Iraq
Visa Iraq
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In Iraq, the electronic visa platform falls under the Directorate of Residence Affairs of the ministry of interior: the application is completed and paid for online, the visa arrives by e-mail and is presented printed at border control, for a validity of 30 days on a single or multiple entry basis. The ministry of foreign affairs, for its part, publishes the visas issued by the missions — visit or tourism, normal, transit, multiple entry, urgent — with fees of 30, 40 and 100 USD and a passport validity of at least six months.
The information on this page helps prepare a case. Only the competent authority decides; always check the official source before filing an application.
Machine-assisted draft, reviewed by a person on 23 September 2026. Only the authority cited is authoritative.
Published on 23 September 2026 · Reviewed by vg_admin on 23 September 2026 · Sources consulted on 18 September 2026
At a glance
- Authority
- Directorate of Residence Affairs, ministry of interior of the Republic of Iraq, for the electronic visa; ministry of foreign affairs for the visas issued by the diplomatic missions
- Submission channel
- Online application on the official electronic visa platform, without going through an embassy or a consulate; the ministry of foreign affairs also states filing with the Iraqi diplomatic missions abroad
- Electronic visa
- Yes: applied for and paid for online, received by e-mail, printed and presented at border control
- Validity of the electronic visa
- 30 days, on a single or multiple entry basis, according to the official platform
- Fees published by the ministry of foreign affairs
- 30 USD for the tourism or religious visit visa, 40 USD for the normal visa, 100 USD for the multiple entry visa
- Passport validity required
- At least six months, according to the ministry of foreign affairs
- Processing time
- Not stated on the portal consulted: none of the pages read announces a processing time
- Portal languages
- Arabic, English, French, Spanish, Kurdish and Chinese on the electronic visa platform
Do you need a visa?
Choose a nationality to see the recorded entry rule. No answer is shown until reviewed data exists.
Documented visa types
- Electronic visa (e-Visa)
- Allows entry into Iraq without going to an embassy or a consulate. Valid for 30 days, on a single or multiple entry basis. The visa arrives by e-mail: it must be printed and presented at border control. Official page (new tab)
- “Visit or Tourism Visa” — visit or tourism visa
- For visiting tourist or religious sites. One entry within three months of issuance, for a stay of one month. Official page (new tab)
- “Normal Visa” — normal visa
- One entry within three months of issuance, for a stay of three months at most. Its holder must report to the Directorate of Residence Affairs within ten days of entry. Official page (new tab)
- “Transit Visa” and “Non-stop Transit Visa” — transit visas
- The transit visa allows one entry within three months for a stay of seven days at most. Non-stop transit allows crossing Iraqi territory under the supervision of the competent authorities, once within three months. Official page (new tab)
- “Urgent Visa” — urgent visa
- Issued by the residence officer at border crossing points to a foreign national arriving without a visa, when the officer is satisfied with the reasons that prevented them from obtaining one from an Iraqi mission. Official page (new tab)
- “Multi-Visa” — multiple entry visa
- Issued for three months, six months or one year, once the legal conditions are met. Published fee of 100 USD. Official page (new tab)
Where and how to apply
The official electronic visa platform states that the electronic visa allows entry into Iraq without going to an embassy or a consulate: the form is completed online, the fees are paid online by means presented as secure, then the visa arrives by e-mail, to be printed and presented at border control. The platform offers help with data entry, real-time tracking and assistance by messaging.
The ministry of foreign affairs, for its part, publishes the list of visas issued by the Iraqi diplomatic missions abroad, where the application is filed. Besides the categories open to travellers, it names the political visa, granted to foreign officials on official mission as well as to the staff of diplomatic, international, regional and Arab missions in Iraq and their families, and the service visa, granted to holders of service passports on the basis of reciprocity.
The ministry publishes general conditions: passport valid for at least six months, form accompanied by two photographs, proof of financial means for ordinary passports, convincing purpose of the visit, no criminal record giving rise to extradition, no prohibition measure, and full address in Iraq.
The details of the fees and conditions of the electronic visa only appear after selecting a country and a passport type on the platform. Those elements depend on nationality: they are not reproduced here and are shown with the nationality selector on this page.
Steps in the procedure
- Determine the visa type: electronic visa, visit or tourism visa, normal visa, transit visa, multiple entry visa, or urgent visa issued at the border post.
- Check that the passport is valid for at least six months, a condition published by the ministry of foreign affairs.
- For the electronic visa, complete the online form on the official platform and attach a valid passport as well as a digital photograph on a white background.
- For an application to a mission, attach the form, two photographs, proof of financial means for ordinary passports, the purpose of the visit and the full address in Iraq.
- Provide, for children under fifteen years of age, a health certificate attesting to full vaccination against poliomyelitis.
- Review the form before confirming it, then pay the fees: online for the electronic visa, or according to the scale of the ministry of foreign affairs for the visas issued by the missions.
- Receive the electronic visa by e-mail, print it and present it at border control on arrival.
- Under a normal visa, report to the Directorate of Residence Affairs within ten days of entry.
Documents mentioned by the authority
- Valid passport, valid for at least six months.
- Digital photograph on a white background, for the online application.
- Application form accompanied by two photographs, for an application filed with a mission.
- Proof of financial means, required of holders of ordinary passports.
- Convincing purpose of the visit.
- Full address in Iraq.
- No criminal record giving rise to extradition and no prohibition measure, conditions published by the ministry of foreign affairs.
- Health certificate for children under fifteen years of age, attesting to full vaccination against poliomyelitis.
- For a service visa: official memorandum from the ministry of foreign affairs of the country where the mission is accredited, on the basis of reciprocity.
The exact list depends on the visa type, the purpose of the stay and the submission channel; only the official page prevails.
Stated fees and processing times
According to the portal consulted on 2026-09-18: the ministry of foreign affairs publishes 30 USD for the tourism or religious visit visa, 40 USD for the normal visa and 100 USD for the multiple entry visa.
According to the portal consulted on 2026-09-18: the electronic visa platform mentions fees to be paid online, processed by secure means, without publishing their amount or currency. The amounts only appear after selecting a country and a passport type, which falls under the rules by nationality reviewed separately.
According to the portal consulted on 2026-09-18: no processing time is announced, either on the electronic visa platform or on the page of the ministry of foreign affairs.
According to the portal consulted on 2026-09-18: the periods published are entry and stay periods — electronic visa valid for 30 days; visit or tourism visa, one entry within three months for a stay of one month; normal visa, one entry within three months for a stay of three months at most; transit visa, seven days at most; multiple entry visa, three months, six months or one year.
After the decision
The electronic visa arrives by e-mail: it must be printed and presented at border control, according to the official platform, which also offers tracking of the status of the application.
The holder of a normal visa must report to the Directorate of Residence Affairs within ten days of entry, according to the ministry of foreign affairs.
The urgent visa is issued by the residence officer at the border crossing point to a person arriving without a visa, when the officer is satisfied with the reasons that prevented them from obtaining one from an Iraqi mission.
The decision rests with the Iraqi authority. The pages read describe neither the grounds for refusal, nor the avenues of appeal, nor the points of entry where the electronic visa is recognised.
Published procedures
No reviewed and published procedure for Iraq to date. We prefer an empty page to an invented requirement.
Explore proceduresFrequently asked questions
Is a visa required to travel to Iraq?
It depends on nationality and purpose; the rule reviewed by VisaGuideline is shown with the nationality selector on this page. The official electronic visa platform, for its part, offers a checking tool by country and passport type. Always check with the authority.
Where is the application filed?
Online on the official electronic visa platform, which states that it avoids going through an embassy or a consulate; or with the Iraqi diplomatic missions abroad, according to the ministry of foreign affairs.
What visa types exist?
The ministry of foreign affairs names the visit or tourism visa, the normal visa, the political visa, the service visa, the transit visa, non-stop transit, the urgent visa issued at the border post and the multiple entry visa. The Directorate of Residence Affairs also issues the electronic visa.
How much does the visa cost?
According to the portal consulted on 2026-09-18: the ministry of foreign affairs publishes 30 USD for the tourism or religious visit visa, 40 USD for the normal visa and 100 USD for the multiple entry visa. The fees of the electronic visa are only shown after selecting a country and a passport type.
How long is the visa valid?
The electronic visa is valid for 30 days, on a single or multiple entry basis. The visit or tourism visa allows one entry within three months for a stay of one month, the normal visa a stay of three months at most, the transit visa seven days at most, and the multiple entry visa is issued for three months, six months or one year.
What processing time should be expected?
Not stated on the portal consulted: none of the pages read announces a processing time. The electronic visa platform only offers real-time tracking of the status of the application.
Official sources
Consulted sources
Official pages read to write this guide, with the date they were read. A page may have changed since: check it before taking any step.
- Iraqi Electronic Visa (new tab) read on 18 September 2026
- Visa Électronique Irakien (new tab) read on 18 September 2026
- Iraqi Electronic Visa — Instructions (new tab) read on 18 September 2026
- Mendix (new tab) read on 18 September 2026
- VISA – Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of IRAQ (new tab) read on 18 September 2026
What this guide does not know yet
Points the official source does not specify and which this guide therefore left blank. Ask the competent authority about them before filing an application.
- The fee amounts of the electronic visa only appear after selecting a country and a passport type: they depend on nationality and are not reproduced here.
- No processing time is announced, either on the electronic visa platform or on the page of the ministry of foreign affairs.
- The online filing service (eservice.evisa.iq) returned only the name of the technical platform hosting it: it appears entirely dependent on JavaScript and could not be described.
- The “Instructions” page of the platform repeats the content of the home page: no detailed instructions could be read.
- The points of entry where the electronic visa is recognised are not stated, nor is the situation of the Kurdistan region, which may fall under a separate regime.
- The relationship between the electronic visa of the Directorate of Residence Affairs and the visas issued by the missions of the ministry of foreign affairs is not described on the pages read.
- The political and service visas are named by the ministry without their period of validity or of stay being published.
- The “Visa” page of the ministry of foreign affairs bears no update date: its currency must be checked before publication.
Prepare my case
This method is the same for every destination. It does not list any document as an official requirement: only the authority’s source is authoritative.
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Describe your situation
Nationality, residence, purpose and dates. The checker tells covered routes apart from situations that are still unknown.
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Check at the source
Open the destination’s official source and compare it with your situation before starting a procedure.
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Track what is left to do
Your space keeps your answers and your declared checklist. A complete checklist does not announce a favorable decision.
The information on this page helps prepare a case. Only the competent authority decides; always check the official source before filing an application.