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Iraq visa exemption & requirements

As of 2025, regular passport holders from 2 countries visiting Iraq for tourism purposes including Italy and Turkey Do Not require a visa and will be granted permission for short-term stay on arrival.
Iraq Visa Required Visa Not Required E-visa Visa On Arrival

Iraqi visa exempt countries

To enter Iraq for a short term visit, citizens of the following countries are able to travel in Iraq without a visa:

Asia

Nationals from all countries in Asia will need visas to travel to Iraq as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Afghanistan Visa required No No
Armenia Visa required No No
Azerbaijan Visa required No No
Bangladesh Visa required N/A No Yes
Bhutan Visa required No No
Brunei Visa required No No
Cambodia Visa required No No
China Visa required No No
Timor-Leste Visa required No No
Georgia Visa required No No
India Visa required No No
Indonesia Visa required No No
Japan Visa required No No
Kazakhstan Visa required No No
Kyrgyzstan Visa required No No
Laos Visa required No No
Malaysia Visa required No No
Maldives Visa required No No
Mongolia Visa required No No
Myanmar Visa required No No
Nepal Visa required No No
North Korea Visa required No No
Pakistan Visa required No No
Philippines Visa required No No
Singapore Visa required No No
South Korea Visa required No No
Sri Lanka Visa required No No
Tajikistan Visa required No No
Thailand Visa required N/A No No
Turkmenistan Visa required No No
Uzbekistan Visa required No No
Vietnam Visa required No No

Europe

Nationals from 2 countries in Europe are exempt from Iraq visa, while those from 44 other countrie(s) will require a valid entry visa.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Albania Visa required No No
Andorra Visa required No No
Austria Visa required N/A No No
Belarus Visa required No No
Belgium Visa required No No
Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa required No No
Bulgaria Visa required N/A No No
Croatia Visa required N/A No No
Cyprus Visa required N/A No No
Czech Republic Visa required N/A No No
Denmark Visa required No No
Estonia Visa required No No
Finland Visa required N/A No No
France Visa required No No
Germany Visa required No No
Greece Visa required No No
Hungary Visa required No No
Iceland Visa required No No
Ireland Visa required No No
Italy Visa not required N/A No No
Latvia Visa required No No
Liechtenstein Visa required No No
Lithuania Visa required N/A No No
Luxembourg Visa required No No
North Macedonia Visa required No No
Malta Visa required No No
Moldova Visa required No No
Monaco Visa required No No
Montenegro Visa required No No
Netherlands Visa required No No
Norway Visa required No No
Poland Visa required No No
Portugal Visa required No No
Romania Visa required No No
Russia Visa required No No
San Marino Visa required No No
Serbia Visa required No No
Slovakia Visa required No No
Slovenia Visa required N/A No No
Spain Visa required No No
Sweden Visa required No No
Switzerland Visa required No No
Turkey Visa not required N/A No No
Ukraine Visa required No No
United Kingdom Visa required No No
Kosovo Visa required N/A No No

Africa

Nationals from all countries in Africa will need visas to travel to Iraq as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Algeria Visa required No No
Angola Visa required No No
Benin Visa required No No
Botswana Visa required No No
Burkina Faso Visa required No No
Burundi Visa required No No
Cameroon Visa required No No
Cape Verde Visa required No No
Central African Republic Visa required No No
Chad Visa required No No
Comoros Visa required No No
Democratic Republic of the Congo Visa required No No
Djibouti Visa required No No
Egypt Visa required No No
Equatorial Guinea Visa required No No
Eritrea Visa required No No
Ethiopia Visa required No No
Gabon Visa required No No
Gambia Visa required No No
Ghana Visa required No No
Guinea Visa required No No
Côte d'Ivoire Visa required No No
Kenya Visa required No No
Lesotho Visa required No No
Liberia Visa required No No
Libya Visa required No No
Madagascar Visa required No No
Malawi Visa required No No
Mali Visa required No No
Mauritania Visa required No No
Mauritius Visa required No No
Morocco Visa required No No
Mozambique Visa required No No
Namibia Visa required No No
Niger Visa required No No
Nigeria Visa required No No
Rwanda Visa required No No
São Tomé and Príncipe Visa required N/A No No
Senegal Visa required No No
Seychelles Visa required No No
Sierra Leone Visa required No No
Somalia Visa required No No
South Africa Visa required No No
Sudan Visa required No No
Eswatini Visa required No No
Tanzania Visa required No No
Togo Visa required No No
Tunisia Visa required No No
Uganda Visa required No No
Zambia Visa required No No
Zimbabwe Visa required No No
Republic of the Congo Visa required No No
Guinea-Bissau Visa required No No
South Sudan Visa required No No

Central America and Caribbean

Nationals from all countries in Central America and Caribbean will need visas to travel to Iraq as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Antigua and Barbuda Visa required No No
Bahamas Visa required No No
Barbados Visa required No No
Belize Visa required No No
Costa Rica Visa required No No
Cuba Visa required No No
Dominica Visa required No No
Dominican Republic Visa required No No
El Salvador Visa required No No
Grenada Visa required No No
Guatemala Visa required No No
Haiti Visa required No No
Honduras Visa required No No
Jamaica Visa required No No
Nicaragua Visa required No No
Panama Visa required No No
Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa required No No
Saint Lucia Visa required No No
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa required No No
Trinidad and Tobago Visa required No No

South America

Nationals from all countries in South America will need visas to travel to Iraq as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Argentina Visa required No No
Bolivia Visa required No No
Brazil Visa required No No
Chile Visa required No No
Colombia Visa required No No
Ecuador Visa required No No
Guyana Visa required No No
Paraguay Visa required No No
Peru Visa required No No
Suriname Visa required No No
Uruguay Visa required No No
Venezuela Visa required No No

Oceania

Nationals from all countries in Oceania will need visas to travel to Iraq as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Australia Visa required No No
Fiji Visa required No No
Kiribati Visa required No No
Marshall Islands Visa required No No
Micronesia Visa required No No
Nauru Visa required No No
New Zealand Visa required No No
Palau Visa required No No
Papua New Guinea Visa required No No
Samoa Visa required No No
Solomon Islands Visa required No No
Tonga Visa required No No
Tuvalu Visa required No No
Vanuatu Visa required No No

Middle East

Nationals from all countries in Middle East will need visas to travel to Iraq as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Bahrain Visa required No Yes
Iran Visa required No No
Israel Visa required No No
Jordan Visa required No No
Kuwait Visa required No Yes
Lebanon Visa required N/A No Yes
Oman Visa required No Yes
Qatar Visa required No Yes
Saudi Arabia Visa required No Yes
Syria Visa required No No
United Arab Emirates Visa required No Yes
Yemen Visa required No No

North America

Nationals from all countries in North America will need visas to travel to Iraq as tourists.

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay E-visa Eligibility Visa on arrival Eligibility Notes
Canada Visa required N/A No No
Mexico Visa required No No
United States Visa required No No

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