Do not travel to Iraq due to terrorism, kidnapping, armed conflict, civil unrest, and Mission Iraq's limited capacity to provide support to U.S. citizens.
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The capital has lived some pretty dark days in its recent past, but it's also one of the places which has seen the biggest security improvement. Nowadays, I personally believe that Baghdad is a safe city to travel to. There's a lot of security, you can walk around freely, and the locals are very nice.
Iraq has a strict entry and exit system. Visa requirements vary depending on the traveler's citizenship, Iraqi ancestry, purpose of travel, and duration of stay. Visas on arrival are available for U.S. citizen tourists at airports in Iraq, including Erbil International Airport.
The safest bigger city to visit in Iraq is probably Erbil, and this city in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq has a moderately big expat population. Any city in the Kurdistan region is one of the safer ones in Iraq.