No visa needed

Do citizens of Iran need a visa for Iraq?

Citizens of Iran don’t need a visa for Iraq 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 Iran: the passport opens 13 countries visa-free; Tehran — Baghdad: ≈ 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 Iraq without a visa on a Iran passport?

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

Iraq visa rules at a glance

With a Iran passport you can visit 13 countries visa-free, 23 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 106 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Iran passport ranks 184th of 199.
Iran passport: visa-free access to 13 countries; Iraq passport: 8.
Citizens of Iran and Iraq can travel together visa-free to 6 countries, for example: Tunisia, Seychelles, Malaysia, Dominica, Micronesia, and Haiti.
Iran and Iraq share a border, so you can also travel overland.
Citizens of Iraq, in turn, don’t need a visa for Iran. Iran visa for citizens of Iraq

Travelling to Iraq: good to know

Tehran — Baghdad: 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: Tehran 12:00 — Baghdad 11:30.
Local currency: Iraqi Dinar.
Languages: Arabic, Aramaic, and Central Kurdish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ IQD 1,309.
Iraq is the 3rd closest of 194 destinations open to citizens of Iran.