Travel advisory · IraqGovernments advise against all travel to Iraq.Advice depends on your passport. Read your own government's advice before you book.Official advice
- 20 km strip along Iran border · avoid all travel · France, Italy
- Kirkuk province · avoid all travel · France, Italy, UK
- Nineveh province · avoid all travel · Italy, UK
- Salah al-Din province · avoid all travel · France, Italy, UK
- Syria border area · avoid all travel · France, Italy
- Basra province · avoid non-essential travel · France, Italy
- Dhi Qar province · avoid non-essential travel · France, Italy, UK
- Karbala province · avoid non-essential travel · France, UK
- Kurdistan Region of Iraq · avoid non-essential travel · Italy, New Zealand, UK
- Qadisiyah province · avoid non-essential travel · France, UK
Also named by one government: 5 km strip along Iran border (Wasit, Maysan, Basra) (UK), 5 km strip along Saudi Arabia and Kuwait borders (UK), Anbar outside Ramadi, Fallujah and their Baghdad axis (France), Anbar province (Italy), Anbar west of Ramadi (UK), Babil west of the Baghdad–Karbala axis (France), Baghdad outer districts (Sadr City, Bayaa, Jurf al Salam, Za'faraniya) (France), Diyala north of the Baghdad–Iranian border parallel (France), Diyala province (Italy), Diyala province except Baqubah (UK), Dohuk eastern mountains along Turkish border (France), Erbil governorate along the Kurdish coordination line (France), Jordan border area (Italy), Jurf al-Sakr town (UK), Muthanna desert along Saudi border (France), Najaf desert along Saudi border (France), Nineveh outside Mosul, Mosul–Erbil road and Nineveh Plains (France), Northern Iraq areas near armed groups (US), Northern mountains (Metina, Gara, Qandil) (France), Sadr City (UK), Saudi Arabia border area (Italy), Sulaymaniyah axis (Chamchamal–Darbandikhan) and north of Dokan lake (France), Anbar province remainder (UK), Babil province (France), Babil province except Jurf al-Sakr (UK), Baghdad city outside outer districts (France), Baghdad province except Sadr City (UK), Baqubah city (UK), Basra province remainder (UK), Dohuk–Amedi road and Amedi town centre (France), Highway 2 between Baqubah and Erbil (UK), Highway 34 between Baghdad and Baqubah (UK), Maysan province (France), Maysan province remainder (UK), Mosul city (France), Mosul–Erbil main road (France), Muthanna province (France), Muthanna province remainder (UK), Najaf province remainder (UK), Wasit province (France), Wasit province remainder (UK), Zakho–Halabja corridor (including Akre, Barzan and Soran) (France)
| Government | Advice | Updated | Read the advice |
|---|---|---|---|
| United Kingdom (FCDO) | No advice against the whole country (regional advisories) | – | Read the advice |
| United States (State Dept) | Do not travel to Iraq for any reason | Oct 23, 2026 | Read the advice |
| Canada (Global Affairs) | Avoid all travel | – | Read the advice |
| Germany (Auswärtiges Amt) | Reisewarnung: Vor Reisen nach Irak wird gewarnt (ganzes Land) | Oct 29, 2026 | Read the advice |
| New Zealand (SafeTravel) | Do not travel to Iraq | – | Read the advice |
| France (Ministry for Europe and Foreign Affairs) | No advice against the whole country (regional advisories) | – | Read the advice |
Checked daily from the governments' published advice; last checked Nov 2, 2026. RoamLedger summarises official advice; it is not advice from any government.
