Requirements for Obtaining a Laissez-Passer (Transit Passport)

Instructions for Issuing an Iraqi Laissez-Passer

Validity: (6) Months | Entry: Single Entry Only

Cases for Issuance

  • Citizen’s loss of passport with the desire to return to Iraq.
  • Cases of passport withdrawal with the desire to return to Iraq.
  • Cases of deporting indigent persons to Iraq.

Required Identification & Documents


Certified Police Report (in case of loss)

Loss announcement in an official newspaper

Original Civil Status ID (Hawiyat al-Ahwal al-Madaniya)

Original Iraqi Nationality Certificate (Shahadat al-Jinsiya)

Photocopy of the lost passport (if available)

Confirmed flight ticket to Iraq

U.S. Residency Card or proof of official presence

The Iraqi citizen must complete a form including: full name, date of birth, place of residence, previous passport number (if available), and address in Iraq with names and addresses of references.

(3) Personal Photographs

Embassy of the Republic of Iraq – Consular section – Washington, D.C.