Visa to Iraq
Documents required for Iraqi nationals living in the United Kingdom
1- Fill out the visa application form electronically (online) including an address in Iraq (neighborhood, street, and a house number) and a valid phone number.
2- You should provide Two identical and recent photos:
- Photo size: 35x45mm
- In color, not black and white
3- A valid passport for a period of 6 months minimum.
4- The presence of the applicant personally to the Consular Section to apply for a visa is essential.
5- All applicants of Iraqi origin holding dual British-Iraqi nationality must provide valid documents including the applicant’s name (identical) as the name in the British or foreign passport, will be exempted from the visa fee £50.
6- To get the application form click here
Conditions and Instructions for Travel to Iraq and Granting Visa
1- Foreign passport holders can enter Iraq directly without the need for a visa if he/she has Iraqi documents. (If traveling directly to Iraq)
2- The visa is granted to applicants whose place of birth is Iraq provided that they submit a document proving that he was born in Iraq, such as a birth certificate, as recorded in the passport in the place of birth field.
3- The visa is granted to the wives of Iraqi who are foreigners, provided that they submit the marriage certificate legalized by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office or the state in which the certificate was issued in addition to the legalization by the Iraqi Embassy in that country as well as the documents of the Iraqi husband. However, such a visa is granted after approval by the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs, and the applicant should pay (50) pounds fees.
4- For the children traveling with their parents it is required to bring their foreign birth certificate, on the condition that the father and mother’s name is identical with the Iraqi documents, in the event of parents who had changed his or her name, the changed name should be legalized by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the country in which the process was issued.
5- The Iraqi women married to foreigners who want to travel to Iraq, can admit their children, provided that they submit the children’s foreign birth certificate, on the condition that the mother’s name is identical with the Iraqi documents.
6- Visa is not granted to minors, who are traveling with their mother unless the father attends the Consular Section and records acknowledgment of no objection to his children traveling with their mother, or visit the Foreign Ministry / Consular Section if he was present in Iraq to confirm no objection of the issue, or visit the Iraqi Embassy in the country in which he resides and send them to the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in London.
7- As in the case of divorce, they have to bring a divorce certificate legalized by competent authorities, for the purpose of that the mother becomes able to apply for a visa for them if the father could not be contacted, in the case the children were in the custody of the mother.
8- British and European passport holders can get visas upon arrival at any of Iraq’s points of entry.
9-Iraqi nationals and foreign visitor are no longer required to provide COVID-19 vaccination status certificates.
The documents required for granting visas to Arab and foreign investors:
1- Filling out a visa application form electronically (online) of all fields.
To obtain the application form click here
2- (2) Recent colour personal photos.
3- Photocopy of the passport.
4- Providing endorsement a letter from the company in which the visa applicants work.
5- Provide a letter of invitation from the government body / the ministry which the investors intend to contract with
6- A valid passport for a period of 6 months minimum.
| Visa fees (single entry) | £ 50 |
| Visa fees (multiple) six months | £ 100 |
| Visa fees (multiple) three months | £ 100 |
| Visa fees (multiple) one year | £ 150 |
The documents required for granting a visa to journalists:
1- Filling out a visa application form electronically (online) of all fields.
To obtain the application form click here
2- (2) Recent colour personal photos.
3- Photocopy of the passport.
4- Submit a letter from the news channel in which the visa applicants work.
5- A valid passport for a period of 6 months minimum.
Please use the following email address and phone number to contact us and schedule Iraqi press visa interview with the embassy:
+44 (0)2075907650
| Visa fees | £ 50 |