The U.S. Consulate General Erbil has announced the provision of additional consular services beginning June 25, 2013. Iraqi residents can now apply for a range of nonimmigrant visas for travel to the United States, including tourist visas, business visitor visas, student visas, exchange student, and temporary worker visas at the Consulate General. Diplomatic, official, and […]
Foreign Minister Hoshyar Zebari inaugurated on June 6, 2013 the first Iraqi passports issuance center abroad in the Consulate General of the Republic of Iraq in Dubai. This center is connected to the central office in Baghdad and will save the Iraqi people a lot of effort, time, travel and facilitations, the center was established […]
By Padraig O'Hannelly. Foreign companies, especially in the oil sector, have long complained of problems obtaining visas to work in Iraq, and it's an issue that Iraq Business News has highlighted many times in the past. This is particularly frustrating for businesses that need to deploy specialised personnel to help develop Iraq and get it […]
By Omar al-Shaher for Al-Monitor. Any opinions expressed are those of the author, and do not necessarily reflect the views of Iraq Business News. An Iraqi government spokesman said that the Baghdad government has decided to grant foreign oil company workers in Iraq assistance in obtaining entry visas and residency permits, following many complaints of […]
It's always good to see progress. The United Kingdom has finally opened its visa application centre in Baghdad, making it much easier for Iraqis to enter the UK for tourism, to meet friends and family, or to do business. At Iraq Business News we have expressed our concerns about the problem of visas in the […]
The British Minister for Trade and Investment, Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint, officially opened the new Visa Application Centre in Baghdad along with the Foreign Minister of Iraq, His Excellency Hoshyar Zebari. For the first time, members of the Iraqi public are now able to apply for UK visas from Baghdad. In comments made at the […]
By John Lee. Azzaman reports that the Iraqi government has removed visa restrictions on pilgrims visiting Muslim shrines during ‘holy’ occasions. The move will make it possible for pilgrims to fly to the country and obtain their visas at the Iraqi airports instead of applying for it at the Iraqi embassies in their countries. Muslim […]
By John Lee. The Serbian ambassador to Baghdad, Radisav Petrovich, has expressed his country's desire to invest in Iraq in general, and in Wassit province in particular. At a press conference in the city of Kut, the Ambassador Petrovich said a cooperation agreement will be signed shortly between the two countries. He added that an […]
Welcoming the French Ambassador to the Kurdistan Region on Sunday, Prime Minister Nechirvan Barzani discussed the Region’s growing ties with France as well as ongoing events in the broader region. On his first official visit to Kurdistan since the arrival of the new French Consul General, Mr Alain Guépratte, Ambassador Denis Gauer announced the opening […]
Advertising Feature Please note that for foreign visitors to the Erbil International Fair, the final deadline to apply for a visa to Kurdistan is Wednesday October 3rd, 2012. Pre-approved entry permits to Kurdistan are required for all nationalities except for EU, US, Canadian, Australian, Turkish and Iranian passport holders. Upon arrival to Kurdistan, Kurdish authorities […]
By Padraig O'Hannelly. This week in London, Iraq Business News was delighted to be Gold Media Partner at Symexco's Iraq Finance 2012 conference, attended by wide range of public officials and senior executives from the financial sector. The following sound-bites will give you a small taste of the mood of the event: "The opportunities in […]
By Padraig O'Hannelly. In his keynote address to the Iraq Finance 2012 conference in London, the UK's Minister of State for Trade and Investment, Lord Green of Hurstpierpoint (pictured), announced that the British and Iraqi governments had taken practical steps to improve the working relationship between the two countries. Refering to last week's visit to […]
