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@James *******
Again, it requires his passport which he cannot mail out of Iraq. He is stuck until he leaves Iraq and as I mentioned earlier, embassies and consulates in the Middle East normally only service residents of the country they are in.
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@James *******
Agreed, but not from Iraq as he cannot mail his passport out
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@Sean *********
It's going round in circles, I can only suggest he gets in touch with his relevant embassy and asks directly.
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@Sean *********
Then let your friend do it online although you've already stated he cannot mail his passport. The certificate of entry is issued by the relevant embassy on a case by case basis assuming your friend complies with the current criteria.
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@Sean *********
How would he get permission to enter? All applications must currently be made through the relevant embassy, there is no other way at this time.
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@Sean *********
If you mean a visa waiver or 'tourist' visa, they're on hold as no-one that would qualify for that is able to enter. That may change when the next phase is announced but to now that's anyone's guess.
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@Sean *********
Then I suspect he's stuck until he can get out and even then having to get back to the States to apply.
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@Sean *********
A lot of Brits have 2 passports for that very reason but I don't know if US allows that.
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@Benjamin *****
Ok, I know when I was working Iraq it was London so 'guessing' it's similar for other nationalities and home countries.
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There are several consulates around the Middle East but for the most part they only provide services to people holding residency in the country where they are based. I believe as a US citizen he is going to need to apply at a US located embassy or consulate. Brits apply to London.