Your passport must be valid for at least six months from the date you arrive in Iraq, and it must have at least one blank page for stamps. Airlines check this rule at departure and deny boarding if your passport expires sooner.
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Validity window and blank pages. Both Federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Region require at least six months of remaining passport validity upon arrival. The official Iraqi Electronic Visa Portal requires an ordinary valid passport to apply. Border officers also require at least one blank page for entry and exit stamps, as confirmed by the UK Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office.
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Document condition and type. Your passport must be intact and undamaged. Temporary or emergency passports with short validity windows under six months do not qualify for tourist entry. Consular rules from the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq require foreign passports to be valid for at least six months when submitting visa applications.
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Jurisdiction and borders. The six-month requirement applies across all points of entry, including Baghdad, Basra, Najaf, and Erbil airports, as well as land border crossings. Visas issued for the Kurdistan Region permit travel only within that region, while federal visas cover Federal Iraq.
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Iraqi citizens and dual nationals. Border rules depend on the citizenship of the passport you present. Foreign passports must have six months of validity even if you have Iraqi heritage. Iraqi citizens who hold an expired passport and need to return home can obtain a single-entry transit pass valid for six months from the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in London.
Checked on 2026-10-07.