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The best way to promote investment projects وﺗﻜﻮن اﻟﻄﺮﯾﻘﺔ اﻟﻤﺜﻠﻰ ﻟﻠﺘﺮوﯾﺞ ﻟﻠﻤﺸﺎرﯾﻊ اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرﯾﺔ
is through the Investment Map, a publication ﻋﻦ طﺮﯾﻖ اﻟﺨﺎرطﺔ اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرﯾﺔ ،وھﻲ ﻣﻨﺸﻮر ﺗﺼﺪره
issued by the NIC on investment projects in اﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﻮطﻨﯿﺔ ﻟﻺﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ﻋﻦ اﻟﻤﺸﺎرﯾﻊ اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرﯾﺔ ﻓﻲ
Iraq, which collects information from PICs اﻟﻌﺮاق ،ﺣﯿﺚ ﺗﻘﻮم اﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ ﺑﺪورھﺎ ﺑﺠﻤﻊ اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت ﻣﻦ
in all provinces as well as information ھﯿﺌﺎت اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ﻓﻲ ﻛﻞ اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻈﺎت ﺑﺎﻹﺿﺎﻓﺔ إﻟﻰ
provided by the respective sectors, in اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت اﻟﺘﻲ ﺗﻘﺪﻣﮭﺎ اﻟﺠﮭﺎت اﻟﻘﻄﺎﻋﯿﺔ .ﺑﺎﻹﺿﺎﻓﺔ إﻟﻰ
accordance with the Investment Law. ذﻟﻚ ،ﺗُﻌﻠﻦ اﻟﻔﺮص اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرﯾﺔ ﻟﻠﺠﻤﮭﻮر ﻋﻠﻰ ﻣﻮﻗﻊ
Additionally, investment opportunities are اﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﻮطﻨﯿﺔ ﻟﻺﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر وﻣﻮاﻗﻊ ھﯿﺌﺎت اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ﻓﻲ
announced to the general public on the NIC
and PICs’ websites. اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻈﺎت.
Second – Requesting and Granting an ﺛﺎﻧﯿﺎً – طﻠﺐ اﻟﺤﺼﻮل ﻋﻠﻰ إﺟﺎزة اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر وﻣﻨﺤﮭﺎ
Investment License
ﻓﻲ ﺣﺎﻟﺔ إھﺘﻤﺎم اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ ﺑﻔﺮﺻﺔ إﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرﯾﺔ ﻣﻌﺮوﺿﺔ،
If an investor is interested in an available ﯾﻤﻜﻨﮫ اﻟﺒﺪء ﺑﻌﻤﻠﯿﺔ طﻠﺐ اﻟﻤﻌﻠﻮﻣﺎت اﻟﻜﺎﻣﻠﺔ ﻋﻦ
investment opportunity, the investor can start اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎري ﻣﻦ اﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﻮطﻨﯿﺔ ﻟﻺﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر أو
the process of requesting full information ھﯿﺌﺔ إﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻈﺔ .وﻋﺎدةً ﻣﺎ ﺗﺘﻮﻟﻰ داﺋﺮة اﻟﻨﺎﻓﺬة
about the investment project from the NIC or اﻟﻮاﺣﺪة ،وھﻲ إدارة ﻣﺘﺨﺼﺼﺔ ،ھﺬه اﻟﻤﮭﻤﺔ ،ﺣﯿﺚ أن
PIC. Usually, the One-Stop Shop undertakes اﻟﻐﺮض ﻣﻨﮭﺎ ﺑﻤﻮﺟﺐ اﻟﻘﺎﻧﻮن ھﻮ ﺗﺴﮭﯿﻞ ﻣﮭﻤﺔ ﻋﻤﻞ
this task considering that its purpose under
the law is to facilitate investors’ work. اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﯾﻦ.
A foreign investor is required to reach out to اﻟﻤﻄﻠﻮب ﻣﻦ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ اﻷﺟﻨﺒﻲ ﻣﻔﺎﺗﺤﺔ اﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﻮطﻨﯿﺔ
the NIC to apply, via email, for a visa to Iraq ﻟﻺﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ،ﺑﻮاﺳﻄﺔ اﻟﺒﺮﯾﺪ اﻷﻟﻜﺘﺮوﻧﻲ ،ﻟﺘﻘﺪﯾﻢ طﻠﺐ
(Note: Iraqi nationals can simply visit the ﻟﻠﺤﺼﻮل ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﺄﺷﯿﺮة دﺧﻮل إﻟﻰ اﻟﻌﺮاق ) .ﻣﻼﺣﻈﺔ:
NIC or PIC to start the investment process). ﯾﻤﻜﻦ ﻟﻠﻤﻮاطﻨﯿﻦ اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﯿﻦ زﯾﺎرة اﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﻮطﻨﯿﺔ
To obtain a visa, the investor needs to submit ﻟﻺﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر أو ھﯿﺌﺔ إﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر اﻟﻤﺤﺎﻓﻈﺔ ﻟﺒﺪء ﻋﻤﻠﯿﺔ
a request for a visa to the NIC stating the اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر( .وﻟﻜﻲ ﯾﺤﺼﻞ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺘﺄﺷﯿﺮة ،ﯾﺠﺐ
reasons for the visit, along with all أن ﯾﺘﻘﺪم ﺑﻄﻠﺐ إﻟﻰ اﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ اﻟﻮطﻨﯿﺔ ﻟﻺﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر ﻟﻠﺤﺼﻮل
supporting documents, including the visa ﻋﻠﻰ ﺗﺄﺷﯿﺮة دﺧﻮل إﻟﻰ اﻟﻌﺮاق ﻣﻊ ﺑﯿﺎن أﺳﺒﺎب
application. The NIC will then directly اﻟﺰﯾﺎرة ،وأن ﯾﺮﻓﻖ ﻛﺎﻓﺔ اﻟﻮﺛﺎﺋﻖ اﻟﻼزﻣﺔ ﻟﻠﺤﺼﻮل ﻋﻠﻰ
coordinate with the Residency Directorate at اﻟﺘﺄﺷﯿﺮة ﻣﻊ طﻠﺐ اﻟﺘﺄﺷﯿﺮة .وﺑﻌﺪ ذﻟﻚ ﺗﺘﻮﻟﻰ اﻟﮭﯿﺌﺔ
the Iraqi Ministry of Interior to obtain the اﻟﻮطﻨﯿﺔ ﻟﻺﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر اﻟﺘﻨﺴﯿﻖ اﻟﻤﺒﺎﺷﺮ ﻣﻊ ﻣﺪﯾﺮﯾﺔ ﺷﺆون
visa, usually in three business days. اﻹﻗﺎﻣﺔ ﺑﻮزارة اﻟﺪاﺧﻠﯿﺔ اﻟﻌﺮاﻗﯿﺔ ﻟﻠﺤﺼﻮل ﻋﻠﻰ اﻟﺘﺄﺷﯿﺮة
Upon the investor’s arrival at the NIC or ﺧﻼل ﺛﻼﺛﺔ أﯾﺎم ﻓﻲ اﻟﻌﺎدة.
PIC, the investor may proceed directly to the
One-Stop Shop department, which receives ﻋﻨﺪ وﺻﻮل اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ إﻟﻰ ھﯿﺌﺔ اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎر اﻟﻤﻌﻨﯿﺔ ﯾﻤﻜﻨﮫ
investors and prepares the requirements for اﻟﺘﻮﺟﮫ ﻣﺒﺎﺷﺮةً إﻟﻰ داﺋﺮة اﻟﻨﺎﻓﺬة اﻟﻮاﺣﺪة ﺑﺈﻋﺘﺒﺎرھﺎ
the investment project. While there, the اﻟﻤﻌﻨﯿﺔ ﺑﺈﺳﺘﻘﺒﺎل اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮﯾﻦ وﺗﮭﯿﺌﺔ ﻣﺘﻄﻠﺒﺎت اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع
investor can ask all necessary questions اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎري .وھﻨﺎك ﯾﺴﺘﻄﯿﻊ اﻟﻤﺴﺘﺜﻤﺮ أن ﯾﻄﺮح ﺟﻤﯿﻊ
regarding the investment project, and the اﻷﺳﺌﻠﺔ واﻹﺳﺘﻔﺴﺎرات اﻟﺘﻲ ﯾﺮاھﺎ ﺿﺮورﯾﺔ ﺑﺨﺼﻮص
Department will answer all questions اﻟﻤﺸﺮوع اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎري .وﺗﺘﻮﻟﻰ ﺗﻠﻚ اﻟﺪاﺋﺮة اﻹﺟﺎﺑﺔ ﻋﻠﻰ
regarding the investment opportunity. ﺟﻤﯿﻊ اﻹﺳﺘﻔﺴﺎرات واﻷﺳﺌﻠﺔ ﺑﺨﺼﻮص اﻟﻔﺮﺻﺔ
اﻹﺳﺘﺜﻤﺎرﯾﺔ.
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