Birthactive
Citizenship at birth through an Iraqi parent
Nationality follows parentage under art. 18; there is no general birthright citizenship, only limited anti-statelessness and foundling provisions.
Citizenship routes
Ancestryreviewed
Naturalizationreviewed
Birthreviewed
Investmentreviewed
Naturalizationactive
Naturalization as the spouse of a citizen
A spouse married to an Iraqi for five years, with residence, may naturalize, instead of ten.
Ancestryactive
Iraqi citizenship through an Iraqi parent
A child born to an Iraqi father or an Iraqi mother is Iraqi by descent (Constitution art. 18); for some children born outside Iraq to an Iraqi mother, recognition is conditional and discretionary.
Naturalizationactive
Naturalization after about ten years residence
Ordinary naturalization requires about ten years of lawful residence plus good conduct and self-sufficiency, subject to ministerial approval; a foreign woman married to an Iraqi man has a shorter path. Naturalized citizens face limits on high office.