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REQUIREMENTS FOR U.S. CITIZENS TO OBTAIN VISA TO ENTER IRAQ
(Note:
This information will be updated as more information becomes available)
An Associated Press release quotes an Iraqi Interior Ministry official stating that visas will be required of all visitors entering Iraq after July 01, 2004. The report states that visas will NOT be issued at Baghdad Airport, or at land borders, but will not be required of foreigners already in Iraq as of July 01.
Iraqi missions in the following countries are authorized at the present to issue entry visas: H.K. of Jordan, Arab Syrian Republic, Lebanon, Egypt Arab Republic, Turkey, Islamic Republic of Iran, United Arab Emirates, Kingdom of Bahrain and France.
Entry visas are to be granted to each of the following:-
a- Personnels and their families working in diplomatic missions in Iraq as well as Arab, regional and international organizations accredited to Iraq.
b- All official delegations from various countries visiting Iraq.
c- Businessmen provided that they have official invitation from Iraqi authorities or being introduced as such by their respective ministries of foreign affairs and are supplied with letters from their chambers of commerce.
d- Students pursuing their studies in Iraq after presenting documents indicating that they are still following their studies.
e- Truck-drivers after presenting proofs that they are carrying materials and equipments for companies working in the reconstruction of Iraq.
f- Iraqi husbands and Iraqi wives after presenting legal documents supporting their claims.
g- Journalists and public media personnel after submitting applications for visa either through Iraq's missions abroad stating the name of Iraq's mission which they want to receive their visa or through the office of the newspaper, news agency or the TV. satellite in Baghdad with a letter directed to the Press Department at the MFA indicating the name of the Iraqi mission abroad through which they want to receive their visas, or through the journalist's embassy in Baghdad with a note to the Press Department/ MFA requesting the visa and indicating the name of the Iraqi Embassy from which the journalist would like to receive his entry visa.
State
Department - Consular Information Sheet
Visitor
Visa
Business
Visa
Processing
Instructions
Please
forward the completed requirements detailed above to:
TRAVEL DOCUMENT
SYSTEMS, INC.,
925 Fifteenth Street N.W. Suite 300
Washington D.C. 20005
Your application
will be hand carried to the Embassy, and is usually processed
when approval is received from Iraq. There is no official estimate of the approval period at this time.
Fees
- TDS
Service Fee:
- $45.00
Per visa
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Consular
Fee:
- $
40.00 Per Visa.
- Include
credit card authorization, a check or money order payable
to
"Travel Document Systems,
Inc." for TDS handling fee per visa, plus Embassy Consular
Fee per visa, and return Shipping Fee.
Return Postage
Continental USA Only -
$23.00 FedEx (Next Business Day - up to 3 passports)
$26.00 FedEx (Next Business Day - 4 or more passports)
$39.00 FedEx (Saturday Delivery)
Alaska, Puerto Rico, Hawaii, USVI -
$39.00 FedEx Next Day Letter (No Saturday Delivery)
REGISTER YOUR TRIP:
The U.S. Department of State encourages all American travelers to register with their local Embassy or Consulate when arriving in a foreign country. Registration helps the Embassy to provide important services for American citizens residing or traveling abroad. Some of these services include:
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Locating individuals in cases of family or personal emergencies,
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Relaying important travel and safety information about the region,
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Arranging evacuation transportation in cases of natural disaster or civil unrest,
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Issuing replacement passports when originals are lost, and
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A number of other administrative services relating to personal documentation.
Without the information provided through registration, the Embassy is severely hindered in its ability to provide these services. Many of these services involve emergency situations and time constraints, therefore failure to register will almost certainly lead to delays at moments when you can least afford them.
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