Check with the office. The official pages for this service leave out some details, or are older than a year. Use this page as a starting point and confirm fees and documents before you apply.
The mission obtains Iraqi foreign and health ministry approval for bringing a deceased person's body to Iraq and seals the coffin.
Where to apply in Australia
Consulate-General of Iraq, Parramatta (Sydney) per its page; the Embassy in Canberra lists the same service. Docklands (Melbourne) site not readable (BROWSER NEEDED: mofa.gov.iq/melbourne).
Details read from the Sydney consulate page.
Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Iraq.
How to apply
Provide the certified Australian death certificate | mission cables Baghdad for approval | after approval it certifies documents, collects the fee for non-Iraqi remains and attends to seal the coffin
Documents you need
- DFAT-certified Australian death certificate
- Deceased's details
- Iraqi Health Ministry approval (obtained by the mission)
Fees and processing time
- Other charges: entry fee for remains of a non-Iraqi (amount not published on the page)
Good to know
Sydney page shows no date;
Official sources
Check before you apply
This page summarises information published by Iraq's official channels, last checked on 24 octubre 2026. Fees and requirements can change at short notice, so confirm with the office that will handle your case.
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More services of Iraq in Australia
- Attestation of documents
- Certificate of no criminal record
- Certificate of origin certification
- Iraqi birth certificate (birth registration)
- Iraqi death certificate (death registration)
- Judicial power of attorney
- Marriage and divorce registration
- Passport issuance, extension and lost passport
- Travel pass (jawaz murur)
- Visa to Iraq