Transit in Baghdad - Need Visa?
Oct 26, 2018, 11:45 pm
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Transit in Baghdad - Need Visa?
If I fly from Tehran to Sulaymaniyah through Baghdad, do I need an Iraq visa? Or, can I transit in Baghdad, and formally enter the country with a Kurdistan Region visa when I get to Sulaymaniyah?
I can get a visa on arrival in Sulaymaniyah, but I can't if I need to get through immigration in Baghdad? I don't know if the Baghdad --> Sulaymaniyah flight leaves from a domestic terminal, etc.
I can get a visa on arrival in Sulaymaniyah, but I can't if I need to get through immigration in Baghdad? I don't know if the Baghdad --> Sulaymaniyah flight leaves from a domestic terminal, etc.
Oct 31, 2018, 11:32 am
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I found the answer separately through various means including PMs here (thanks!)
Transiting through Baghdad means getting an Iraq visa - so no visa on arrival. This doesn't fit into my current travel plans, so I will only be going to Iran on my next trip.
However, I've got the idea of going to Iraqi Kurdistan in my head now, and I think it's going to happen some day. It is quite easy and not too expensive to get there from the UK on Iraqi Airways. At least on Wednesdays.
Transiting through Baghdad means getting an Iraq visa - so no visa on arrival. This doesn't fit into my current travel plans, so I will only be going to Iran on my next trip.
However, I've got the idea of going to Iraqi Kurdistan in my head now, and I think it's going to happen some day. It is quite easy and not too expensive to get there from the UK on Iraqi Airways. At least on Wednesdays.