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Kurdistan Region List B Guarantor-Supported e-Visa

IraqShort stays and visits

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?

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.

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  • This detail is not established in the evidence recorded here. Confirm the applicable requirement with the responsible authority.

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.

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

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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.

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  • Recorded source · service.gov.krd
    The foreigner must first agree with a guarantor in the Kurdistan Region to support the application, carry out the procedures on behalf of the foreigner and receive a proof code.
  • Recorded source · service.gov.krd
    The foreigner then submits the visa application form through the e-visa portal.
  • Recorded source · service.gov.krd
    After completing the application steps at the e-visa gateway, the foreigner's guarantor receives the application, pays the specified fee, the transaction is completed and the KRG e-visa is sent to the applicant.
  • Recorded source · service.gov.krd
    Tourist visas cannot be converted into residence cards without the approval of the Ministry of the Interior.
  • Recorded source · service.gov.krd
    In the event of a visa refusal, the application may be repeated, after correcting the reasons for the refusal, if the reason is not related to the entry ban.

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

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