | | |
| North Korea | Visa required | | |
| South Korea | Visa required | | |
| Kuwait | Visa required | | Passengers with a confirmation that a visa has been approved before departure can collect their original visa at immigration counter. |
| Kyrgyzstan | eVisa | 60 days | e-Visa holders must arrive via Manas International Airport or Osh Airport or through land crossings with China (at Irkeshtam and Torugart), Kazakhstan (at Ak-jol, Ak-Tilek, Chaldybar, Chon-Kapka), Tajikistan (at Bor-Dobo, Kulundu, Kyzyl-Bel) and Uzbekistan (at Dostuk). |
| Laos | Visa required | | |
| Latvia | Visa required | | |
| Lebanon | Free visa on arrival | 30 days | Extendable for 3 months. |
| Lesotho | eVisa | | |
| Liberia | Visa required | | Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival. |
| Libya | Visa required | | |
| Liechtenstein | Visa required | | |
| Lithuania | Visa required | | |
| Luxembourg | Visa required | | |
| Macau | Visa required | | |
| Madagascar | Visa on arrival | 60 days | |
| Malawi | eVisa | 90 days | |
| Malaysia | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Maldives | Free visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Mali | Visa required | | |
| Malta | Visa required | | |
| Marshall Islands | Visa required | | |
| Mauritania | Visa on arrival | | Available at Nouakchott–Oumtounsy International Airport. |
| Mauritius | Visa required | | |
| Mexico | Visa required | | Visa free for a maximum stay of 180 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Japan. |
| Micronesia | Visa not required | 30 days | |
| Moldova | Visa required | | Citizens holding a residence permit or a valid visa issued by one of the member states of the European Union or one of the parties to the Schengen Agreement can apply for an electronic visa. Invitation letter holders may apply for a visa electronically. |
| Monaco | Visa required | | |
| Mongolia | Visa required | | Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival. |
| Montenegro | Visa required | | Visa free for a maximum stay of 30 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states, the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States. |
| Morocco | Visa required | | |
| Mozambique | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Myanmar | Visa required | | Passengers with a letter of approval issued by the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism can obtain a visa on arrival |
| Namibia | Visa required | | |
| Nauru | Visa required | | Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival. |
| Nepal | Visa required | | |
| Netherlands | Visa required | | |
| New Zealand | Visa required | | Iraqi S series passports are unacceptable, and visas will not be endorsed in them. Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. |
| Nicaragua | Visa required | | Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states, the United States and Canada. |
| Niger | Visa required | | Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival. |
| Nigeria | eVisa | 90 days | Holders of written e-Visa approval issued by Immigration Authority can obtain a visa on arrival, provided holding a visa application form and e-Visa application payment receipt and holding an invitation letter from Nigerian company accepting immigration responsibilities. |
| North Macedonia | Visa required | | Visa free for a maximum stay of 15 days for valid visa holders of the Schengen Area member states. |
| Norway | Visa required | | |
| Oman | Visa required | | |
| Pakistan | ETA / Online Visa | 30 days / 3 months | Online Visa eligible. |
| Palau | Free visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Panama | Visa required | | Visa free for a maximum stay of 30 days for valid visa holders or residents of Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada. |
| Papua New Guinea | eVisa | 60 days | Visitors may apply for a visa online under the "Tourist - Own Itinerary" category. |
| Paraguay | Visa required | | |
| Peru | Visa required | | |
| Philippines | Visa required | | |
| Poland | Visa required | | Iraqi citizens can apply for visa at the Indian embassy in Baghdad and consulate in Erbil. |
| Portugal | Visa required | | Portugal does not have an embassy in Iraq. Iraqi citizens can apply for visa at VFS GLOBAL IN BAGHDAD AND ERBIL. |
| Qatar | eVisa | | Visitors may apply for a visa on the Hayya website. |
| Romania | Visa required | | Iraqi citizens can apply for visa at the Romanian embassy in Baghdad or consulate in Erbil. Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days within 180 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states. |
| Russia | Visa required | | |
| Rwanda | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | eVisa | | |
| Saint Lucia | Visa required | | |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | Visa required | | |
| Samoa | Visa not required | 60 days | |
| San Marino | Visa required | | Same rules as for Italy. No border control but accessible only via Italy. |
| São Tomé and Príncipe | eVisa | | Holders of a visa issued by the United States or a Schengen area member state do not require a visa for stays up to 15 days. |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa required | | |
| Senegal | Visa required | | Visa not required for Passengers with an official invitation letter. |
| Serbia | Visa required | | Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days within 180 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states, the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States. |
| Seychelles | Electronic Border System | 3 months | Application can be submitted up to 30 days before travel. Visitors must upload a reservation confirmation(s) for each visitor's location of stay in Seychelles. Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. Payment of the fee (EUR 10) by credit or debit card. Valid for one journey only and it expires once exit the country. |
| Sierra Leone | eVisa | 3 months | |
| Singapore | Visa required | | |
| Slovakia | Visa required | | |
| Slovenia | Visa required | | |
| Solomon Islands | Visa required | | Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival. |
| Somalia | Visa on arrival | 30 days | Available at Bosaso, Galcaio and Mogadishu airports. |
| South Africa | Visa required | | South Africa does not have an embassy in Iraq. Iraqi Citizens can apply for visa at the SOUTH AFRICAN EMBASSY IN AMMAN . |
| South Sudan | eVisa | | Obtainable online. Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel. |
| Spain | Visa required | | Iraqi citizens can apply for visa at the Spanish embassy in Baghdad. Iraqi citizens can also apply for visa at Alvaro Travel Company in Erbil. |
| Sri Lanka | eVisa / Visa on arrival | 60 days / 30 days | The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period. Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee. If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period). |
| Sudan | Visa required | | Passengers with an "Entry Permit" issued by the Sudanese Ministry of Interior can obtain a visa on arrival. |
| Suriname | Visa not required | 90 days | An entrance fee of USD 25 or EUR 25 must be paid online prior to arrival. Multiple entry e-Visa is also available. |
| Sweden | Visa required | | |
| Switzerland | Visa required | | |
| Syria | Visa not required | | National card valid |
| Tajikistan | eVisa | 60 days | Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival. |
| Tanzania | Visa required | | |
| Thailand | eVisa | | |
| Taiwan | Visa required | | |
| Timor-Leste | Visa on arrival | 30 days | |
| Togo | eVisa | 15 days | |
| Tonga | Visa required | | |
| Trinidad and Tobago | Visa required | | Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival. |
| Tunisia | Visa not required | 15 days | Visa not required for 15 days. |
| Turkey | Visa not required (conditional) | | Visa not required for travelers Aged less than 15 and more than 50 years old ( Effective 1st of September 2024). Holders of a valid visa or residence permit from Schengen area countries, Ireland, the United Kingdom or the United States can apply for e-visa at Airports only. |
| Turkmenistan | Visa required | | |
| Tuvalu | Visa on arrival | 1 month | |
| Uganda | eVisa | 3 months | Determined at the port of entry. |
| Ukraine | Visa required | | |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa required | | May apply using 'Smart service'. |
| United Kingdom | Visa required | | |
| United States | Visa required | | |
| Uruguay | Visa required | | |
| Uzbekistan | Visa required | | Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival. |
| Vanuatu | Visa required | | |
| Vatican City | Visa required | | Schengen Visa Required. Entry can be made from Italy exclusively. |
| Venezuela | Visa required | | |
| Vietnam | eVisa | | e-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry. Prearranged visa obtained online through travel agencies available at Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City, Phu Quoc or Da Nang airports. Phú Quốc – visa exemption for up to 30 days. |
| Yemen | Visa required | | |
| Zambia | Visa not required | 90 days | For tourism purposes only. |
| Zimbabwe | eVisa | 3 months | |

## Non-visa restrictions

Many countries have entry restrictions on foreigners that go beyond the common requirement of having either a valid visa or a visa exemption. Such restrictions may be health related or impose additional documentation requirements on certain classes of people for diplomatic or political purposes.

### Blank passport pages

Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages. Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

### Vaccination

Many African countries, including Angola, Benin, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cameroon, Central African Republic, Chad, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Republic of the Congo, Côte d'Ivoire, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.
Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.

### Passport validity length

Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.
However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).
Some countries, such as Japan, Ireland and the United Kingdom, require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.
In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain, Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru, Philippines, Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.
Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.
Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.
Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.
Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives and South Africa.

#### Maximum passport age

Countries of the Schengen area require non-EU passports to be less than 10 years old upon entry. A number of holders of British passports, which until September 2018 could be issued with a validity period of up to 10 years and nine months if the previous passport was not expired, were unable to travel to the EU subsequent to Brexit due to this restriction.

### Criminal record

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States, routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record, while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.

### Persona non grata

The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning them from entering the country or expelling them if they have already entered. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.

### Israeli stamps

Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, and Yemen do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.
To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.
Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

### Biometrics

Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.
Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan, Argentina, Brunei, Cambodia, China, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, India, Japan, Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken), Malaysia upon entry and departure, Mongolia, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Korea, Taiwan, Thailand, Uganda, the United Arab Emirates and the United States.
Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by its own legislation), intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.
Together with fingerprint and face recognition, iris scanning is one of three biometric identification technologies internationally standardised since 2006 by the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) for use in e-passports and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.