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Kurdistan Region Derived Family Residence Card

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Explore the five recorded questions, answers and sources for this pathway.

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Which family relationships qualify?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm which family relationships qualify.

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Limits of the record
  • Qualifying relationships: MOI-58 and MOI-62 say only that residency cards are issued to the 'families' of card holders; MOI-29 mentions family reunification. No page names which relationships (spouse, children, parents) qualify.

Who may sponsor or bring the family member, and what immigration/citizenship status must that person hold?

The principal is a foreigner who receives a Kurdistan Region residency card through an organisation; residency cards are also issued to that foreigner's family, provided they have support from the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs / Social Security Directorate and are registered.

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Limits of the record
  • The source does not make clear whether the Ministry of Labor/Social Security support and registration condition applies to the principal or to the family members.
  • Other principal categories are not stated on this page.
  • https://service.gov.krd/en/service/moi-58-en
    Foreigners who receive residency cards through organizations will also be issued residency cards to their families provided they have support from the Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs/Social Security Directorate and are registered.

What is important for proving marriage, partnership, parentage, custody, dependency or another qualifying relationship?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the evidence needed to prove the family relationship.

What important financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance responsibilities apply?

The checked official sources did not provide enough route-specific evidence to confirm the financial, accommodation, insurance or maintenance requirements.

How does the application work at a high level, what rights does the family member receive, how long does the status last, and how can it become independent or longer-term where officially stated?

Visitor visas are converted into residence cards for family reunification purposes (KRG service 'Issuance of residency card for family reunification'). The official source does not state the rights of the family member, the validity of the card or a path to independent or longer-term status.

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Limits of the record
  • Rights of the family member, validity of the family card, and any path to independent or longer-term status are not stated in the captured texts.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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