How do I get the Iraqi unified national ID card if I live abroad?

Step by step, what to bring and where to go.

Short answer

You fill in the online form on the National Card Directorate site and print it, book an appointment at your embassy on the Foreign Ministry's consular booking site, and go to the consular section with your nationality certificate, civil status ID and passport. You collect the card in person.

1

Fill in the electronic form on the National Card Directorate site (nid-moi.gov.iq) on a computer, and print it.[1]

2

Book an appointment with the consular section on icass.mofa.gov.iq.[1]

3

Go to the consular section with the printed form and the original documents below.[1]

4

Collect the card in person, bringing your original civil status ID and nationality certificate.[1]

Where to go

  • The consular section of the Iraqi embassy or consulate that serves the country you live in.[1]

Good to know

  • If your nationality certificate or civil status ID was lost, report the loss to the police first. A loss abroad needs the police report translated into Arabic.

Sources

  1. Rules for issuing the unified national card for the first time, Embassy of Iraq in London, Ministry of Foreign Affairs (official). Checked 13 Nov 2026.

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