Iraq - Obtain Civil Status Card

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Procedure

If you are outside Iraq:

The Consular Section organizes the papers to obtain the Civil Status Card which they will then forward to the General Directorate of Travel and Nationality / Directorate of Civil Status.

1. You will need to complete an application to the mission stating your need for the Civil Status Card.
2. Submit the completed Application Form - Annex 1 (original copy, not the photocopied one). The form is used to obtain the the Civil Status Card for the first time or to renew it or to get damaged or lost alternate form and stamp with the circular stamp of the consulate.
3. The form above filled in by the head of the family or family housewife or the owner of the record, or the guardian, or the legal agent signing in their explicit signatures as the contents serve as a personal acknowledgement of the correctness of what they stated.
   The form includes the following information: The number of the page, the record, the name of the directory and the governorate, in which the registration happened according to the census of 1957 and full descriptions and the names of those the applicant wants to give them a personal card. The applicant must sign and write his full name and address in the cell provided and the form must be stamped by the consul.
4. Attach two (2) 3 x 3 cm photos to the form and two copies of each person attached one in the box provided to the photo of the applicants and the second photo attached to it.
5. In case of request a lost identity replacement the Consul should write down the statement of the applicant in the back of the form in addition to the above. The statement must include answer to these 3 questions which are:
   1. Where do you think you lost the identity card?
   2. When was it lost?
   3. How do you think you lost your card?
6. The statement must be signed by the applicant and provide his full name and left thumb fingerprint and signed by the consul and stamped by the stamp of the consulate and sent with the application form a copy of the lost identity card, a copy of the identity card of his father, his brother or non married sister - certified by the consul being as a replica. In case of request damaged replacements the applicant must write down a statement signed by him and signed and stamped by the Consul and attach the damaged identity with the form. The applicant must attach with the application of lost replacement or damaged a recent photograph of him.
7. Any official document must be attached with the application to support the personality of the applicant.
8. Pay the application fee.
9. The embassy will review your application to obtain a Civil Status Card which will then be forwarded to the General Directorate of Travel and Nationality / Directorate of Civil Status.
10. You can authorize someone inside Iraq (private authorization) to come to the Civil Affairs Department for the purpose of following-up if you are application is being processed and inquire when your card will be available.

Note: For the purpose of obtaining the Civil Status Card to the children of Iraqi citizens abroad this requires the following actions:

1. The citizen has to prove reality of his marriage to the Department of Civil Status of being married.
2. The citizen should mark the birth certificate of the newborn in the Department of Civil Status.
3. After Checking the items ( 1) and ( 2 ) above , the citizen can proceed with the procedure.

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Required Documents

• Completed application form
• Two (2) 3 x 3 cm photos must be attached with the form and two copies of each person attached one in the box provided to the photo of the applicants and the second photo attached to it.
• If you are applying to replace a lost card: Written statement regarding the incident
• Valid identification

Office Locations & Contacts

General Directorate For Nationality

Iraq Mission Abroad

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Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs
General Directorate For Nationality

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