MOFA Issue new passport for Loss of passport Iraq : Ministry of Foreign Affairs

Name of the Organization : Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Type of Facility : Issue new for Loss of passport
Country : Iraq

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

Issue new for Loss of passport :

Citizens who lost their passports need to do the following :
** To declare that the passport has been lost, fearing that the passport is being held by the local authorities or the employer.

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After the issuance of the new passport , the local authorities to be informed that the old passport was canceled and need to be confiscated when found .
** Filling a form no. (1) of investigating the loss of the passport ,and stamped and signed by the consul .
** The Applicant should bring a letter from the police or the residence department includes passport number and date of entry.
** loss of passport should be publicized in a local newspaper.
** The loser should write down his testimony before the consul about how he lost the passport with all information concerning the lost passport and to be signed by the consul .** The loser should verify his Iraqi citizenship.
** Four modern color images.
** All the aforementioned documents to be compared with the records of the Embassy if the lost passport was issued by the embassy.
** Community form should be filled with the required personal information.
** His testimony should be sent with the attachments to the Directorate of Passports to obtain approval for the issuance of a new passport.
** The Consular Department shall inform all Iraqi missions abroad with the loss of the passport for the purpose of informing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in the countries they are accreted in, to prevent use by suspect parties.

Requirements for obtaining new passport :
** Fill in the form of application accurately in both Arabic and English languages published on the web site of the Passports Directorate
** The applicant’s photo to be stamped with the consular seal .
** The form should be signed by the consul with the consular stamped seal .
** The form and the attachments should be sent electronically to the Directorate of Passports :

Attachments of the passport application for edition :
** fee is (20) U.S. dollars or its equivalent in other currencies .
** Three color photos ( white background ) .
** a color copy of a the nationality card .
** a color copy of the Civil Status Document .

About Us :
** The new Iraq inherited a heavy legacy of hostility and distrust as a result of the irresponsible policies of the former regime towards the neighboring and far countries which led to a decline in the country’s position in the international community.

** The Foreign Ministry in the new Iraq faced these challenges and still, to address that legacy in a bid to retrieve ‘s position that befits rich civilization heritage and its people and its riches.