Alright, so you wanna go to Iraq, huh? Don’t know why, but that’s your business. Getting a visa, that’s the tricky part. It ain’t like buyin’ a bag of flour at the store, that’s for sure. Let me tell ya what I heard, kinda pieced it together from what the young’uns told me and what I saw on that there internet thingy.
First off, you gotta figure out if you even need a visa. Seems like if you’re from some fancy countries like America, England, or that China place, you might get one right when you get there. At the border, they call it. But if you ain’t so lucky, well, then you gotta apply. Don’t just show up expectin’ to waltz in, they’ll send ya right back where ya came from.
Now, there’s this “e-visa” thing they talk about. Sounds all high-tech and complicated, but from what I gather, it’s just fillin’ out some papers online. You know, like when you apply for that government money for the farm. Only this time, you’re tellin’ them why you wanna go to Iraq and where you’ll be stayin’. Gotta have a picture too. Lord knows why they need a picture, ain’t like they gonna recognize ya from it anyway.
They say you can go through some kinda “portal” or “platform” online. Sounds fancy, but it’s just a website, I reckon. You fill out the form, upload your picture and papers, and then you gotta pay. Yep, nothin’s free these days. They want seventy-five dollars, cash money. Unless you’re from Iraq originally, then I guess they give you a break. Family, you know?
- You need a passport, gotta make sure it ain’t expired.
- You need that seventy-five dollars.
- And you need to know where you’re stayin’.
Once you got all that sorted, you send it in and wait. They say it takes about three days, but who knows? Government work, it always takes longer than they say. You might have to go to some office to pick it up, they got special hours, like one to two in the afternoon. Why they can’t just be open all day, I’ll never understand.
Now, there’s different kinds of visas, see? Like if you’re just goin’ to look around, that’s a tourist visa. They let you stay for a month, but you gotta go within three months of gettin’ the visa. Don’t go lingerin’ around too long, they don’t like that. If you’re goin’ for business, that’s a whole ‘nother story, I ain’t got time to get into that.
And listen here, if you were born in Iraq but you got a passport from somewhere else, you don’t need no visa. Lucky you, I guess. But for the rest of us, gotta jump through all these hoops. It’s a pain, I tell ya, but if you really wanna go to Iraq, that’s what you gotta do.
So, get your papers together, find that website, pay your money, and pray they let you in. And don’t forget to bring some good shoes, I hear it’s dusty over there. And maybe some sunscreen, the sun’s mighty strong, even in the desert. That’s all I know about it, good luck to ya.
Oh, and one more thing. Some places, like Atlys they call it, say they can help you get the visa quicker. For Americans, mostly. They charge you extra, of course, but if you’re in a hurry, might be worth it. Just be careful who you trust, lots of folks out there tryin’ to take your money. That’s the world for you, I guess.
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