Ministry of Interior

A stamp on the passport or official document of foreigners who have officially arrived in the Kurdistan Region in order to leave the Kurdistan Region, but whose entry visa or residency card has expired or who wish to have their residency card cancelled ,or they are refugees, or foreigners who will be issued an exit passport

Issuing residency cards to foreigners who have previously been brought to the Kurdistan Region by companies or foreign workers to work as domestic servants. After the expiration of their residency cards, the employee renew the residency cards for the foreign servants on their own sponsorship.

A document issued to a foreigner resident in the Kurdistan Region to return him to his country, whose passport is not represented or consular in Iraq and the Kurdistan Region, if his passport is expired or lost or deformed for any reason or for a newborn child, He doesn't have a passport.

Issuance of residency cards to foreign students studying in various educational institutions in the Kurdistan Region who are eighteen (18) years old or older. This card is valid for six months or one year and can be renewed after that period.

Issuance and renewal of residency cards for foreigners who working in consulates and Representatives in the Kurdistan Region. This card is valid for six months or one year and can be renewed after that period.

Issuance and renewal of residency cards for foreigners working in local and international organizations. This card is valid for six months or one year and is renewable after that period.

Issuance and renewal of residency cards for foreigners working in private universities and hospitals in the Kurdistan Region. This card is valid for six months or one year and can be renewed after that period.

Issuance and renewal of residency cards for foreigners working in oil and gas companies in the Kurdistan Region. This card is valid for six months or one year and can be renewed after that period.

Transfer of a foreigner's residency card cases from one province to another When he changes his place of work or residency, he will be issued a new residency card in the province to which he is transferred.