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Insurance policy is requiredTemporary residence permit
Naturalization/acquisition of citizenship in Iraq
Citizenship by marriage
Any foreigner who wishes to stay in Iraq for longer than the period of time specified in his/her visa must obtain a residence permit from the Residence Officer for a period not exceeding one year prior to the expiration of the visa period.
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Is it possible to extend a temporary residence permit?
One month before the expiration of a residence permit, a foreigner can apply to an official for an extension of the period of stay for the next year. This procedure can be repeated several times.
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The Minister may refuse to issue or extend a residence permit to a foreigner under special circumstances, and the foreigner may, within 15 days from the date of notification, object to such a refusal of the Minister's decision.
A foreigner must present a residence permit to an officer before leaving Iraq. The residence commissioner in the governorate centers, each according to his jurisdiction, undertakes to provide the departing foreigner with what he/she confirms.
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However, we advise you to contact the nearest Iraqi Embassy/Consulate for exact information regarding the residence permit in Iraq.
Who can get Iraqi citizenship?
- The Minister may approve the naturalization of any Arab national provided that:
a) He/she has reached the age of majority;
b) He/she entered Iraq legally and resided in Iraq at the time of application for naturalization;
c) He/she has legally resided in Iraq for at least ten consecutive years prior to submitting the application;
d) He/she is of good character and reputation and has never been convicted of a serious crime or misdemeanor; unless he/she was previously rehabilitated;
e) He/she is morally and mentally healthy and does not suffer from any diseases that would make him a burden to society;
f) He/she is protected from infections, and diseases;
- The Cabinet of Ministers, on the proposal of the Minister, may give consent to the naturalization of a foreigner who is utilitarian for the country and whose stay in Iraq is required by common interests, subject to compliance with the conditions stipulated above.
- The President of the Republic, upon the proposal of the Minister, may approve the naturalization of a foreigner who has reached the age of majority, provided that:
- He/she must have lived in Iraq for at least fifteen consecutive years before the date of entry into force of this law.
- One of his/her relatives (first or second degree of direct kinship) received Iraqi citizenship.
- He/she is of good character and reputation and has never been convicted of a felony or misdemeanor injurious to honor; unless previously rehabilitated.
- His/her stay in the country does not harm the security of the Republic of Iraq.
- He/she must submit an application for naturalization within one year from the date of entry into force of this Law.
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Every Arab citizen or foreigner who has been granted Iraqi citizenship shall take an oath of allegiance to the Republic of Iraq to the Director General, within three months from the date of issuance of the agreement granting him/her Iraqi citizenship; a person is considered a citizen of Iraq from the day of taking the oath.
If a foreign woman is married to an Iraqi citizen, she receives Iraqi citizenship from the date of approval by the Minister. She can renounce her citizenship within three years from the date of her husband's death or divorce.
She loses her Iraqi citizenship from the date of submission of the relevant request.
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