The new A-series passports have been issued since 1 October 2009 (German embassy in Jordan, 2009).
Passports in the G-series are thus no longer issued, but they are still valid until their expiry date.
However, in autumn 2014, a document expert at a Western embassy in Amman informed Landinfo (meeting in Amman, November 2014) that the Iraqi authorities were still issuing G-series passports.
This means that real G-series passports issued after 2009 may be in circulation.
A-series passports differ from G-series passports in that they contain text in Arabic, Kurdish and English.
There is also a difference on the page containing personal data – G-series passports have a field for the passport holder’s signature or fingerprints, while in A-series passports, this field has been replaced by a bar code.
The page containing biometric data is laminated, as it was in the G-series.
The passport holder’s signature is on page 3 in the passport.
A-series passports have 48 pages and are valid for eight years.
The passport number is perforated through the bottom of each page starting from page 3.
Pages 4–48 are visa pages.
All A-series passports are personal.
Children must have their own passport.
The new A-series passports have been issued since 1 October 2009 (German embassy in Jordan, 2009). Passports in the G-series are thus no longer issued, but they are still valid until their expiry date. However, in autumn 2014, a document expert at a Western embassy in Amman informed Landinfo (meeting in Amman, November 2014) that the Iraqi authorities were still issuing G-series passports. This means that real G-series passports issued after 2009 may be in circulation. A-series passports differ from G-series passports in that they contain text in Arabic, Kurdish and English. There is also a difference on the page containing personal data – G-series passports have a field for the passport holder’s signature or fingerprints, while in A-series passports, this field has been replaced by a bar code. The page containing biometric data is laminated, as it was in the G-series. The passport holder’s signature is on page 3 in the passport. A-series passports have 48 pages and are valid for eight years. The passport number is perforated through the bottom of each page starting from page 3. Pages 4–48 are visa pages. All A-series passports are personal. Children must have their own passport.
Iraqi passport