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==How to Find the Records== | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
The Directorate of Civil Affairs in the Ministry of Interior is in charge of the registration of birth, death, marriage, and divorce, as well as ID cards and family booklets. | The Directorate of Civil Affairs in the Ministry of Interior is in charge of the registration of birth, death, marriage, and divorce, as well as ID cards and family booklets. | ||
Ministry of Interior<br> | Ministry of Interior<br> | ||
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Damascus, Syria<br> | Damascus, Syria<br> | ||
[https://www.facebook.com/Syr.Interior.Lib Library of the Ministry of the Interior in the Syrian Arab Republic]<br> | |||
"Upon certification by the presiding judge,...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> | |||
Information about births is submitted to the civil registry department (al-nufus), either where the father’s civil records are kept or where the birth took place. | |||
For the birth of a foreigner’s child, the mukhtar of the area where the birth took place creates a birth attestation based on information from the hospital or the (registered) midwife. | |||
Regardless of the type of divorce, a divorce only becomes effective following its pronouncement by a competent religious court. The court’s decision is sent to the civil registry that maintained the married couple’s records. | |||
A death record is submitted to the civil registry office where the deceased’s records are kept. | |||
The registration of the death of a stillborn child is conducted through an attestation provided by the treating hospital or from the mukhtar, along with the signatures of two witnesses. | |||
Registration of deaths of non-Syrians in Syria is registered in the so-called ‘record of deaths’ maintained by the civil registry department where the death occurred. | |||
==Historical Background== | |||
==Coverage and Compliance== | |||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
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*Names of bride and groom | *Names of bride and groom | ||
*Serial number | *Serial number | ||
== References == | == References == | ||
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[[Category:Syria]] | [[Category:Syria]] | ||
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
The Directorate of Civil Affairs in the Ministry of Interior is in charge of the registration of birth, death, marriage, and divorce, as well as ID cards and family booklets.
Ministry of Interior
Merjeh Square
Damascus, Syria
Library of the Ministry of the Interior in the Syrian Arab Republic
"Upon certification by the presiding judge,...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."[1]
Information about births is submitted to the civil registry department (al-nufus), either where the father’s civil records are kept or where the birth took place.
For the birth of a foreigner’s child, the mukhtar of the area where the birth took place creates a birth attestation based on information from the hospital or the (registered) midwife.
Regardless of the type of divorce, a divorce only becomes effective following its pronouncement by a competent religious court. The court’s decision is sent to the civil registry that maintained the married couple’s records.
A death record is submitted to the civil registry office where the deceased’s records are kept.
The registration of the death of a stillborn child is conducted through an attestation provided by the treating hospital or from the mukhtar, along with the signatures of two witnesses.
Registration of deaths of non-Syrians in Syria is registered in the so-called ‘record of deaths’ maintained by the civil registry department where the death occurred.
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
National ID Cards (1947-Present)[edit | edit source]
- Names
- Date of Birth
- Mother and Father Name
- Date and City of Issuance
Family Booklets (1947-present)[edit | edit source]
Issued at time of marriage
- Husband and Wife Names
- Date of Birth
- Marriage date and place
- Children's Names
- Date of Birth and Place of Birth
Birth Records[edit | edit source]
- Name
- Place of birth
- Date of birth
- Nationality
- Names of parents
Marriage Records[edit | edit source]
- Date
- Place
- Names of bride and groom
- Serial number
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Syrian Arab Republic. Ministry of Interior. Civil Affairs Directorate and UNHRC Refugee Agency. Personal Documentation, Civil Documentation and Registration in the Syrian Arab Republic, (accessed 22 July 2022)