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Professional Facility Guide

Required documents to open a physiotherapy center

Select a country to see the official documents, licenses, and facility standards needed to open a physiotherapy center.

25
Countries
16
Arab countries covered
2026-09
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Iraq

Prepared facility-licensing dossier
Licensing authority
Ministry of Health (or Kurdistan MoH in KRI) + company registrar + syndicate / union of physiotherapists
Legal form
Company or individual clinic; federal Iraq and the Kurdistan Region are separate licensing tracks
Typical timeline
3–9 months depending on governorate
Typical fees
Company + municipality + health-directorate licence + syndicate
Area / layout
Health-directorate clinic conditions; confirm locally
Technical director
Licensed physiotherapist recognised by the relevant health directorate and syndicate
Official & Useful Links
Ministry of Health — Iraq
Required documents checklist
  • Company or sole-proprietor registration
  • Health-directorate application for a physiotherapy clinic/centre
  • Syndicate membership of the technical director
  • Lease/title, IDs, staff list and equipment list
  • Municipality / civil-defence papers where the governorate requires them
Facility & equipment requirements
  • Baghdad and the Kurdistan Region do not share one portal — file in the jurisdiction of the premises.
Staff licensing
  • Staff must hold the practice permission of that same health authority (federal or KRI).
Licensing steps — in order
1

Confirm whether the site is federal Iraq or KRI, then company + syndicate + health-directorate inspection

Important tip

Ask the governorate health directorate for the current private-clinic checklist before you sign a lease; lists differ by city.

Guidance only — not a licence. Confirm fees, area minima, and portal names with the official regulator before you apply or spend on fit-out.