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
- Kirkuk province · avoid all travel · France, Italy, UK
- Ninawa province · avoid all travel · Italy, UK
- Sadr City · avoid all travel · France, UK
- Salah al-Din province · avoid all travel · Spain, France, Italy, UK
- Syrian border area · avoid all travel · France, Italy
- Anbar outside Ramadi and Fallujah · avoid non-essential travel · France, UK
- Anbar province · avoid non-essential travel · Spain, Italy
- Babil province · avoid non-essential travel · France, UK
- Basra province · avoid non-essential travel · France, Italy, UK
- Dhi Qar province · avoid non-essential travel · France, UK
- Diyala province · avoid non-essential travel · Spain, Italy
- Iranian border area · avoid non-essential travel · Spain, Italy
- Karbala province · avoid non-essential travel · France, UK
- Kurdistan Region · avoid non-essential travel · Italy, New Zealand, UK
- Maysan province · avoid non-essential travel · France, UK
- Muthanna province · avoid non-essential travel · France, UK
- Qadisiyah province · avoid non-essential travel · France, UK
- Wasit province · avoid non-essential travel · France, UK
Also named by one government: 20 km strip along the Iranian border (France), 5 km strip along the Iranian border (UK), 5 km strip along the Kuwaiti border (UK), 5 km strip along the Saudi Arabian border (UK), Anbar west of Ramadi (UK), Areas near armed groups in northern Iraq (US), Babil west of the Baghdad–Karbala axis (France), Bayaa (France), Chamchamal–Darbandikhan road (France), Diyala north of the Baghdad–Iran border line (France), Diyala province outside Baqubah city (UK), Dohuk mountains east of Zakho (France), Gara massif (France), Jordanian border area (Italy), Jurf al Salam (France), Jurf al-Sakr town (UK), Kurdish coordination line (Erbil governorate) (France), Metina massif (France), Muthanna desert along the Saudi border (France), Najaf desert along the Saudi border (France), Ninawa province outside Mosul and the Nineveh Plain (France), North of Dokan Lake (France), Qandil massif (France), Saudi Arabian border area (Italy), Za'faraniya (France), Amedi town centre (France), Baghdad city outside outer districts (France), Baghdad province outside Sadr City (UK), Baqubah city (UK), Disputed areas near Kirkuk city (Spain), Dohuk–Amedi road (France), Highway 2 between Baqubah and Erbil (UK), Highway 34 between Baghdad and Baqubah (UK), Mosul city (France), Najaf province (UK), Nasiriyah (Italy), Turkish border area (Spain), Zakho–Halabja zone (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 | – | 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.
