Iraq
Getting help
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) cannot provide tailored advice for individual trips. Read this travel advice and carry out your own research before deciding whether to travel.
Emergency services in Iraq
Ambulance: 122
Fire: 115
Police: 104聽
Contact your travel provider and insurer
Contact your travel provider and your insurer if you are involved in a serious incident or emergency abroad. They will tell you if they can help and what you need to do.
Refunds and changes to travel
For refunds or changes to travel, contact your travel provider. You may also be able to make a claim through insurance. However, insurers usually require you to talk to your travel provider first.
Find out more about changing or cancelling travel plans, including:
- where to get advice if you are in a dispute with a provider
- how to access previous versions of travel advice to support a claim
Support from FCDO
FCDO has guidance on staying safe and what to do if you need help or support abroad, including:
- finding English-speaking聽,听听补苍诲听聽in Iraq
- dealing with a聽death in Iraq
- 产别颈苍驳听arrested or imprisoned in Iraq and being arrested or imprisoned in the Kurdistan Region of Iraq
- getting help if you鈥檙e a聽victim of crime
- what to do if you鈥檙e聽in hospital
- if you鈥檙e affected by a crisis, such as a terrorist attack
Contacting FCDO
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Risk information for British companies
The聽Overseas Business Risk service聽offers information and advice for British companies operating in Iraq on how to manage political, economic, and business security-related risks.