Conditions from official sources
- Not needed if born in Iraq.
- Register for a Ministry of Health medical screening if staying more than 15 days.
Visa rules · Tourist entry
Iraq visa rules for United Kingdom passport holders
Other passports: see the rules for every passport visiting Iraq.
The answer
e-Visa needed. United Kingdom passport holders need an e-Visa before travel to visit Iraq.
- Entry
- e-Visa
- Stay
- Not stated by the source
- Covers
- Tourist entry
Therefore, all travelers to Iraq holding the above-mentioned passports are required to obtain an electronic entry visa to Iraq before their travel.
Before you go
The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.
Passport validity
Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months.
The visa applicant's passport must be valid for a minimum of six months.
Tourist entry only
These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.
The other way round
What Iraq passport holders need to visit the United Kingdom.
Iraq passport United Kingdom
VN 1.1. A person who meets one or more of the criteria below needs entry clearance (a visa) in advance of travel to the UK for any purpose, unless they meet one of the exceptions set out in VN2.1 and VN2.2. (subject to VN 2.3.). (a) Nationals or citizens of the following countries or territorial entities (a "*" indicates there are exceptions in VN 2.2 to VN 6.5): Afghanistan Albania Algeria Angola Armenia Azerbaijan Bangladesh Belarus Benin Bhutan Bolivia Bosnia Herzegovina Botswana Burkina Faso Burundi Cambodia Cameroon Cape Verde Central African Republic Chad People's Republic of China* Colombia Comoros Congo Côte d'Ivoire (formerly Ivory Coast) Cuba Democratic Republic of the Congo Djibouti Dominica Dominican Republic Ecuador Egypt El Salvador Equatorial Guinea Eritrea Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) Ethiopia Fiji Gabon Gambia Georgia Ghana Guinea Guinea Bissau Haiti Honduras India Indonesia Iran Iraq Jamaica Jordan Kazakhstan Kenya Korea (North) Kosovo Kyrgyzstan Laos Lebanon Lesotho Liberia Libya Madagascar Malawi Mali Mauritania Moldova Mongolia Montenegro Morocco Mozambique Myanmar (formerly Burma) Namibia Nauru Nepal Nicaragua Niger Nigeria North Macedonia (formerly Macedonia) Pakistan Palestine Philippines Russia Rwanda São Tomé and Principe Senegal Serbia Sierra Leone Somalia South Africa South Sudan Sri Lanka St Lucia Sudan Suriname Syria Taiwan* Tajikistan Tanzania Thailand Timor-Leste Togo Trinidad and Tobago Tunisia Turkey Turkmenistan Uganda Ukraine Uzbekistan Vanuatu Venezuela Vietnam Yemen Zambia Zimbabwe
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Visa-free nearby
Other places United Kingdom passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Baghdad, nearest first.
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