Visa requirements for Iraqi citizens

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Front cover of an Iraqi passport design

Visa requirements for Iraqi citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Iraq.

As of 2024, Iraqi citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 31 countries and territories, ranking the

Henley Passport Index.[1]

Visa requirements map

Visa requirements for Iraqi citizens holding ordinary passports
  Iraq
  Visa not required
  Visa on arrival
  eVisa
  Visa available both on arrival or online
  Visa required

Visa requirements

Country Visa requirement Allowed stay Notes (excluding departure fees)
 Afghanistan Visa required[2]
 Albania eVisa[3][4]
 Algeria Visa required[5]
 Andorra Visa required[6]
  • Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days within 180 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states.
 Angola Visa required[7]
 Antigua and Barbuda eVisa[8][9] 30 days
  • Visa free for a maximum stay of 30 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada.
 Argentina Visa required[10]
 Armenia eVisa[11][12]
 Australia Online Visa required[13][14]
  • May apply online (Online Visitor e600 visa).
 Austria Visa required[15]
 Azerbaijan Visa required[16]
 Bahamas eVisa[17]
 Bahrain eVisa / Visa on arrival[18] 14 days
 Bangladesh Visa required[19]
 Barbados Visa required[20]
 Belarus Visa required[21]
 Belgium Visa required[22]
 Belize Visa required[23]
 Benin eVisa[24][25] 30 days
 Bhutan eVisa[26][27]
  • Holders of an application for a tourist visa can obtain a visa on arrival.
 Bolivia Online Visa[28][29]
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa required[30]
  • Visa not required for 30 days if holding multiple-entry visa issued by Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Ireland (Rep.), Monaco, Romania, USA, United Kingdom or a Schengen Member State.
 Botswana eVisa[31][32] 3 months
 Brazil Visa required[33]
 Brunei Visa required[34]
 Bulgaria Visa required[35]
  • Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days within 180 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states.
 Burkina Faso eVisa[36][37]
 Burundi Visa on arrival[38] 1 month
 Cambodia eVisa / Visa on arrival[39][40] 30 days
 Cameroon eVisa[41][42]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.[43]
 Canada Visa required[44]
 Cape Verde Visa on arrival[45] 3 months
 Central African Republic Visa required[46]
 Chad Visa required[47]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.
 Chile Visa required[48]
 China Visa required[49]
 Colombia Online Visa[50][51]
  • Online visa application available.
 Comoros Visa on arrival[52] 45 days
 Republic of the Congo Visa required[53]
  • Visa not required if passengers have a V.I.P invitation letter.
 Democratic Republic of the Congo eVisa[54][55] 7 days
  • Passenger with a letter (Visa Volant) issued by the Ministry of Interior and Security can obtain a visa on arrival.
 Costa Rica Visa required[56]
  • Visa free for a maximum stay of 30 days for valid visa holders or residents of the United States and Canada.
 Côte d'Ivoire eVisa[57][58] 3 months
 Croatia Visa required[59]
  • Croatia embassy in Baghdad.
 Cuba Visa required[60]
  • Eligible to travel to Cuba with a tourist card only without visa if hold a valid visa or permanent residence permit issued by Canada, the United States or an EU member state.
 Cyprus Visa required[61]
  • Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days within 180 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states.
 Czech Republic Visa required[62]
 Denmark Visa required[63]
 Djibouti eVisa[64][65] 90 days
 Dominica Visa not required[66] 21 days
  • Visa free for a maximum stay of 6 months for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada.
 Dominican Republic Visa required[67]
  • Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states, the United Kingdom, Ireland, the United States and Canada.
 Ecuador Visa required[68]
 Egypt Visa required[69]
  • Iraqi citizens with visa or residence cards from Europe or the United States, Canada, Britain and Australia can visit Egypt without a visa.
 El Salvador Visa required[70]
 Equatorial Guinea eVisa[71][72]
 Eritrea Visa required[73]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.
 Estonia Visa required[74]
 Eswatini Visa required[75]
 Ethiopia Visa required[76][77]
  • Credit card payment transactions are not accepted when applying for e-Visa.
 Fiji Visa required[78]
 Finland Visa required[79]
 France Visa required[80]
 Gabon eVisa[81][82] 90 days
  • e-Visa holders must arrive via
    Libreville International Airport
    .
 Gambia Visa required[83]
  • Visa not required if Passengers traveling as tourists on a charter flight.
 Georgia Visa required[84]
 Germany Visa required[85]
 Ghana Visa required[86]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.
 Greece Visa required[87]

Iraqi Citizens can apply for visa at the Greek Embassy in Baghdad

 Grenada Visa required[88]
 Guatemala Visa required[89]
 Guinea eVisa[90][91] 90 days
 Guinea-Bissau Visa on arrival[92] 90 days
 Guyana Visa required[93]
  • Those travelling as tourists can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 30 days provided holding a letter of invitation from sponsor or host.
 Haiti Visa not required[94] 3 months
 Honduras Visa required[95]
 Hong Kong eVisa[96]
 Hungary Visa required[97]
 Iceland Visa required[98]
 India Visa required[99]
  • Iraqi citizens can apply for visa at the Indian embassy in Baghdad and consulate in Erbil.
 Indonesia Visa required[100]
  • Iraqi citizens can apply for visa at the Indonesian embassy in Baghdad and consulate in Erbil.
 Iran Visa not required[101]
  • Visa cancellation between Iran and Iraq came into force on October 26, 2021
 Ireland Visa required[102]
 Israel Visa required[103]
  • Confirmation from Israeli Foreign Ministry is required before a visa is issued.
 Italy Visa required[104]
 Jamaica Visa required[105]
 Japan Visa required[106]
  • Embassy and Consulate of Japan in Baghdad & Erbil
 Jordan Visa required[107]
  • Visa on arrival if having an official "Businessmen card" issued by Jordan or an official letter confirming the attendance to a conference or workshop.
  • Visa on arrival holding a residence permit issued by a country whose citizens can obtain a visa on arrival(except Lebanon) for 1 month maximum stay.
  • Visa on arrival if traveling for medical treatment for Female or Male older than 50 years and younger than 15 years.
 Kazakhstan Visa required[108]
  • Visitors arriving from a country without Kazakh representation and holding an invitation letter, can obtain a single entry visa on arrival for a max. stay of 1 month.
 Kenya Electronic Travel Authorisation[109][110] 90 days
  • Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance.
  • eTA fee is USD 32.50.
  • Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable).
  • Yellow fever vaccination
    certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
 Kiribati Visa required[111]
 North Korea Visa required[112]
 South Korea Visa required[113]
 Kuwait Visa required[114]
  • Passengers with a confirmation that a visa has been approved before departure can collect their original visa at immigration counter.
 Kyrgyzstan eVisa[115][116] 60 days
 Laos Visa required[117]
 Latvia Visa required[118]
 Lebanon Free visa on arrival[119] 30 days
  • Extendable for 3 months.
 Lesotho eVisa[120][121]
 Liberia Visa required[122]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.
 Libya Visa required[123]
 Liechtenstein Visa required[124]
 Lithuania Visa required[125]
 Luxembourg Visa required[126]
 Macau Visa required[127]
 Madagascar Visa on arrival[128] 60 days
 Malawi eVisa[129][130] 90 days
 Malaysia Visa not required[131] 30 days
 Maldives Free visa on arrival[132] 30 days
 Mali Visa required[133]
 Malta Visa required[134]
 Marshall Islands Visa required[135]
 Mauritania Visa on arrival[136]
 Mauritius Visa required[137]
 Mexico Visa required[138]
  • Visa free for a maximum stay of 180 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states, the United Kingdom, the United States, Canada and Japan.
 Micronesia Visa not required[139] 30 days
 Moldova Visa required[140]
  • Citizens holding a residence permit or a valid visa issued by one of the member states of the European Union or one of the parties to the Schengen Agreement can apply for an electronic visa.[141]
  • Invitation letter holders may apply for a visa electronically.
 Monaco Visa required[142]
 Mongolia Visa required[143]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.
 Montenegro Visa required[144]
  • Visa free for a maximum stay of 30 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states, the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States.
 Morocco Visa required[145]
 Mozambique eVisa / Visa on arrival[146][147] 30 days
 Myanmar Visa required[148]
  • Passengers with a letter of approval issued by the Ministry of Hotels and Tourism can obtain a visa on arrival
 Namibia Visa required[149]
 Nauru Visa required[150]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.
   Nepal Visa required[151]
 Netherlands Visa required[152]
 New Zealand Visa required[153]
  • Iraqi S series passports are unacceptable, and visas will not be endorsed in them.[154]
  • Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the
    Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.[155]
 Nicaragua Visa required[156]
  • Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states, the United States and Canada.
 Niger Visa required[157]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.
 Nigeria eVisa[158][159] 90 days
  • Holders of written e-Visa approval issued by Immigration Authority can obtain a visa on arrival, provided holding a visa application form and e-Visa application payment receipt and holding an invitation letter from Nigerian company accepting immigration responsibilities.
 North Macedonia Visa required[160]
  • Visa free for a maximum stay of 15 days for valid visa holders of the Schengen Area member states.
 Norway Visa required[161]
 Oman Visa required[162]
 Pakistan ETA / Online Visa[163][164] 30 days / 3 months
  • Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes.[165]
  • Online Visa eligible.[166]
 Palau Free visa on arrival[167] 30 days
 Panama Visa required[168]
  • Visa free for a maximum stay of 30 days for valid visa holders or residents of Australia, the United Kingdom, the United States and Canada.
 Papua New Guinea eVisa[169][170] 60 days
  • Visitors may apply for a visa online under the "Tourist - Own Itinerary" category.
 Paraguay Visa required[171]
 Peru Visa required[172]
 Philippines Visa required[173]
 Poland Visa required[174]
  • Iraqi citizens can apply for visa at the Indian embassy in Baghdad and consulate in Erbil.
 Portugal Visa required[175]
  • Portugal does not have an embassy in Iraq.
  • Iraqi citizens can apply for visa at VFS GLOBAL IN BAGHDAD AND ERBIL.
 Qatar eVisa[176][177]
  • Visitors may apply for a visa on the Hayya website.
 Romania Visa required[178]
  • Iraqi citizens can apply for visa at the Romanian embassy in Baghdad or the consulate in Erbil.
  • Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days within 180 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states.
 Russia Visa required[179]
 Rwanda eVisa / Visa on arrival[180][181] 30 days
 Saint Kitts and Nevis eVisa[182][183]
 Saint Lucia Visa required[184]
 Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa required[185]
 Samoa Visa not required[186] 60 days
 San Marino Visa required[187]
  • Same rules as for Italy. No border control but accessible only via Italy.
 São Tomé and Príncipe eVisa[188][189]
  • Holders of a visa issued by the
    Schengen area
    member state do not require a visa for stays up to 15 days.
 Saudi Arabia Visa required[190]
 Senegal Visa required[191]
  • Visa not required for Passengers with an official invitation letter.
 Serbia Visa required[192]
  • Visa free for a maximum stay of 90 days within 180 days for valid visa holders or residents of the Schengen Area member states, the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States.
 Seychelles Electronic Border System[193][194] 3 months
  • Application can be submitted up to 30 days before travel.
  • Visitors must upload a reservation confirmation(s) for each visitor's location of stay in Seychelles.
  • Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries.
  • Payment of the fee (EUR 10) by credit or debit card.
  • Valid for one journey only and it expires once exit the country.
 Sierra Leone eVisa[195][196] 3 months
 Singapore Visa required[197]
 Slovakia Visa required[198]
 Slovenia Visa required[199]
 Solomon Islands Visa required[200]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.
 Somalia Visa on arrival[201] 30 days
  • Available at Bosaso, Galcaio and Mogadishu airports.
 South Africa Visa required[202]
  • South Africa does not have an Embassy in Iraq.
  • Iraqi Citizens can apply for visa at the SOUTH AFRICAN EMBASSY IN AMMAN .
 South Sudan eVisa[203][204]
  • Obtainable online.
  • Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel.
 Spain Visa required[205]
  • Iraqi citizens can apply for visa at the Spanish embassy in Baghdad.
  • Iraqi citizens can also apply for visa at Alvaro Travel Company in Erbil.
 Sri Lanka eVisa / Visa on arrival[206][207] 60 days / 30 days
  • The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6 month period.[208]
  • Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa):
    • SAARC
      - USD 35
    • Non
      SAARC
      - USD 75
  • e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee.
  • If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period).
 Sudan Visa required[209]
  • Passengers with an "Entry Permit" issued by the Sudanese Ministry of Interior can obtain a visa on arrival.
 Suriname Visa not required[210][211] 90 days
  • An entrance fee of USD 25 or EUR 25 must be paid online prior to arrival.[212]
  • Multiple entry e-Visa is also available.[213]
 Sweden Visa required[214]
  Switzerland Visa required[215]
 Syria Visa not required[216][217]
 Tajikistan eVisa[218][219] 60 days
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.
 Tanzania Visa required[220]
 Thailand Visa required[221]
 Taiwan Visa required[222]
 Timor-Leste Visa on arrival[223] 30 days
 Togo eVisa[224][225] 15 days
 Tonga Visa required[226]
 Trinidad and Tobago Visa required[227]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.
 Tunisia Visa required[228]
  • Visa not required for passengers traveling on an organized tour.
 Turkey Visa required[229]
  • Holders of a valid visa or residence permit from
    Schengen area
    countries, Ireland, the United Kingdom or the United States can apply for e-visa at Airports only.
 Turkmenistan Visa required[230]
 Tuvalu Visa on arrival[231] 1 month
 Uganda eVisa[232][233] 3 months
  • Determined at the port of entry.
 Ukraine Visa required[234]
 United Arab Emirates Visa required[235]
  • May apply using 'Smart service'.[236]
 United Kingdom Visa required[237]
 United States Visa required[238]
 Uruguay Visa required[239]
 Uzbekistan Visa required[240]
  • Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.
 Vanuatu Visa required[241]
 Vatican City Visa required[242]
  • Schengen Visa Required. Entry can be made from Italy exclusively.
 Venezuela Visa required[243]
 Vietnam eVisa[244][245]
  • e-Visa is valid for 90 days and multiple entry.
  • Prearranged visa obtained online through travel agencies available at
    Phu Quoc or Da Nang
    airports.
  • Phú Quốc – visa exemption for up to 30 days.
 Yemen Visa required[246]
 Zambia Visa not required[247] 90 days
  • For tourism purposes only.
 Zimbabwe eVisa[248][249] 3 months

Non-visa restrictions

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Many countries have entry restrictions on foreigners that go beyond the common requirement of having either a valid visa or a visa exemption. Such restrictions may be health related or impose additional documentation requirements on certain classes of people for diplomatic or political purposes.

Blank passport pages

Many countries require a minimum number of blank pages to be available in the passport being presented, typically one or two pages.[250] Endorsement pages, which often appear after the visa pages, are not counted as being valid or available.

Vaccination

Main articles: Vaccination requirements for international travel, International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, and Vaccine passports during the COVID-19 pandemic
Cover of the new International Certificate of Vaccination issued by the Bureau of Quarantine in the Philippines since 2021

Many African countries, including

Gambia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Kenya, Liberia, Mali, Mauritania, Niger, Rwanda, Senegal, Sierra Leone and Togo, South Sudan, Uganda, and Zambia, require all incoming passengers older than nine months to one year[251] to have a current International Certificate of Vaccination or Prophylaxis, as does the South American territory of French Guiana.[252]

Some other countries require vaccination only if the passenger is coming from an infected area or has visited one recently or has transited for 12 hours in those countries: Algeria, Botswana, Cabo Verde, Chad, Djibouti, Egypt, Eswatini, Ethiopia, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Madagascar, Malawi, Mauritania, Mauritius, Mozambique, Namibia, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Seychelles, Somalia, South Africa, Sudan, Tunisia, Uganda, United Republic of Tanzania, Zambia and Zimbabwe.[253][254]

Passport validity length

Very few countries, such as Paraguay, just require a valid passport on arrival.

However many countries and groupings now require only an identity card – especially from their neighbours. Other countries may have special bilateral arrangements that depart from the generality of their passport validity length policies to shorten the period of passport validity required for each other's citizens[255][256] or even accept passports that have already expired (but not been cancelled).[257]

Some countries, such as Japan,[258] Ireland and the United Kingdom,[259] require a passport valid throughout the period of the intended stay.

In the absence of specific bilateral agreements, countries requiring passports to be valid for at least 6 more months on arrival include Afghanistan, Algeria, Anguilla, Bahrain,[260] Bhutan, Botswana, British Virgin Islands, Brunei, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Cayman Islands, Central African Republic, Chad, Comoros, Costa Rica, Côte d'Ivoire, Curaçao, Ecuador, Egypt, El Salvador, Equatorial Guinea, Fiji, Gabon, Guinea Bissau, Guyana, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Israel,[261] Jordan, Kenya, Kiribati, Kuwait, Laos, Madagascar, Malaysia, Marshall Islands, Mongolia, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Nicaragua, Nigeria, Oman, Palau, Papua New Guinea, Peru,[262] Philippines,[263] Qatar, Rwanda, Samoa, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Solomon Islands, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Suriname, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Tokelau, Tonga, Turkey, Tuvalu, Uganda, United Arab Emirates, Vanuatu, Venezuela, and Vietnam.[264]

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 4 months on arrival include Micronesia and Zambia.

Countries requiring passports with a validity of at least 3 months beyond the date of intended departure include Azerbaijan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Honduras, Montenegro, Nauru, Moldova and New Zealand. Similarly, the EEA countries of Iceland, Liechtenstein, Norway, all European Union countries (except Ireland) together with Switzerland also require 3 months validity beyond the date of the bearer's intended departure unless the bearer is an EEA or Swiss national.

Countries requiring passports valid for at least 3 months on arrival include Albania, North Macedonia, Panama, and Senegal.

Bermuda requires passports to be valid for at least 45 days upon entry.

Countries that require a passport validity of at least one month beyond the date of intended departure include Eritrea, Hong Kong, Lebanon, Macau, the Maldives[265] and South Africa.

Criminal record

Some countries, including Australia, Canada, Fiji, New Zealand and the United States,[266] routinely deny entry to non-citizens who have a criminal record while others impose restrictions depending on the type of conviction and the length of the sentence.

Persona non grata

The government of a country can declare a diplomat persona non grata, banning entry into that country. In non-diplomatic use, the authorities of a country may also declare a foreigner persona non grata permanently or temporarily, usually because of unlawful activity.[267]

Israeli stamps

Israeli border control Entry Permit (issued as a stand-alone document rather than a stamp affixed in a passport)

Kuwait,[268] Lebanon,[269] Libya,[270] Syria,[271] and Yemen[272] do not allow entry to people with passport stamps from Israel or whose passports have either a used or an unused Israeli visa, or where there is evidence of previous travel to Israel such as entry or exit stamps from neighbouring border posts in transit countries such as Jordan and Egypt.

To circumvent this Arab League boycott of Israel, the Israeli immigration services have now mostly ceased to stamp foreign nationals' passports on either entry to or exit from Israel (unless the entry is for some work-related purposes). Since 15 January 2013, Israel no longer stamps foreign passports at Ben Gurion Airport. Passports are still (as of 22 June 2017) stamped at Erez when passing into and out of Gaza.[citation needed]

Iran refuses admission to holders of passports containing an Israeli visa or stamp that is less than 12 months old.

Biometrics

See also: Countries applying biometrics

Several countries mandate that all travellers, or all foreign travellers, be fingerprinted on arrival and will refuse admission to or even arrest travellers who refuse to comply. In some countries, such as the United States, this may apply even to transit passengers who merely wish to change planes rather than go landside.[273]

Fingerprinting countries/regions include Afghanistan,[274][275] Argentina,[276] Brunei, Cambodia,[277] China,[278] Ethiopia,[279] Ghana, Guinea,[280] India, Japan,[281][282] Kenya (both fingerprints and a photo are taken),[283] Malaysia upon entry and departure,[284] Mongolia, Saudi Arabia,[285] Singapore, South Korea,[286] Taiwan, Thailand,[287] Uganda,[288] the United Arab Emirates and the United States.

Many countries also require a photo be taken of people entering the country. The United States, which does not fully implement exit control formalities at its land frontiers (although long mandated by domestic legislation),[289][290][291] intends to implement facial recognition for passengers departing from international airports to identify people who overstay their visa.[292]

Together with fingerprint and face recognition,

e-passports[293] and the United Arab Emirates conducts iris scanning on visitors who need to apply for a visa.[294][295]

See also

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  163. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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  169. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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  175. ^ Third countries whose citizens are required to have a visa, Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Portugal.
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  182. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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  195. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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  205. ^ Entry requirements, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Cooperation of Spain.
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  210. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
  211. ^ "Suriname eVisa".
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  214. ^ List of foreign citizens who require visa for entry into Sweden, Government of Sweden.
  215. ^ Overview of ID and visa provisions according to nationality, State Secretariat for Migration of Switzerland.
  216. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
  217. ^ "السماح بدخول العراقيين من دون موافقة أمنية أو تأشيرة مسبقة … الحجيمي لـ"الوطن": ستعزز علاقات البلدين وتشكل دعماً اقتصادياً لسورية منذر عيد" [Allowing Iraqis to enter without security approval or a prior visa. Al-Hujaimi told Al-Watan: It will strengthen the relations of the two countries and constitute economic support for Syria]. Al-Watan. 23 November 2023. Retrieved 23 November 2023.
  218. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
  219. ^ "Tajikistan eVisa".
  220. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
  221. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
  222. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
  223. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
  224. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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  226. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
  227. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
  228. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
  229. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
  230. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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  232. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
  233. ^ "Uganda eVisa".
  234. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
  235. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
  236. ^ "UAE Smart Service".
  237. ^ UK visa requirements: list for carriers, Government of the United Kingdom, 2 October 2017.
  238. ^ Travel without a visa, United States Department of State.
  239. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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  246. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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  248. ^ International Air Transport Association (IATA), Travel Information Manual
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