Iraq: visas, documents and safety

Iraq at a glance

Key information to orient yourself in the country: current situation, essential facts and useful guidance.

Local time (UTC+03:00)

03:28:32

November 1, 2026

Capital

Baghdad

Data status

Update delayed

20.9 °C

Partly cloudy

High 29.0°

Low 19.2°

Precipitation 0 mm

Wind 2.7 m/s

Today · Nov 1

Showers

19.2° / 29.0°

Precipitation 4.7 mm

Tomorrow · Nov 2

Partly cloudy

20.0° / 29.8°

Precipitation 0 mm

Tuesday · Nov 3

Clear

19.8° / 21.2°

Precipitation 0 mm

Weather: Baghdad (capital) Official API

Essential facts

Currency: Iraqi dinar (IQD)
Language: Arabic, Aramaic, Sorani
Capital: Baghdad
Population: 46,118,793
Timezone: UTC+03:00

Country overview

The Italian presence in Iraq brings together essential services, community organizations, official references and cross-country collaboration opportunities to support Italians traveling, living, working or connecting between countries.

Travel in Iraq

Planning a trip to Iraq means understanding entry requirements, the documents you need and safety guidance before you leave.

In this guide you will find information on visas for Italian citizens, passport validity, health and safety, along with embassy contacts, consular services and emergency numbers in Iraq.

Before you leave

Italian passport · citizens of Italy

Entry requirements

Visa rules, permitted stay, required documents and official sources. Always confirm what applies to you before you travel.

eVisa

Source and verification date are shown in the card below.

The UK government says visit visas are no longer issued on arrival in Iraq, and the UK, Canadian and Australian governments say their citizens need a visa before they travel, from Iraq's e-Visa portal or, Canada adds, an Iraqi embassy or consulate. The UK FCDO gives the e-Visa fee as USD 160 and its validity as 60 days; Iraq's portal says it is valid for 30 days. The Kurdistan Region has its own e-visa process, and the UK says those visas are valid for travel in the Kurdistan Region only. Iraq's Foreigner Residence Law No. 76 of 2017 requires a foreigner entering Iraq to hold a valid entry visa marked in the passport and says Iraq's representative offices abroad issue entry visas; it does not apply to persons exempted under international agreements to which Iraq is a party.

Passport validity: Iraq's Foreign Ministry lists a passport valid for at least six months among the conditions for a visa request, and the UK government says your passport must have an expiry date at least 6 months after the date you arrive in Iraq.
Return or onward ticket: The UK government tells British travellers, who must apply for an Iraqi e-visa, to have a return ticket or a ticket out of Iraq to a third destination in place: without one there is a risk of the airline refusing boarding. No Iraqi official source we could find states the rule.

Entry & documents

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Safety

Travel advisory: Level 4 - Do Not Travel

There were no changes to the advisory level or risk indicators. Advisory summary was updated to reflect changes to U.S.

Official source

Source: U.S. Department of State

Health

Official health guidance

World Health Organization (WHO) Viaggiare Sicuri (Italy) CDC Travel Health

Italian offices

3 offices listed

Office

Embassy - Baghdad

Baghdad

Office

Consulate general - Erbil

Erbil

Office

Istituto di cultura - Baghdad

Baghdad

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Data transparency

Sources and updates

Origin, time reference and terms of use for data shown for Iraq.

Sources and updates

Official references, verification dates and provenance of the information published on this page.

Last institutional source check: 10 Oct 2026, 02:00

Official country sources

Data used on this page

TravelRequirements.info Entry requirements for Italian citizens (Travel tab and /travel hub)

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MET Norway Weather conditions and forecast for the capital

Weather reference: 1 Nov 2026, 00:16 · Retrieved: 1 Nov 2026, 01:01 · Update delayed

Official source Terms NLOD 2.0 / CC BY 4.0
GeoNames Capital, coordinates and time zone

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Iraq

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Essential facts

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