The Embassy of Iraq does NOT stamp export documents: All Certificates of Origin (C/O) and Commercial Invoices (C/I) are considered export documents, therefore, they are processed through the Iraqi Commercial Office, which falls under the Ministry of Trade and is not a part of the consular section of the Embassy of Iraq. This office is located separate from the embassy, and controls the approval of export documents. The Iraqi Commercial Office has strict rules for approving documents.

1- The certificate must be notarized in the state where the company is located.
2- Certified by a local chamber of commerce.
3- Certified by that secretary of state. (Some states requires the stamp of the clerk of the court)
4- Authenticated by the US Department of State in Washington D.C.
5- Presented to the appropriate Iraqi consular office (there are three districts in the US) for legalization

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Corporations and companies doing business in Iraq must submit a variety of legal documents for legalization. These fall into three basic types:

A- Documents issued by an agency of a state:

Example:

• Certificate of Good Standing issued by the corporation registry office of any state.
• Health Certificate issued by the department of health of any state.

These documents must be
1- Stamped by the issuing agency
2- Certified by the secretary of that state. Documents are then
3- Authenticated by the US Department of State in Washington D.C.
4- Presented to the appropriate Iraqi consular office (there are three districts in the US) for legalization

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B- Documents issued by an agency of the federal government:

Example:

• Certificate to foreign government issued by the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) CFG Iraq
• A certified trade mark registration issued by the United States Patent and Trade Mark Office.

Only the original federal documents (a copy will be rejected) must be:
1- Authenticated by the US Department of State in Washington D.C.
2- Presented to the Iraqi consulate office in Washington D.C. for legalization.

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C- Documents issued by a company:

Example:

• Agency Agreement
• Financial records
• Affidavit

1- Documents must be notarized in the state where the company is located.
2- Certified by that secretary of state. (Some states requires the stamp of the clerk of the court)
3- Authenticated by the US Department of State in Washington D.C.
4- Presented to the appropriate Iraqi consular office (there are three districts in the US) for legalization

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