Visa Invitation Letter

All Participants from overseas (Non-Iraqi citizenship) are required to obtain visas in order to travel to Iraq. So, kindly contact us for  an official invitation letter through etnsiot@icitac.com. It is important to send a valid passport(photocopy)  with a recent photograph.

Requirements for Obtaining Iraqi Visas for Foreign Nationals

  • Complete the Visa Application Form, type the information requested into the appropriate spaces on the form and print the completed application.
  • Submit two recent identical front-view color photographs with white background measuring 2 inches × 2 inches (5 × 5 centimeters).
  • Actual Passport and a Color copy of passport – passport must be valid for six months from the date the visa application is submitted.
  • A Color copy of Driver license (For Religious visa Requests).
  • An official letter stating the purpose of travel (visit, work…etc), duration of stay, and/or an invitation letter from Iraqi authorities, the host company, meeting or exhibition organizers in Iraq.
  • Applicants must provide with their applications a valid phone number.
  • Please allow 15 business days for visas to be processed. Applicants will be contacted once the embassy is in receipt of the approval from authorities in Iraq.
  • Approved applicants will be issued single-entry visas valid for three months from the date of issuance.
  • In some cases, multi entry-visas valid for six months and one year will be granted.

Applicants are then required to send – via registered mail – their passports along with an addressed pre-paid return envelope with sufficient postage along with a visa fee as shown below:

  • $50 (fifty US Dollars) cash for single-entry visas ( the Embassy can only accept Cash) .
  • $50 (fifty US Dollars) A Transit visa ( the Embassy can only accept Cash) .
    $50 (fifty US Dollars) A Visit visa ( the Embassy can only accept Cash)
  • $50 (fifty US Dollars) A Religious visa ( the Embassy can only accept Cash) .
  • $40 (forty US Dollars) A Tourist visa ( the Embassy can only accept Cash) .
    $100 (one hundred US Dollars)cash for multi-entry for (3-6) months maximum visas(the Embassy can only accept Cash) .
  • $150 (one hundred fifty US Dollars) cash for multi-entry for one year visas ( the Embassy can only accept Cash) .

Please be advice the Embassy will be only dealing with the following mailing Carrier USPS priority express, UPS. The embassy is not responsible for any loss or damage due to any mishandling by delivery services.

Requirements for Obtaining Iraqi Visas for Foreign Nationals Married to Iraqi Citizens

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  • Please note that this is visa applies to female applicants married to Iraqi citizens only.
  • Complete the Visa Application Form, type the information requested into the appropriate spaces on the form and print the completed application.
  • Submit two recent identical front-view color photographs with white background measuring 2 inches × 2 inches (5 × 5 centimeters).
  • Color copy Marriage Certificate authenticated by the US Department of State.
  • Proof of Iraqi origin is a must—copy of Iraqi Identity Card or Iraqi Nationality Certificate—of the husband.
  • Actual, undamaged passport valid for at least six months from the date the visa application is submitted.
  • Visas fees are waived for applicants of Iraqi origin.
  • Please allow two weeks for application to be processed.
  • Submit your application to the Consular Section of the Embassy of Iraq in Washington, DC in person or via registered mail, along with a with an addressed pre-paid return envelope with sufficient postage.
  • Please be advice the Embassy will be only dealing with the following mailing Carrier USPS priority express, UPS.
  • The embassy is not responsible for any loss or damage due to any mishandling by delivery services.
  • Requirements for Obtaining Iraqi Visas for Iraqi Nationals Holding Foreign Passports
  • Complete the Visa Application Form, type the information requested into the appropriate spaces on the form and print the completed application.
  • Submit two recent identical front-view color photographs with white background measuring 2 inches × 2 inches (5 × 5 centimeters).
  • Color copy of Birth Certificate.
  • Proof of Iraqi origin is a must—copy of Iraqi Identity Card or Iraqi Nationality Certificate—of either parent.
  • Actual, undamaged passport valid for at least six months from the date the visa application is submitted.
  • Visas fees are waived for applicants of Iraqi origin.
  • Applicants must provide with their applications a valid phone number.
  • Submit your application to the Consular Section of the Embassy of Iraq in Washington, DC in person or via registered mail, along with a with an addressed pre-paid return envelope with sufficient postage.

Please be advice the Embassy will be only dealing with the following mailing Carrier USPS priority express, UPS.

  • The embassy is not responsible for any loss or damage due to any mishandling by delivery services.
  • Please allow two weeks for application to be processed.
  • Immunization records are required upon arrival to Iraq.
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