What the Nepal visa rules mean for Iraq travellers
Iraq citizens need a visa issued in advance by an embassy or consulate of Nepal. Start the application several weeks before departure: you will typically need a passport valid for six months with blank pages, a completed application form, passport photos, a travel itinerary, proof of accommodation and of sufficient funds, and sometimes an invitation letter or bank statements.
The main option is the Tourist visa through a Nepalese embassy or the online mission portal.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Nepal applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: The UK FCDO says that to avoid problems at immigration your passport should have an expiry date at least 6 months after your date of entry into Nepal. The Department of Immigration asks eVisa applicants to upload a scan…
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: The UK FCDO says that to enter Nepal you must have a certificate to prove you have had a yellow fever vaccination if you are coming from a country listed as a transmission risk. WHO's country list gives the requirement …
- Vaccinations: Polio: The UK FCDO says that to enter Nepal you must have a certificate to prove you have had a polio vaccine if you are coming from certain countries with a transmission risk.
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states whether travel insurance is required to enter Nepal. The UK FCDO says that at border control you may need to show a travel insurance document covering healthcare costs, repatriati…
Nepal entry rules compared
Nepal lets 1 passport in without a visa, offers a visa on arrival to 185 and requires an embassy visa from 12. Iraq citizens are treated the same way as Afghanistan, Palestine and Syria. Overall the Iraq passport ranks #197 in the world with 8 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a Iraq passport you can also visit 2 countries in the region without a visa, including Iran and Malaysia.
In the other direction, Nepal citizens need a visa to visit Iraq.