whereTOemigrate
Get your free results
IQ country scene

Kurdistan Region List B Guarantor-Supported e-Visa

IraqShort stays and visits

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

Official link

Explore pathways in Iraq Read the five questions ↓

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

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm whether a visa, electronic authorisation or visa on arrival is normally required.

See recorded sources
Limits of the record
  • Not established: the correction failed a second independent check (NAO_SUSTENTA: C1-C2 say List B nationals and UN agency officials 'can apply for an e-visa through a handler'; the word 'only' (exclusivity) is not in the cited text.)

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The visa is issued for the purpose of visit or tourism; it is the same base visa type as the List A e-visa but requires a guarantor.

See recorded sources

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.

See recorded sources
  • 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, a photo, and the forms required by the guarantor/securing party in the Kurdistan Region who backs the application.

See recorded sources

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

The foreigner first agrees with a guarantor in the Kurdistan Region who supports the application, carries out the procedures on the foreigner's behalf and receives a proof code; the foreigner then submits the visa application form through the e-visa portal; the guarantor receives the application and pays the fee, and the KRG e-visa is sent to the applicant. Change of status: tourist visas cannot be converted into residence cards without Ministry of Interior approval. After a refusal, the application may be repeated once the reasons are corrected, unless the refusal relates to an entry ban.

See recorded sources

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

Explore more pathways in Iraq · All pathways

Your story.
Your next step.

Explore pathways in Iraq →