Privin Network provides private investigation services in Iraq, connecting clients with experienced investigators and local partners for background checks, surveillance, locate investigations, and more. Private investigation has no dedicated licensing law in Iraq; firms providing these services, including the local partners Privin Network works with, typically operate under ordinary business registration.
Investigators and local partners serving Iraq work across Baghdad, Basra, and Mosul, each presenting distinct case types. Baghdad, the capital and Iraq’s largest city, is a common setting for corporate due diligence and cases that touch official records. Basra, home to the port terminals that handle roughly 95 percent of Iraq’s oil exports, often generates trade and corporate due-diligence cases tied to that industry. Mosul, Iraq’s second-largest city and the focus of an active heritage-revival and reconstruction effort launched in late 2025, frequently produces corporate and construction-related due diligence tied to that investment. Wherever your case is based, our investigators and local partners know the area.
Our success is based on your success, and here are some of the many professional services our local Iraq private investigator(s) can provide:
Personal Investigations
Not everyone is always who they say they are. Whether it’s an individual or a corporation, determine who they are and why they’re there.
Background Checks
Identify and confirm pertinent information about an individual for an important decision.
Surveillance
An organization or individual may find that they need surveillance help due to suspicious behavior or due to a situation or event that may have occurred.
International Investigations
If you have a business relationship or are contemplating a new business venture in a particular country, it’s not uncommon to need the services of a private investigator to verify good information about an individual or corporation.
Locate Investigations
With our investigative skills, we can help you gain addresses and phone numbers for locating individuals.
Cybercrimes and Digital Forensics
Equipped with the right technology and a highly skilled staff of professional investigative specialists, we can assist you in identifying a suspect, the purpose of an attack, and how it occurred. Iraq has no enacted cybercrime law yet; a proposed Law on Combating Information Technology Crimes completed its first parliamentary reading in July 2026 but has not been passed.
Infidelity and Adultery Marital Investigations
A marriage or relationship brings with it the expectations of monogamy, but many find themselves in situations where this expectation is not being met by one or both of the individuals involved.
Our trained and experienced Iraq private investigators, staff, and management all have police and/or military background, Furthermore, they are well versed in local customs, culture, and society.
Iraqi family law is still primarily governed by the Personal Status Law No. 188 of 1959, one of the more codified family-law systems in the region: a husband may divorce by repudiation, while a wife may seek a fault-based divorce on specified grounds or a no-fault khul’ divorce by forgoing certain financial rights. Adultery is also a criminal offense under Penal Code Article 377, applied asymmetrically: a wife faces the same penalty regardless of where the act occurred, while a husband is only liable if it occurred in the family home. Custody has generally been granted to the mother after separation, unless shown to harm the child, with the child able to express a custody preference at age fifteen.
In August 2025, Iraq enacted a new Ja’afari Personal Status Code that couples may elect into, or that one spouse may unilaterally convert an existing marriage to, including retroactively. Under this newer code, a father may obtain custody once a child turns seven, and a husband may divorce his wife without her knowledge or consent. Both personal-status systems currently coexist, and which one applies to a given marriage can depend on a choice made by either spouse.
Iraq’s standard background-check document is the Non-Conviction Certificate, issued through the Directorate of Criminal Evidences Investigations, with applicants living abroad applying through their local Iraqi embassy. Iraq is not a member of the Hague Apostille Convention, so a foreign-issued record intended for use in Iraq needs direct embassy legalization rather than an apostille.
Iraq has no license created specifically for private investigators. The Private Security Companies Law No. 52 of 2017, administered by a dedicated Directorate for Private Security Companies Affairs within the Ministry of Interior, licenses armed guarding and protective-security firms on a 2-year basis, with priority given to Iraqi-owned companies, but this framework does not cover pure investigation work. Firms providing investigative services instead operate under ordinary business registration.
Iraq has no comprehensive data protection law yet. Privacy is protected only in general terms, through Articles 17 and 40 of the 2005 Constitution (personal privacy and the confidentiality of communications). A dedicated Personal Data Protection Law has been in drafting and consultation since 2021, with the government reportedly aiming to finalize it by the end of 2026.
Iraq has no statute written specifically for eavesdropping or call recording. Interception cases have instead been prosecuted under the general correspondence-secrecy provision in Article 430 of the Penal Code, an older provision adapted for this purpose.
Privin Network assisted me in Baghdad with a business-verification matter. Their team stayed professional, respected my confidentiality, and delivered insights I could trust.
I worked with Privin Network in Basra. They responded quickly, communicated clearly, and handled everything discreetly from start to finish.
I contacted Privin Network in Mosul for a sensitive personal case. They worked quietly, kept me updated and presented results that were clear and factual.
Clients include individuals, businesses, law firms, insurance firms and organisations needing investigative support.
You begin by scheduling a consultation and providing your case details; then the investigator tailors a plan.
They provide personal investigations (infidelity, locating individuals), background checks, surveillance, digital forensics and corporate intelligence.
Yes. They are always standing by to examine your case and answer questions.
No. Iraq has no license created specifically for private investigators. The Private Security Companies Law No. 52 of 2017 only licenses armed guarding and protective-security firms, not pure investigation work.
Not yet comprehensively. Privacy is protected only in general terms under the 2005 Constitution. A dedicated Personal Data Protection Law has been in drafting since 2021, with the government reportedly aiming to finalize it by the end of 2026.
Iraq has no statute written specifically for call recording or eavesdropping. Interception cases have instead been prosecuted under the general correspondence-secrecy provision in Article 430 of the Penal Code.
Yes, and it is also a criminal offense under Penal Code Article 377. Divorce itself proceeds under the Personal Status Law of 1959, which allows fault-based divorce, a no-fault khul’ divorce for wives, and divorce by repudiation for husbands.
It depends which personal-status framework applies to the marriage. Under the 1959 law, custody generally favors the mother unless shown to harm the child. Under a newer Ja’afari Personal Status Code enacted in August 2025, which spouses may elect into or convert an existing marriage to, a father may obtain custody once a child turns seven.
Iraq’s background check document is the Non-Conviction Certificate, issued through the Directorate of Criminal Evidences Investigations, or through a local Iraqi embassy for applicants living abroad.
The private investigators, staff, and management at our Iraq office are highly skilled, with extensive police and military experience. Additionally, they have a strong understanding of the local culture and society.
