{"question":{"passport":"ITA","destination":"IRQ","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"e-Visa, 30 days","requirement":{"kind":"evisa","message":"Before you travel: you need an e-visa."},"stay":{"kind":"DAYS","maxDays":30,"ruleType":"RESETS_ON_EXIT","phrasing":"You may stay up to 30 days."},"conditions":[{"kind":"PROCEDURE","text":"The e-visa must be obtained before travel through the official portal; the Ministry of Interior notice instructs airlines not to board passengers without it."}],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"mfa-visa","url":"https://mofa.gov.iq/texas/en/visa/","passage":"The Ministry of Interior / Baghdad International Airport Immigration and Passports Section has informed us that the practice of granting direct entry visas (on arrival) for citizens of the permanent members of the United Nations Security Council (5+1), the European Union, and the countries (Australia, Canada, South Korea, Japan, Switzerland, New Zealand) has been suspended. Instead, the issuance of electronic entry visas will be implemented through the following link: https://eservice.evisa.iq. Therefore, all travelers to Iraq holding the above-mentioned passports are required to obtain an electronic entry visa to Iraq before their travel.","explanation":"The Consulate General of Iraq relays the Ministry of Interior's decision that visa-on-arrival is suspended for citizens of the permanent members of the UN Security Council (5+1), the European Union and the six named countries, and that those same passport holders must obtain an electronic entry visa before travelling to Iraq.","publisher":"VISA – The General Consulate of Iraqi in Texas … Consulate General of the Republic of Iraq in Houston, Texas"},"checkedAt":"2026-08-28","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}