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)
TypeCompulsory identity document
Issued by Iraq
First issuedJanuary 1, 2016
PurposeCitizenship and Identification
Valid in Iraq
EligibilityIraqi citizenship
Expiration10 years after issuance
Cost5,000 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:

Rear side

First line

positionstextmeaning
1-2IDIdentity Document
3-5IRQissuing country: Iraq (IRQ)
6-14alphanumeric digitsAccess number for RFID chip (2 alphabetic digits + 7 decimal digits)
15decimal digitcheck digit over 6-14
16-27decimal digitdocument number (12 decimal digits)

Second line

positionstextmeaning
1-6decimal digitsdate of birth (YYMMDD)
7decimal digitcheck digit over 1-6
8alphabetic digitGender (Male/Female)
9-14decimal digitsdate of expire (YYMMDD)
15decimal digitcheck digit over 9-14
16-18IRQnationality of holder: Iraqi (IRQ)
30decimal digitcheck digit over 6-30 (upper line), 1-7, 9-15, 19-29 (middle line)

Third line

positionstextmeaning
1-30alphabetic digitsGIVEN<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

Notes

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