Visa requirement
Iraq visa for Japanese citizens
Official-source answer with stay limit, cost, required documents and last verification date.
Do Japanese citizens need a visa for Iraq?
Checked answer — confirm before travel
Japanese citizens need an eVisa to enter Iraq for up to 30 days in any 90-day window.
Last verified:
What this means: An eVisa is a real visa you apply for online before travel; approval arrives before you fly, unlike a visa on arrival.
Confidence: Medium Likely current — confirm details with the official source.
This answer is for ordinary Japanese passport holders travelling as citizens of that passport. Residence permits, long-stay visas or living in another country can change which embassy or rule applies.
Visa types at a glance
| Visa type | Availability | Stay |
|---|---|---|
| Tourist visa-free? | No | This page stores a visa or authorization route instead. |
| eVisa? | Yes | Up to 30 days in any 90-day window. |
| Visa on arrival? | No | No visa-on-arrival route is stored for this corridor. |
- 30 days / 90-day window
- Varies — see notes
- Apply online before you fly
Before you travel
- 1 Entry step Apply online before you fly Official route (opens in a new tab)
- 2 Stay limit 30 days / 90-day window
- 3 Official fee Varies — see notes
- 4 Passport validity 6-month validity after arrival; 1 blank page. Full note below. See full note
- 5 Transit airside: conditional; landside: required. Full note below. See full note
- 6 Freshness Checked 29 Jun 2026; confidence: medium
Shareable verdict: Japanese citizens need an eVisa to enter Iraq for up to 30 days in any 90-day window. Checked 29 Jun 2026.
Open SVG cardCost note
The federal eVisa portal does not expose one universal public fee in the checked static pages. MOFA legacy fee categories and any portal/tourism-company service charges should be confirmed in the live official route before payment.
Passport and transit notes
- Passport validity
- passport valid for at least 6 months after arrival; 1 blank page; The Iraq MOFA visa page says the passport must be valid for at least six months for a visa request.
- Validity source (opens in a new tab) Validity guide
- Transit
- airside transit: conditional; landside transit: required; The Iraq MOFA page lists transit visa and non-stop transit visa categories. Treat transit as itinerary-specific and verify whether the traveller enters Iraqi territory or needs a transit visa.
- Transit source (opens in a new tab) Transit guide
What you need
- Japanese ordinary passport valid for at least six months
- Official Iraq eVisa application or licensed-tourism-company route where required by the federal portal
- Travel details matching the tourist/visit purpose and the intended Iraqi address
- Accommodation, host, funds and onward/return travel evidence if requested
- Photo or application-form materials if the portal, mission or tourism company requests them
Why this verdict
Japanese citizens' entry guidance is based on Iraq's official federal eVisa portal plus the Iraq MOFA visa rules for ordinary short tourist/visitor travel. This guidance is intentionally conservative: ordinary passport, short tourism/visitor travel only. Work, residence, study, media, NGO, employment, diplomatic/service passports, route through the Kurdistan Region, religious-group handling, licensed-tourism-company handling, border discretion, security checks and airline handling can change the practical answer. Reconfirm on the official Iraq eVisa portal, MOFA visa page, KRG route guidance or the relevant Iraqi mission before booking.
Conditional rules
- Kurdistan Region-only itinerary Conditional
Up to 30 days. The Kurdistan Regional Government says travellers to the Kurdistan Region should use the Kurdistan eVisa portal and that some travel documents may need a guarantor. This federal-Iraq row should not be read as replacing KRG route checks (https://gov.krd/english/information-and-services/visitor/).
- Federal Iraq from the Kurdistan Region eVisa
Up to 30 days. For travel onward from the Kurdistan Region into other areas of Iraq, use the federal Iraq eVisa / MOFA route rather than relying only on a Kurdistan Region visa.
- Tourist groups and licensed tourism companies Conditional
Up to 30 days. The Iraq MOFA page says tourist-group applications are submitted through tourism companies in coordination with officially licensed tourism companies in Iraq, and the federal eVisa site currently presents tourism handling through licensed tourism channels.
- Transit through Iraq Visa required
Up to 7 days. The Iraq MOFA page lists transit and non-stop transit visas separately; do not assume transit is visa-free when the traveller enters Iraqi territory or changes route.
- Urgent visa at a border crossing Conditional
The Iraq MOFA page lists an urgent visa that may be granted by a residency officer at border crossing points when the officer is convinced why the traveller could not obtain a visa in advance. This is discretionary and is not the normal tourist answer.
- Normal, multi, political, service, work, media, NGO, study or residence purpose Visa required
The Iraq MOFA page lists normal, multi, political, service, transit and other visa handling separately. Work permits and other approvals can be required for non-tourist routes.
Frequently asked questions
Do Japanese citizens need a visa for Iraq?
Japanese citizens need an eVisa to enter Iraq for up to 30 days in any 90-day window. (eVisa.) Verified 29 Jun 2026 against the official source.
How long can Japanese passport holders stay in Iraq?
Up to 30 days in any 90-day window.
How much does entry to Iraq cost for Japanese citizens?
The official fee varies — see the official source. This page tracks the official government fee only, not agent markup.