Visa-free access of Iraqi commuters to Iran Arvand Free Zone

EghtesadOnline: Based on an agreement between Iranian provincial officials in Khuzestan and the neighboring Iraq, the Iraqi commuters using their vehicles to access the Arvand Free Zone in the south-western Iranian province are not obliged to show their visas, an official says.

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30 May 2017

Esmaeil Zamani, Managing Director of the Arvand Free Zone Organization (AFZO), said recently that the Iraqis can enter the Arvand Free Zone in their vehicles but to access the mainland in southwestern Iran, they need to submit their visas.

Elaborating on the agreement between AFZO and the Iraqi officials, Zamani said that the deal is expected to help promote tourism industry in the region and boost the economic growth in Abadan and Khorramshahr cities in the Iranian province of Khuzestan, according to IRNA.

It will take half an hour for the Iraqi people to commute between their country and the free zone in Iran, the official said.

The Arvand Free Zone is located in southwest of Iran and also at the confluence of the Karun and Arvand Rivers, the water bodies that constitute the border between Iran and Iraq.