The Embassy of the Republic of Iraq and the Consulate Section in London will be closed on Monday, 30th August for Bank Holiday
and will re-open
on Tuesday, 31st August.
The Consular Section of the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in London would like to announce the Passport Section will not be processing passport applications (Issuing or Collection)
from Thursday 1st July to Friday 2nd July 2021
due to system maintenance.
We apologize for any inconvenience this may have caused.
The Iraqi Ministry of Health and Environment has issued a list of private and public laboratories that provide PCR tests. A PCR test is required for all Iraqi and foreign travellers when leaving Iraq
Names of the authorised governmental laboratories for PCR test in Baghdad and the governorates
1. Kirkuk Health Department – Maternity, Women’s and Children’s Hospital at the Central Public Health Laboratory
2. Najaf Health Department – Public Health Laboratory.
3. Diyala Health Department – Public Health Laboratory. .
4. Baghdad Health Department / Rusafa – Imam Ali Hospital (peace be upon him) + Al-Kindi Hospital, Saad Al-Watti Hospital
5. Medical City Department – Private Nursing Home Hospital Teaching laboratories.
6. Anbar Health Department – Public Health Laboratory.
7. Basra Health Department – Zubair General Hospital + Public Health Laboratory
8. Al-Diwaniyah Health Department – Al-Diwaniyah Teaching Hospital,
9. Salah Al-Din Health Department – Public Health Laboratory, Salah Al-Din Hospital.
10. Dhi Qar Health Department, Public Health Laboratory.
11. Babylon Health Department – Public Health Laboratory.
12. Wasit Department of Health – Wasit Public Health Laboratory + Al Karama Teaching Hospital.
13. Karbala Health Department – Public Health Laboratory.
14. Maysan Health Department – Public Health Laboratory.
15. Nineveh Health Department – Public Health Laboratory + Ibn Al-Atheer for Children.
16. Baghdad Health Department / Karkh – Yarmouk Hospital.
17. Muthanna Health Department – Public Health Laboratory + Women’s and Children’s Hospital.
18. Department of People’s Medical Clinics Consulting Laboratory.
19. The Popular Mobilization Authority, Al-Razi Specialized Center Laboratory.
20. Council of Ministers Centre/ the Central Laboratory of Council of Ministers, Al-Mansour.
21. Anti-Terrorism Service | Anti-Terrorism Medical Laboratory .
22. Central Public Health Laboratory in Baghdad.
Names of the non-governmental and accredited laboratories to conduct PCR test
1 The National Laboratory Baghdad – Al-Harithiya
2 Al-Karwan Laboratory Baghdad – Al-Harithiya
3 Al-Nukhba International Laboratory Baghdad – Al-Jadriya
4 Al-wathiq Nukhba Laboratory Baghdad – Al-Wathiq Roundabout
5 Dubai Medical Laboratory Baghdad – Al-Maghrib Street
6 Ibin Al-Nafees Laboratory Diyala – Baquba
7 Al-Mawrid Specialized Laboratory Baghdad- Palestine Street
8 Al-Karikh Medical Laboratory Baghdad- Al-Mansour
9 Al-Nawadir Laboratory Baghdad – Al-Kadimiya
10 Al-Zawraa Laboratory Baghdad – Al-Harithiya
11 Dr. Muhammed Salih Laboratory Holy Karbala
12 Idris Laboratory Baghdad- Karada Dakhil
13 Medical Laboratory for Pathological Analysis Baghdad- Palestine Street
14 Al-Najaf Laboratory Holy Najaf
15 Shams Baghdad Laboratory Baghdad Al-Dora
16 Al-Awael Laboratory Al-Basrah
17 Nour Al-Huda Laboratory Al-Diwaniyah
18 Al-Ttub Al-Hadith Laboratory Maysan
19 Alraya Laboratory Babylon
20 Sama Dijla Laboratory Maysan
In order to deliver consular services in a safe and speedy way, the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq is offering an online appointment scheduling system.
Please visit our official Facebook page or the Embassy official website and select Consular Service then Online Booking to book an appointment for each service you require and for each member of the same family, in order to avoid overcrowding in the Consulate.
We hope you are staying healthy and safe.
TO THE IRAQI CITIZENS LIVING IN THE UK
The following is a list of Iraqi official documents found by the British Authorities and handed over to the Embassy. If your name is on the list, kindly collect the document from the Consulate section.
To view the list kindly go to the announcement bar at the Embassy website homepage as well as the Embassy Facebook page.
To our citizens in Ireland
As we are unable to dispatch staff to Ireland due the COVID-19 pandemic and the travel restrictions resulting from it, it was decided to facilitate the tasks of issuing Birth Certificates, Death Certificates, and Life Certificates, via registered mail, as follows;
Birth Certificate required documents and fees;
1. Irish birth certificate attested by the Irish Foreign Ministry.
2. Passport photo x1
3. Copies of identity cards of the parents or the electronic biometric card of the parents. In the event the marriage status is not registered in Iraq, the original or legal marriage contract must be attested.
4. The fees are as follows.
• Legalising birth certificate fee is £15.
• Issuance of a statement of birth of £15 in the event of delay in submitting over two months of the birth of the child, there is a fine of £9.
5. Sending an envelope with prepaid postage and packaging (registered mail), for the documents to be sent back.
6. The applicant must provide a contact number and email address in order to contact them if required
Death certificates required documents
1. Irish death certificate certified by the Irish Foreign Office.
2. Identification documents of the deceased (civil status ID, passport or any other Iraqi document.)
3. Submit a request to transfer the body.
4. Fill out the form for the Iraqi death certificate (available in the consular section)
5. Fees are £15 for an Iraqi citizen.
6. The applicant must provide a contact number and email address in order to contact them if required.
Life Certificates, for Retired Life and Non-Retirees, required documents:
8. Fill the application form :
Go to : consular services/ iraqi citizens affairs/forms
9. Provide x2 photos.
10. A copy of one of the following documents;
-A biometric card, civil status ID, or a valid Iraqi passport
11. A medical report from the family doctor (GP) confirms that the citizen is alive.
12. Fee is £20.
13. Enclosed report with prepaid postage and packaging (registered mail) in order to send the documents back.
14. The applicant must provide a contact number and email address in order to contact them if required.
You can contact the Iraqi embassy / Consular section in London with the following details:
Tel:00442075909220
Email: consulate@iqembassy.co.uk
Address:
Embassy of the Republic of Iraq
3 Elvaston Place
London
SW7 5QH
In line with the measures taken by the British government recently, which include a second national lockdown for a period of 1 month, and for the safety of the citizens of the community and employees, the work of the consular section in London at the present time will be as follows: –
· Every Monday and Tuesday of every week is devoted to receiving applications related to passports applications, as well as legalisations, issuance of birth and death certificates, judicial notifications, citizens’ requests and endorsements.
· Every Wednesday and Thursday of every week is devoted to receiving applications for specific and general powers of attorney, issuing proof of life certificates, non-conviction certificates, applying for the issuance of a national identification, and applying for visas.
· Receiving applications will be from 10:00 a.m. to 2:00 p.m.
· Friday will be closed.
· The above times and procedures will be reviewed, in the event of any developments.
The embassy wishes all citizens and their families’ safety from the pandemic and urges them to abide by the instructions issued by the British authorities, and commends their solidarity to pass these difficult times and confirms that it is fully prepared to provide possible assistance to them to overcome them.
We are pleased to announce that the relevant authorities in Iraq have agreed to receive pilgrims to visit Iraq for 2020 Al-Arbaeeniya season. The Embassy will accept visa requests submitted through approved tourist companies from today Friday the 2nd of October and in-line of the following:
1. Visas will be issued for visits between 02/10/2020 to 10/10/2020 exclusively through approved tourist companies and these companies take full responsibility for the entry and return of all pilgrims.
2. Entry visas are granted to valid passport holders only. Visas will not be granted to travel document holders.
3. The entry of visitors will be through two ports only, Baghdad International Airport and Al-Najaf Al-Ashraf Airport.
4. All visitors must submit a PCR test confirming negative result. The test must be taken within 72 hours prior to boarding the plane or entering Iraq
Change of address of the Commercial Attaché
We would like to inform that the new location of the Iraqi Commercial Attaché offices in the United Kingdom as of Monday 21/09/2020 will be at the following address
4 Elvaston Pl, South Kensington, London SW7 5QH
On the occasion of the Eid Al adha,
the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq would like to congratulate all Iraqi community in the United Kingdome and Northern Ireland and wishes them Eid Mubarak.
We would like to announce the following:
1. The Embassy and the Consulate will be closed Friday, July 31 through Sunday, 9 August 2020.
2. The Embassy and the consulate will reopen Monday, 10 August, 2020.
Eid Mubarak
The Embassy and the Consulate will be closed on Tuesday, December 10, 2019 in observance of the victory day against ISIS.
To the Iraqi Citizens living in Ireland.
The Embassy of the Republuc of Iraq in London will be having Consular staff in Dublin to conduct Consular Services for three days, from the period of 22-24/10/2019 at the following venue:
Clayton Hotel Charlemont,
Charlemont Street, Dublin 2, Ireland
For further information regarding documents needed for the Consular Services please visit our website
We are delighted to announce to Iraqi citizens that the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in London will send a consular staff to the city of Dublin to deliver consular services for the period 22-24/10/2019.
Should you need any further information regarding the documents needed for the services please visit our website.
Location to be determined later on the website.
Thank you for your cooperation.
To all Iraqi nationals living in the UK
We would like to inform you that the consular section of the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in London will start granting entry visas for individuals visiting Iraq to commemorate the Arbaeen ceremony of Imam Hussein (PBUH) starting from 1/10/2019 to 29/10/2019.
The Minister of Foreign Affairs in Baghdad has approved to send mobile teams from the Embassy of the Republic of Iraq in London to provide Consular Services to Iraqi Nationals who live in the Republic of Ireland and Northern Ireland. The Consular services will be provided 4 times a year in Dublin and twice a year in Belfast, the time and the venues will be advertised on the website of the Embassy. The decision was concluded after consultation with the Iraqi community to provide consular services to our families living in Ireland and Northern Ireland, in particular, the elderly, people with special needs, and students who cannot travel to London. We ask your cooperation and help to continue to provide services worthy of the people of Iraq wherever they are and to achieve the best and more productive services in the near future.
