IraqDoes not use apostilles

Process

What applies instead

A document issued by a foreign body must first be ratified by the foreign ministry of the country that issued it, then ratified by the Iraqi mission, and then by the Department of Ratifications in the Consular Department of the Iraqi Ministry of Foreign Affairs.²

Contacts

Who to contact

• Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Iraq, Consular Department, Department of Ratifications²

Status

How to check whether Iraq has joined

Countries join the Apostille Convention from time to time. The Hague Conference keeps the list of members in its status table. We last checked it on 18 October 2026, when Iraq was not on it.¹

Other direction

If your document comes from a member country

An apostille from a contracting party does not by itself make a document usable in Iraq. Ask the authority in Iraq that will receive the document which steps it requires. An apostille only confirms the signature, the role of the person who signed and any seal or stamp on the document. It does not confirm what the document says. The office that receives the document decides what it accepts.

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