Iraq: embassies, consulates & entry rules
- foreign missions here
- 84
- Consulates
- 28
- missions abroad
- 74
- Visa-free / Visa on arrival
- 9
Live & travel in Iraq
Monthly budget
$1,900/mo
Prices vs USA: 42%
Exchange rate
1 USD = 1,518.72 IQD
Internet access
81%
of people online
Air quality
49.5
PM2.5 (µg/m³)
Official languages
Arabic, Kurdish
Emergency
911 · 115 · 122
Plug types
Europlug, BS 1363, British and related types
Calling code
+964
Estimate for a remote worker (rent + living) from World Bank price levels. Capitals can be higher. · US travel advisory: Oct 22, 2026
2.7
/ 5
embassly score
Sources: World Bank · NASA · U.S. State Dept
- Cost3.9
- Safety1.8
- Internet access4.0
- Air quality1.0
- Climate2.8
SOS · Iraq911Restaurants, cafés and dishes in IraqShabandar Café · Al-Zahawi Café · Kibbeh · Masgouf · Sabich · Muhallebi · Qeema Najafi
Government consensus
Do not travel· 2 of 3 governmentsSources: official travel advice of the United States, the United Kingdom and Canada.
Cities in Iraq
Traveller essentials · Iraq
- Emergency
- 911 · 115 · 122 · 104
- Calling code
- +964
- Currency
- IQD
- Plug types
- Europlug, BS 1363, British and related types
- Drives on the
- right
- Capital
- Baghdad
- Time zone
- Asia/Baghdad
Foreign missions in Iraq
AfghanistanBaghdad1AlgeriaBaghdad1ArmeniaBaghdad1AustraliaBaghdad1AzerbaijanBaghdad1BahrainBaghdad1BangladeshBaghdad1BrazilBaghdad1BulgariaBaghdad1CanadaBaghdad, Erbil2ChinaBaghdad, Basra, Erbil3CroatiaBaghdad1CzechiaBaghdad, Erbil2DenmarkBaghdad1EgyptBaghdad, Basra, Erbil4FinlandBaghdad1FranceBaghdad, Erbil2GermanyBaghdad, Erbil2GreeceBaghdad1HungaryBaghdad, Erbil2IndiaBaghdad, Erbil2IndonesiaBaghdad1IranBaghdad, Basra2ItalyBaghdad, Erbil2JapanBaghdad1JordanBaghdad1KuwaitBaghdad1LebanonBaghdad1LibyaBaghdad1MalaysiaBaghdad1MauritaniaBaghdad1MoroccoBaghdad1NetherlandsBaghdad3PakistanBaghdad1PalestineBaghdad, Erbil2PhilippinesBaghdad1PolandBaghdad, Erbil2QatarBaghdad1RomaniaBaghdad1RussiaBaghdad, Basra, Erbil3Saudi ArabiaBaghdad, Erbil2SerbiaBaghdad1South KoreaBaghdad1SpainBaghdad1SudanBaghdad1SwedenBaghdad1SwitzerlandBaghdad1SyriaBaghdad1TunisiaBaghdad1TürkiyeBaghdad, Erbil, Basra5UkraineBaghdad1United Arab EmiratesBaghdad, Erbil2United KingdomBaghdad, Erbil2United StatesBaghdad, Erbil2Vatican CityBaghdad1VenezuelaBaghdad1YemenBaghdad1
Iraq missions abroad
ArmeniaYerevan1AustraliaCanberra1AustriaVienna1AzerbaijanBaku1BahrainManama1BelarusMinsk1BelgiumBrussels1BrazilBrasília1BulgariaSofia1CanadaOttawa1ChinaBeijing1CroatiaZagreb1CubaHavana1CzechiaPrague1DenmarkCopenhagen1EgyptCairo2FinlandHelsinki1FranceParis1GeorgiaTbilisi1GermanyBerlin, Frankfurt2GreeceAthens1HungaryBudapest1IndiaNew Delhi1IndonesiaJakarta1IranTehran1ItalyRome2JapanTokyo1JordanAmman1LebanonBeirut1LibyaTripoli1MalaysiaKuala Lumpur1MauritaniaNouakchott1MexicoMexico City1MoroccoRabat1Netherlands's-Gravenhage1NigeriaAbuja1NorwayOslo1OmanMuscat1PakistanIslamabad1PolandWarsaw1PortugalLisbon1RomaniaBucharest1RussiaMoscow1Saudi ArabiaRiyadh1SerbiaBelgrade1SlovakiaBratislava1South AfricaPretoria1South KoreaSeoul1SpainMadrid1SudanKhartoum1SwedenStockholm2SwitzerlandBern1SyriaDamascus2TürkiyeAnkara, Istanbul3TurkmenistanAshgabat1UkraineKyiv1United Arab EmiratesAbu Dhabi, Dubai2United KingdomLondon, Manchester3United StatesWashington, D.C., New York City, Los Angeles4VenezuelaCaracas1YemenSanaa1
Who can enter Iraq without a visa?
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Frequently asked questions
Embassies & consulates in Iraq?
84 missions, 57 countries.
Emergency: Iraq?
911, 115 (fire department), 122 (emergency medical services), 104 (police)
Who can enter Iraq without a visa?
9: Iran, Lebanon, and Malaysia…

