Iraq: Whether children of 7 years old could obtain personal identity cards in 1980; whether they had to update the picture on the cards periodically
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1999 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IRQ31875.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iraq: Whether children of 7 years old could obtain personal identity cards in 1980; whether they had to update the picture on the cards periodically, 1 May 1999, IRQ31875.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aba098.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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According to the Consul at the Embassy of Iraq in Ottawa, children of 7 years of age could obtain their personal identity cards in 1980 (12 May 1999). They could also keep the same pictures on the identity cards or replace them with updated versions. These rules are still currently valid today in Iraq.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Consul, Embassy of Iraq, Ottawa. 12 May 1999. Telephone interview.
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