New passports in series A were first issued on 1 October 2009. These passports are produced in Baghdad and issued in all provincial capitals and most embassies. A temporary travel document can be issued to Iraqis abroad. The series A passports may contain incorrect information about the holder as a result of incorrect information in the documents submitted when applying for the passport.

All Iraqi citizens should carry a national ID card. The ID card is issued at the local offices of the Civil Status Affairs Directorate, situated all over the country. Iraqis abroad can give a relative in Iraq a power of attorney to apply for a replacement of a lost or damaged ID card or apply through an embassy. Many fraudulent ID cards are circulating.

All Iraqi citizens have the right to a nationality card. The nationality card is issued in all provincial capitals. The nationality card is issued in Iraq only, and one has to apply in person, either in Iraq or at one of the embassies abroad. Many fraudulent nationality cards are in circulation.