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 of June 18, 2004 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.

State Department - Consular Information Sheet

Visitor Visa

• Submit your valid signed U.S. passport, must have at least six months remaining validity
• 1 Visa Application Form fully completed and signed
• 1 Passport-type photographs required.
• Completed Cover Page and Credit Card Authorization forms (print from browser)

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.

• Submit your valid signed U.S. passport, must have at least six months remaining validity
• 1 Visa Application Form fully completed and signed
• 1 Passport-type photographs required.
• Completed Cover Page and Credit Card Authorization forms (print from browser)
• A business letter of responsibility (sample) is required, to be typewritten on your company letterhead and addressed to:
  
  
  Embassy of the Republic of Iraq,
  Visa Section,
  Washington DC
  
  
  The letter should explain all of the following
• The nature of business to be performed
• Company name and address to be visited in Iraq
• Guarantee financial responsibility for the applicant, including return transportation to the USA.

  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.

Processing Instructions

• TDS Service Fee:
  
  $45.00 Per visa
  
  
• 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.

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:

• Locating individuals in cases of family or personal emergencies,
• Relaying important travel and safety information about the region,
• Arranging evacuation transportation in cases of natural disaster or civil unrest,
• Issuing replacement passports when originals are lost, and
• 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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