Iraq: Information on whether Iraq issues passports to foreigners, and on what rights these confer to the holder
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 May 1995 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | IRQ20908.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Iraq: Information on whether Iraq issues passports to foreigners, and on what rights these confer to the holder, 1 May 1995, IRQ20908.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad7e54.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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For information on the issuing of Iraqi passports and travel documents to non-Iraqi nationals and the rights conferred by these documents, please refer to Responses to Information Requests IRQ17666.E of 16 June 1994, IRQ10772 of 29 April 1992 and IRQ6096 of 21 June 1990. Additional information on Iraqi travel documentation can be found in Responses to Information Requests IRQ16731.E of 4 March 1994 and IRQ12279 of 19 November 1992.
The Passport Handbook describes four types of Iraqi passports: National, Special, Service and Diplomatic (1987, I17). However, the document does not elaborate on the issuing or the rights conferred by each type of passport.
Please find attached an excerpt from the May 1995 issue of the Travel Information Manual that discusses various types of passports and other travel documents (pp. 9-10). However, the document does not specifically discuss Iraqi passports.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the DIRB 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. Please find below a list of sources consulted in researching this information request.
References
Passport Handbook to Check the Authenticity of Passports (with current amendments). 1987. Vol. 1. Utrecht: Kluwerpers.
Travel Information Manual [Hoofddorp, The Netherlands]. May 1995.
Attachment
Travel Information Manual [Hoofddorp, The Netherlands]. May 1995, pp. 9-10.
Additional Sources Consulted
Immigration and Nationality: Law and Practice [London]. Quarterly. Tolley Publishing Company.
Relevant laws on citizenship.
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Note:
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