MOFA Procedure for Extension of passports & Patrimonies Iraq : Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Name of the Organization : Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Type of Facility : Procedure for Extension of passports & Patrimonies
Country : Iraq

Official Website : http://www.mofa.gov.iq/en/consular-services/extension-of-passports

Procedure for Extension of passports :

Instructions of Extension :
** Passports edition (S) got the approval of Directorate of Passports / legal Department for a period of eight years starting from the date of issuance and if has already been extended previously.

Related : MOFA Iraq Provisions of the birth & death law : www.statusin.org/5670.html

** Passports Edition (N) are no more valid since 1/1/2008 .
** Passports Edition (M) are no more valid since 1/1/2007
** Passport Edition (H) got the approval of Directorate of Passports to be extend for a period of one year beginning from 1/1/2011 up to 1 / 1/2012
** Passport Edition (G) is valid for a period of eight years and cannot be extended.
** Passport Edition (A) is valid for eight years and cannot be extended.

Requirements for Extending passport edition :
** Bearer of the passport what approves his Iraqi citizenship .
** Filling a permission form for an extension of the passport.
** Collecting a fee of 25 U.S. dollars for the extension.
** Minors parent to be existed in the mission building .

Patrimonies :
** The Legal Share Document (which determines names of the people who have the right of the patrimony)
** The authorization paper that was organized by the heirs indicated in the Legal Share Document to authorize the consul to follow the patrimony. The authorization documents should be certified before the being sent to the consul by the central bank , the Tax Office and Consular Department in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs , and the Consular Department sends them to the Embassy and when received by the consul he do the following : –
** Open a special file with the name of the deceased person , date , cause and place of the death . Inside he put the Legal Share Document, the authorization paper and all documents and correspondences relating to the patrimony.
** The consul contacts the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the State in which the patrimony exists in order to settle it and determine the deserves of the deceased.
** In the case of a non-cash assets such as furniture , cars or real estate , the consul

Notes :
Dealing with the patrimony funds outside or inside Iraq can be done only through the Central Bank and the tax Board , and the consul would not agree to any authorization allows the lawyer to sell , to mortgage and collect cash.

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