No visa needed

Do citizens of Iraq need a visa for Iran?

Citizens of Iraq don’t need a visa for Iran and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Iraq: the passport opens 8 countries visa-free; Baghdad — Tehran: ≈ 700 km, about 1.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Iran without a visa on a Iraq passport?

Yes, citizens of Iraq don’t need a visa for Iran for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Iran visa rules at a glance

With a Iraq passport you can visit 8 countries visa-free, 18 with a visa on arrival and 58 with an e-visa; 114 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Iraq passport ranks 196th of 199.
Iraq passport: visa-free access to 8 countries; Iran passport: 13.
Citizens of Iraq and Iran can travel together visa-free to 6 countries, for example: Tunisia, Seychelles, Malaysia, Dominica, Haiti, and Micronesia.
Iraq and Iran share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Iran, in turn, don’t need a visa for Iraq. Iraq visa for citizens of Iran

Travelling to Iran: good to know

Baghdad — Tehran: about 700 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +0.5 hours.
Local time: Baghdad 12:00 — Tehran 12:30.
Local currency: Iranian Rial.
Languages: Persian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ IRR 1,541,045.
Iran is the 2nd closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Iraq.