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newcomers · Iraq

Newcomers in Iraq

First steps, trusted services and people who have done it before you.

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Newcomers · Iraq · 12 public bodies

Iraq · newcomers

Newcomers in Iraq

First steps, trusted services and people who have done it before you.

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First steps

This guide for Iraq is being prepared and will be reviewed by a qualified professional. It gives information and referrals, never legal advice.

First steps

6 topics
  1. 01
    Status and documents

    Residence, asylum and family reunification: where to find official information and qualified help.

  2. 02
    Work and qualifications

    Recognition of qualifications, licensing paths and first jobs.

  3. 03
    Language

    Host-language courses and heritage-language schools.

  4. 04
    Health and wellbeing

    Registering with health services and finding culturally competent care.

  5. 05
    Housing and money

    Housing, banking and avoiding scams that target newcomers.

  6. 06
    Community

    Meeting people safely: the local cell, events and mentors.

Information and referrals only, never legal or medical advice. We do not record who uses this page.

Public bodies for newcomers in Iraq

12 public bodies, by what each one deals with. Each one is checked against its official page (last on 23 October 2026).

Study and research centres

3 bodies

Asylum and refugee protection

3 bodies
  • UNHCR Help Iraq

    UNHCR information on registration, residency, health and work for refugees and asylum seekers in Iraq.

    secondary
  • UNHCR Iraq: My Services portal

    An online account for appointments and case updates. UNHCR services are free.

    secondary
  • IOM Iraq

    The UN migration agency office in Iraq.

    to verify

Family and women

2 bodies

Settlement and integration

2 bodies

Emergency numbers

1 body
  • Emergency numbers

    UNHCR refers people to 122 in the Kurdistan Region and 911 elsewhere in Iraq. Other short codes circulate; check locally.

    secondary

Recognition of qualifications

1 body