MOSUL ITME RADIO
Yesterday , Monday, the Iraqi embassy in Damascus issued new instructions for Lebanese citizens in Syria who wish to come to Iraq .
According to a statement issued by the embassy The embassy receives many phone calls from Lebanese displaced to Syria, due to the security situation, noting that any Lebanese citizen holding a Lebanese passport can travel via Damascus International Airport or the Al-Bukamal/Al-Qaim border crossing by land without an entry visa .
She added: “A Lebanese citizen who has a car with Lebanese plates and wants to travel to Iraq with it is allowed to bring it in through the border crossing after completing the car entry procedures .”
The statement indicated that “the Lebanese citizen who does not have a passport and wishes to travel to Iraq must visit the Lebanese embassy in Damascus to issue a Lebanese passport (travel document) used to enter Iraqi territory .”
He continued: “Syrian women who are wives of Lebanese men can travel to Iraq accompanied by their Lebanese husbands, and the visa is granted at the border crossing in Iraq after presenting a proper Lebanese marriage contract, and the husband’s or children’s ID card matches her passport or ID card.”
