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The Directorate of Civil Affairs in the Ministry of Interior in Syria is the authority in charge of the registration of birth, death, marriage, divorce and the correction of records, in addition to issuing ID cards and family booklets for Syrian nationals. As for non-Syrians on the Syrian Arab Republic territories, the Directorate is responsible for registering their civil status incidents and the provision of all related documents required to complete the registration procedures at their respective embassies. | The Directorate of Civil Affairs in the Ministry of Interior in Syria is the authority in charge of the registration of birth, death, marriage, divorce and the correction of records, in addition to issuing ID cards and family booklets for Syrian nationals. As for non-Syrians on the Syrian Arab Republic territories, the Directorate is responsible for registering their civil status incidents and the provision of all related documents required to complete the registration procedures at their respective embassies. | ||
Ministry of Interior | Ministry of Interior<br> | ||
Merjeh Square | Merjeh Square<br> | ||
Damascus, Syria<br> | |||
[civilaffair-moi.gov.sy The General Directorate for Civil Affairs website] | [civilaffair-moi.gov.sy The General Directorate for Civil Affairs website] | ||
"Upon certification by the presiding judge, the marriage is documented and each | "Upon certification by the presiding judge, the marriage is documented and each spouse receives an attested copy of the marriage contract, containing its date and serial number. The court will then transmit the original marriage contract to the civil registry office in its operational area, which will record the marriage and forward the information to the civil registry office where the respective spouse’s records are kept, where their individual marital status’ will be updated (from single/divorced/widowed to married), and to transfer and merge the wife’s civil registry record to/with the one of the husband."<ref>Syrian Arab Republic. Ministry of Interior. Civil Affairs Directorate and UNHRC Refugee Agency. [https://www.unhcr.org/sy/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/09/Personal-Documentation-En-Jul-2018.pdf Personal Documentation, Civil Documentation and Registration in the Syrian Arab Republic], (accessed 22 July 2022)</ref> | ||
spouse receives an attested copy of the marriage contract, containing its date and | |||
serial number. The court will then transmit the original marriage contract to the civil | |||
registry office in its operational area, which will record the marriage and forward the | |||
information to the civil registry office where the respective spouse’s records are kept, | |||
where their individual marital status’ will be updated (from single/divorced/widowed | |||
to married), and to transfer and merge the wife’s civil registry record to/with the one | |||
of the husband."<ref>Syrian Arab Republic. Ministry of Interior. Civil Affairs Directorate and UNHRC Refugee Agency. [https://www.unhcr.org/sy/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/09/Personal-Documentation-En-Jul-2018.pdf Personal Documentation, Civil Documentation and Registration in the Syrian Arab Republic], (accessed 22 July 2022)</ref> | |||
For marriages of non-Syrians within Syria, "Having verified | For marriages of non-Syrians within Syria, "Having verified | ||