Iraq National Card
The Iraqi National Card (البطاقة الوطنية/كارتى نيشتمانى) is an electronic biometric card issued by the Ministry of Interior from January 1, 2016. It replaced the Nationality Certificate (شهادةالجنسية/ڕەگەزنامه) and Civil Identification Document (هوية الأحوال المدنية/کارتی باری کهسێتی) and the Residency Card (بطاقة السكن/کارتی زانیاری). This card has a high security platform and is connected directly to the Iraqi Civil System.
| National Card البطاقة الوطنية (Arabic) كارتى نيشتمانى (Kurdish) | |
|---|---|
| Type | Compulsory identity document  |
| Issued by |  Iraq |
| First issued | January 1, 2016 |
| Purpose | Citizenship and Identification |
| Valid in | Iraq |
| Eligibility | Iraqi citizenship |
| Expiration | 10 years after issuance |
| Cost | 5,000 dinar (first/renewal) |
History
The Ministry of Interior awarded Giesecke & Devrient the contract for this project on October 31, 2013. The National Card was first issued starting January 1, 2016 and is rolling out to each of the 190 districts of Iraq over a period of several years with the goal of issuing an ID card to every Iraqi citizen.
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
- National identification number(12 decimal digits)
- Access number for RFID chip (9 alphanumeric digits)
- Given name
- Father's name
- Grandfather's name (paternal)
- Surname (only if holder has one)
- Mother's name
- Grandfather's 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
First line
| positions | text | meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1-2 | ID | Identity Document |
| 3-5 | IRQ | issuing country: Iraq (IRQ) |
| 6-14 | alphanumeric digits | Access number for RFID chip (2 alphabetic digits + 7 decimal digits) |
| 15 | decimal digit | check digit over 6-14 |
| 16-27 | decimal digit | document number (12 decimal digits) |
Second line
| positions | text | meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1-6 | decimal digits | date of birth (YYMMDD) |
| 7 | decimal digit | check digit over 1-6 |
| 8 | alphabetic digit | Gender (Male/Female) |
| 9-14 | decimal digits | date of expire (YYMMDD) |
| 15 | decimal digit | check digit over 9-14 |
| 16-18 | IRQ | nationality of holder: Iraqi (IRQ) |
| 30 | decimal digit | check digit over 6-30 (upper line), 1-7, 9-15, 19-29 (middle line) |
Third line
| positions | text | meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 1-30 | alphabetic digits | GIVEN<NAME |
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.
| Description | Cost |
|---|---|
| issue 1st time / renewal | 5,000 د.ع |
| replace broken or corrupt card | 10,000 د.ع |
| replace lost card 1st time | 25,000 د.ع |
| replace lost card 2nd time | 50,000 د.ع |
| replace lost card after 2nd time | 100,000 د.ع |
| update picture | 1,000 د.ع |
| make correction or addition | 1,000 د.ع |
See also
- Iraqi nationality law
- Iraqi passport
- Driving licence in Iraq
External links
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