No visa needed

Do citizens of Lebanon need a visa for Iraq?

Citizens of Lebanon 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 Lebanon: the passport opens 16 countries visa-free; Beirut — Baghdad: ≈ 820 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 Lebanon passport?

Yes, citizens of Lebanon 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 Lebanon passport you can visit 16 countries visa-free, 24 with a visa on arrival and 53 with an e-visa; 105 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Lebanon passport ranks 180th of 199.
Lebanon passport: visa-free access to 16 countries; Iraq passport: 8.
Citizens of Lebanon and Iraq can travel together visa-free to 6 countries, for example: Iran, Seychelles, Malaysia, Dominica, Haiti, and Micronesia.
A language both countries share: Arabic.
Citizens of Iraq, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Lebanon. Lebanon visa for citizens of Iraq

Travelling to Iraq: good to know

Beirut — Baghdad: about 820 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 1.5 hours.
No time difference with your country’s capital.
Local currency: Iraqi Dinar.
Languages: Arabic, Aramaic, and Central Kurdish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ IQD 1,309.
Iraq is the 8th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Lebanon.