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Iraq National Card

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Date first issued
  
January 1, 2016

Valid in
  
Iraq

Issued by
  
Iraq

Eligibility requirements
  
Iraqi Citizenship

Type of document
  
Compulsory Identity document

Purpose
  
Citizenship and Identification

The Iraqi National Card (البطاقة الوطنية/كارتى نيشتيمانى), is an electronic biometric card issued by Ministry of Interior from January 1, 2016. It replaced the Nationality Certificate (شهادةالجنسية/رگه‌زنامه) and Civil Identification Document (هوية الأحوال المدنية/کارتی باری که‌سێتی) previously issued. In 2018 it will also replace the Residency Card (بطاقة السكن/کارتی زانیاری). This card has high security platform and connected directly to the Iraqi Civil System.

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History

The Ministry of Interior awarded Giesecke & Devrient the contract for this project on October 31, 2013.

Design

The new National Card is an ID-1 (credit card size) plastic card with an embedded RFID chip. It is covered with multi-color guillochés. All the information on it is given in Arabic and Kurdish.

Front side

The front side shows the Coat of arms of Iraq and the words "جمهورية العراق / Republic of Iraq", "وزارة الداخلية / Ministry of Interior" and "مديرية الجنسية العامة / General Directorate of Nationality". It contains the following information:

  • Photo of ID card holder
  • Document number (12 decimal digits)
  • Access number for RFID chip (9 alphanumeric digits)
  • Given name
  • Fathers name
  • Grandfathers name (paternal)
  • Surname (only if holder has one)
  • Mothers name
  • Grandfathers name (maternal)
  • Gender
  • Blood type

    • Rear side

  • Issuing authority
  • Date of expiry (YYYY/MM/DD)
  • Date of issue (YYYY/MM/DD)
  • Place of birth (Only the city/town of birth, no country)
  • Date of birth (YYYY/MM/DD)
  • Family number (18 alphanumeric digits)
  • Machine-readable zone

    • Third line

    Empty spaces are represented by "<".

    Security features

    The identity card contains the following security features: It has an RFID chip.

    Cost

    It costs 5,000 Iraqi dinars for a new card application, which is equal to US$4.

    References

    Iraq National Card Wikipedia
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