Visitors to Iraq are advised to seek advice before travelling. Travellers with passports containing Israeli visas will be refused entry and transit. Visitors must register for stays of more than 10 days and exit visas are required for visits exceeding 30 days. Contact the Directorate of Residence, 52nd Street, Baghdad. The import of most newspapers and magazines is banned.
Typewriters are also liable to be confiscated and only returned on departure.
Import of local currency is limited to ID25 and export limited to ID25. Ac, 50Hz Climate and Clothing Predominantly Mediterranean, with hot dry summers and cool wet winters. In hilly areas winters are cold. The eastern region has a desert climate. Warm clothes are required for winter and cool summer evenings.