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🇸🇦 Does a Saudi Arabian need a visa for Iraq 🇮🇶?

What this means for your trip

An e-Visa is applied for on the destination's official government website. You upload your passport scan and photo, pay online and receive an approval letter by email.

Apply well before departure and print the approval; use only the official portal, as many look-alike sites charge extra.

Your passport should normally be valid for at least six months beyond your planned departure date and have blank pages for stamps; many countries apply this rule.

Iraq at a glance

Capital: Baghdad · Currency: Iraqi dinar (IQD, ع.د) · Official languages: Arabic, Aramaic, Sorani · Calling code: +964

Plugs and voltage

Your plugs fit: every plug type used in Saudi Arabia (G) works with sockets in Iraq. Mains voltage differs (Iraq: 230 V; Saudi Arabia: 220/230 V): most phone and laptop chargers accept 100–240 V, but single-voltage devices such as some hair dryers need a converter.

More about entering Iraq →

Your embassy in Iraq

If your passport is lost or stolen, or you need help in an emergency in Iraq, contact the embassy of Saudi Arabia:

• Embassy of Saudi Arabia, Baghdad

Missions from Wikidata (CC0), checked 2026-09-26. Addresses and opening hours change: check the mission's website before you go.

Easier destinations near Iraq for Saudi Arabian passport holders

• 🇦🇲 Armenia — Visa-free 180 days
• 🇦🇿 Azerbaijan — Visa-free 30 days
• 🇧🇭 Bahrain — Visa-free
• 🇬🇪 Georgia — Visa-free 360 days
• 🇯🇴 Jordan — Visa-free 90 days
• 🇰🇼 Kuwait — Visa-free
• 🇱🇧 Lebanon — Visa-free 180 days
• 🇴🇲 Oman — Visa-free

The other way round

🇮🇶 Iraqi passport holders visiting Saudi Arabia: Iraqi passport holders need a visa for Saudi Arabia, applied for at an embassy or consulate of Saudi Arabia before travelling.

The Saudi Arabian passport at a glance

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