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Kurdistan Region List A Visit or Tourist e-Visa

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

List A applicants can apply through the e-visa portal (visit.gov.krd) or obtain the e-visa directly at any Kurdistan Region point of entry on arrival.

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  • The official source does not state the complete answer to this question for this route.
  • service.gov.krd, MOI-29, Conditions
    can apply directly through the e-visa portal (https://visit.gov.krd/ckb) or Upon arrival in the Kurdistan Region, you can apply for an e-visa at any point of entry receive the interior of the Kurdistan Region.
  • service.gov.krd, MOI-29, Time
    If you are a foreigner in List A, you will receive the e-visa within minutes. If the alien is on country list (b), five (5) working days.
  • service.gov.krd, MOI-29, Price
    (100,000) one hundred thousand dinars against administrative fees.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The visa is issued for the purpose of visit or tourism.

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What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The visa is issued for 30 days; it may be extended twice, 30 days each time, against a fee, provided the extension reason is approved and requested by the foreigner personally.

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  • service.gov.krd, MOI-29, Conditions
    Issuance of an entry visa for a period of thirty (30) days, for the purpose of visit or tourism.
  • service.gov.krd, MOI-29, Conditions
    A visit visa may be extended for a foreigner for thirty (30) days after entry only for two (2) times against a fee, provided that the reason for the extension is approved, upon request by the foreigner himself.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

The applicant needs a passport valid for at least 6 months with at least one blank page and a photo; guarantor-backed applicants also need the forms required by the securing party.

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Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

List A applicants apply through the e-visa portal (visit.gov.krd) or obtain the e-visa directly at any Kurdistan Region point of entry on arrival, and receive it within minutes. The administrative fee is 100,000 Iraqi dinars. The visa may be extended twice, 30 days each time, against a fee, provided the extension reason is approved and requested by the foreigner personally.

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  • service.gov.krd, MOI-29, Conditions
    can apply directly through the e-visa portal (https://visit.gov.krd/ckb) or Upon arrival in the Kurdistan Region, you can apply for an e-visa at any point of entry receive the interior of the Kurdistan Region.
  • service.gov.krd, MOI-29, Time
    If you are a foreigner in List A, you will receive the e-visa within minutes. If the alien is on country list (b), five (5) working days.
  • service.gov.krd, MOI-29, Price
    (100,000) one hundred thousand dinars against administrative fees.
  • service.gov.krd, MOI-29, Conditions
    Issuance of an entry visa for a period of thirty (30) days, for the purpose of visit or tourism.
  • service.gov.krd, MOI-29, Conditions
    A visit visa may be extended for a foreigner for thirty (30) days after entry only for two (2) times against a fee, provided that the reason for the extension is approved, upon request by the foreigner himself.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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