Iraq

Kurdistan Region foreign-worker permit and residence. A sponsor in Iraq's Kurdistan Region can hire a foreign worker after local recruitment, labour approval, visa and residence procedures.

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Kurdistan Region foreign-worker permit and residence

Permission for the approved job and Kurdistan Region residence card when labour, entry and residence approvals are complete.

Who qualifies

A licensed labour recruitment company must document the job contract, local vacancy advertisement and lack of suitable local workers, then obtain the Labour Directorate's foreign-worker approval.
Kurdistan Regional Government: foreign-worker authorization
The residency and visa company submits the foreigner's passport, labour Form 20 or ministry letter, employment contract and residence-card application before the entry visa expires.
Kurdistan Regional Government: residence card through visa and residency company

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

Does it fit your family?

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Do you have a binding job offer in that country?

Not legal advice.

What it takes.

Time: Confirm current processing time with the issuing authority.
Cost: Confirm current fees with the issuing authority.
The hard part: Licensed recruitment sponsorship, local labour check and coordinated labour and residence filings.

The road past the first permit.

No automatic permanent residence or citizenship transition established by the cited procedure.

2027
Route candidate
The residence and work authorization sequence still needs verification.

We have not yet confirmed this country’s road from residence to citizenship.
We have not yet confirmed how this route counts toward residence or citizenship.

Living there.

Time you must spend there: The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax: Where you become tax resident follows the days you spend there and where your home is. We map it for your family before you move.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

Start today.

Have a licensed Kurdistan Region recruitment company start the labour approval and local vacancy process.Open service.gov.krd ↗
Round up the papers.
- The signed job offer, salary, and recognized qualifications
- Health cover for the move

Or let us run it.

$900for your first year as a founding member. Then $399 a year, automatically.Standard first year: $1,200. Everyone renews at $399.One membership, the whole family. Accounts and activation included.

12 steps, from the first paper to every renewal. You do 4 of them: send what we ask for, sign, and show up. We run the rest, and keep every permit renewed on time. Accounts and activation are included, whether you move now or keep the plan ready. Accounts depend on provider availability. Government, record and approved third-party charges are extra.

Run it for my family →

ISSUED TO

YOUR FAMILY

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