Iraq → France

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From: Iraq
To: France
Inflow, 2023 (OECD): 609
Change since 2018: -47.7%
Share of all arrivals in France, 2023: 0.23%

Inflow 2023609OECD

Year by year

Data as at 2025

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Migration from Iraq to France

Inflows of nationals of Iraq recorded by France; stock of nationals of Iraq living there; and acquisitions of France's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

Data table


2000	197
2001	302
2002	200
2003	129
2004	136
2005	144
2006	188
2007	214
2008	324
2009	619
2010	362
2011	303
2012	283
2013	245
2014	393
2015	1,696
2016	1,342
2017	1,577
2018	1,165
2019	985
2020	591
2021	657
2022	612
2023	609

Year	Inflow	Stock	Acquired nationality
2023	609	—	244
2022	612	—	383
2021	657	11,148	453
2020	591	10,995	207
2019	985	13,070	171
2018	1,165	10,244	205
2017	1,577	8,740	165
2016	1,342	7,077	182
2015	1,696	5,737	153
2014	393	—	99
2013	245	—	101
2012	283	—	100
2011	303	—	123
2010	362	2,564	151

Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

France's consulates in Iraq

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at France's consulates located in Iraq.

Year	Applications	Issued	Not issued	Refusal rate
2024	19,617	10,978	8,010	40.8%
2023	17,274	10,261	6,669	38.6%
2022	15,663	8,595	6,640	42.4%
2021	8,912	4,397	3,994	44.8%
2020	2,854	1,548	1,153	40.4%
2019	16,598	8,680	7,817	47.1%
2018	19,439	8,562	10,548	54.3%
2017	14,188	7,869	5,783	40.8%
2016	11,722	8,624	2,702	23.1%
2015	11,968	9,207	2,156	18.0%
2014	9,405	7,998	1,392	14.8%
2013	6,528	5,913	568	8.7%
2012	4,694	4,164	530	11.3%
2011	7,017	6,359	658	9.4%
2010	4,221	4,103	118	2.8%
2009	315	15	300	95.2%

Applications by year

Data table


2009	315
2010	4,221
2011	7,017
2012	4,694
2013	6,528
2014	9,405
2015	11,968
2016	11,722
2017	14,188
2018	19,439
2019	16,598
2020	2,854
2021	8,912
2022	15,663
2023	17,274
2024	19,617

Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in France

First residence permits issued by France to citizens of Iraq (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025

Other reasons458
Family62
Work28
Education23

Year	First permits	Citizenships acquired	Students
2025	571	0	0
2024	525	341	189
2023	634	244	241
2022	678	383	256
2021	680	453	245
2020	607	207	252
2019	1,004	171	253
2018	1,187	205	257
2017	1,590	165	307
2016	1,362	182	347
2015	1,716	153	381
2014	426	99	373
2013	255	101	310
2012	411	100	0
2011	490	123	0
2010	401	151	0

Work permits by type, 2025

Researchers18
Other paid activities10

Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025: 11,754
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025: 327
Changed status into work, 2025: 11
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025: 2
Seasonal work authorisations, 2024: 3

Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of France in Iraq, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

Mission	City	Official website
Embassy	Baghdad	iq.ambafrance.org
Consulate-general	Erbil	iq.ambafrance.org

Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in France, 2023; Iraq ranks 69.

Inflows to France, 2023

Algeria20,762
Morocco17,703
Tunisia14,656
Afghanistan10,974
Italy10,113
Spain9,628
Côte d’Ivoire7,945
Belgium7,813
Portugal7,426
Germany7,105
Türkiye6,780
Romania6,667

Other destinations for people from Iraq, 2023

Germany14,775
Türkiye7,673
United States3,690
Canada2,335
Netherlands1,354
Sweden1,134
Finland860
Italy783
Australia642