{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"JP","name":"Japan","slug":"japan"},"destination":{"code":"IQ","name":"Iraq"},"status":"visa_on_arrival","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-22","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"japan-ordinary-passport-iraq-arrival-visa-2026","title":"Japanese ordinary passports: Iraq visitor visa issued at arrival","summary":"Iraq's current Foreign Ministry guidance names Japanese passports in its visitor visa-on-arrival cohort.","status":"visa_on_arrival","conditions":["Ordinary Japanese passport holder; the visa is issued at Iraqi land, air or sea border crossings and is stated as valid for 60 days.","Iraq separately advises, but does not require in place of this route, pre-travel eVisa use. Work, residence, special passports, Iraqi-origin treatment and final admission remain separate."],"sourceIds":["iraq-mfa-japan-arrival-visa-2026"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"iraq-mfa-japan-arrival-visa-2026","title":"Iraq Ministry of Foreign Affairs: obtaining an entry visa upon arrival","url":"https://mofa.gov.iq/losangeles/en/obtaining-a-visa-on-arrival/","publisher":"Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Iraq","jurisdiction":"Republic of Iraq","kind":"government-guidance","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-22"}]}