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| "Births occurring within the Syrian Arab Republic | | "Births ... submitted to the civil registry department (al-nufus), either where the father’s civil records are kept or where the birth took place |
| What are the required documents and steps to register a birth?
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| 11.Birth notification from the administering hospital, doctor or licensed midwife.
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| 22.Birth attestation obtained from the mukhtar as per the birth notification for the
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| births occurring at home, or as per birth attestation issued by the hospital for the
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| births occurring in the hospital.
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| 33.Family booklet, if not available, the personal ID cards of both parents, in addition
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| to a family statement which proves the registration of marriage.
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| All the above documents shall be submitted to the civil registry department (al-nufus),
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| either where the father’s civil records are kept or where the birth took place, and then | |
| the birth will be registered and the official birth certificate issued.
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| Which mukhtar should endorse the birth attestation?
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| The responsible mukhtar for the birth attestation is either the mukhtar responsible for
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| the area where the birth took place, or the mukhtar of the area where the parents’ civil
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| registry records are kept."
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| "Registration of the birth of a foreigner’s child in the
| | The responsible mukhtar for the birth attestation is either the mukhtar responsible for the area where the birth took place, or the mukhtar of the area where the parents’ civil registry records are kept. |
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| What documents and steps are required to register the birth of a nonSyrian national in Syria?
| | Registration of the birth of a foreigner’s child in the Syrian Arab Republic |
| 11.A birth attestation issued by the mukhtar of the area where the birth took place
| | A birth attestation issued by the mukhtar of the area where the birth took place on the basis of the birth notification obtained from the hospital or the (registered) midwife. |
| on the basis of the birth notification obtained from the hospital or the (registered) | |
| midwife. | |
| 22.Copies of the non-Syrian parents’ national passports. | | 22.Copies of the non-Syrian parents’ national passports. |
| 33.A copy of the non-Syrian parents’ marriage certificate. | | 33.A copy of the non-Syrian parents’ marriage certificate. |
| 1 This may include the case of a child born out of wedlock where both parents refuse its recognition. | | 1 This may include the case of a child born out of wedlock where both parents refuse its recognition. |
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| 44.Stamps.
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| The aforementioned document are to be presented to the civil registry at the location
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| of the parents’ residence, where the birth is then registered and a birth certificate
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| provided.
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| The parents shall then register the child with the responsible representation of their
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| home state(s) in order for a passport to be issued for the child (or to have the child
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| added to the relevant parent’s passport."
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| "The three types of divorce under Syrian law are:
| | Regardless of the type of divorce, a divorce only becomes effective following its pronouncement by the competent religious court. Following the court’s decision, it will send an attested copy of the divorce judgment to the civil registry that maintained the married couple’s records, which, upon verification of the documentation will record the divorce of the concerned individuals." |
| 11.A divorce based on the unilateral declaration of the husband (talaq).
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| 22.An uncontested or consensual divorce, when both spouses reach a mutual
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| agreement on the termination of the marriage and on financial and other common
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| 33.A divorce through dissolution of marriage; this type of divorce applies to four
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| a. At-fault divorce
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| b. Divorce due to travel/absence
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| c. Divorce due to lack of financial support
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| d. Divorce for personal reasons and/or unsolvable disagreements between the partners
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| How is a divorce recorded in the civil registry after a divorce judgment? (So
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| to avoid a subsequent family civil registry statement noting the individual
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| as still being married)
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| Regardless of the type of divorce, a divorce only becomes effective following its | |
| pronouncement by the competent religious court. Following the court’s decision, it will | |
| send an attested copy of the divorce judgment to the civil registry that maintained the | |
| married couple’s records, which, upon verification of the documentation will record | |
| the divorce of the concerned individuals." | |
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| "Registration of deaths of Syrians inside Syria
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| Why is the obtaining of a death certificate important?
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| A death certificate is required to formally document the death of a person. It shall be
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| requested by the heirs of the deceased (incl. the wife, children, parents and siblings)
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| within 30 days of the death (90 days in case of a death outside of Syria), and is required
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| to initiate the processing of any inheritance of the deceased person’s assets and to
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| register the deceased person as such in the official records.
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| What are the documents and procedures required for the registration of
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| an individual’s death?
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| 11.A medical report issued by the physician confirming the death.
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| 22.A death attestation issued by the hospital where the death took place, or,
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| where the death took place outside a hospital, from the mukhtar (either the one
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| responsible for the area where the death took place, or the one in-charge of the
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| civil registry), signed by two witnesses.
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| 33.Family booklet of the deceased.
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| 44.The ID card of the deceased, any other recognized proof of identity of the
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| deceased or a written declaration made by the relatives of the deceased proving
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| the loss of the ID card.
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| The above documents will be submitted to the civil registry office where the deceased’s
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| records are kept, for the death to be recorded, and the death certificate will be provided
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| to the applicant, after being duly signed and stamped by the civil registrar.
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| If the death took place in an area other than where the deceased person’s civil
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| records are kept, then the civil registrar will verify the death attestation based on the
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| deceased’s ID card, family booklet, or a computerized family civil registry statement,
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| upon which, a copy of the death certificate is transmitted to the civil registry office
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| where the deceased’s civil records are kept. If the death is not registered within one
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| month from its occurrence in the country or within 90 days from its occurrence
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| outside the country, a 3,000 SYP fine shall be payable in addition to an administrative
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| investigation at the civil registry office.
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| However, delays in the registration of the death of a year or more will require a police
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| report (by the police station located in the area where the death occurred), and
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| payment of a fine of up to 10,000 SYP prior to further processing and registration of
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| the death."
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| What are the implications arising from delays in registering a death due to
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| the loss of civil documents required for the registration, or for any other
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| reasons? Will the testimonies of the witnesses or the mukhtar suffice to
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| ascertain the death?
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| When private circumstances prevent registering a deceased person’s death and the
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| responsible hospital is no longer in a position to issue a death attestation, the death
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| registration requires a court judgment.
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| How to register the death occurring in prisons, detention centers and
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| hospitals?
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| The death attestation along with the medical report shall be provided by the director of
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| such an institution (or his/her delegate), and to be sent to the competent civil registry
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| for issuance of a death certificate. In such cases there is no requirement for witnesses,
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| nor an involvement by a mukhtar.
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| How to register the death of a stillborn child?
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| The registration of the death of a stillborn child is conducted through an attestation | | 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 | | provided by the treating hospital or from the mukhtar, along with the signatures of two |
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| the term “a stillborn child” next to the name of the child, whereupon the death will be | | the term “a stillborn child” next to the name of the child, whereupon the death will be |
| registered. | | registered. |
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| A person incurs in an accident and subsequently dies in hospital, how will | | A person incurs in an accident and subsequently dies in hospital, how will |
| such a death be registered? | | such a death be registered? |
| The death attestation will be arranged by the mukhtar or the director of the treating
| | the civil registry where the accident occurred in order to register the death and issue the death certificate. |
| or overseeing hospital. Together with a copy of the corresponding police report, the
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| death attestation, which shall contain the cause of death, will be seent to the civil
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| registry where the accident occurred in order to register the death and issue the death | |
| certificate. | |
| Registration of deaths of Syrians outside of Syria | | Registration of deaths of Syrians outside of Syria |
| What documents and procedures are required for the registration of the
| | The foreign death certificate will be submitted to the responsible Syrian embassy/consulate. The death certificate will then be sent by the Syrian consul to the Syrian Ministry of Interior, which will send the death certificate to the civil registry where the deceased person’s civil register is kept in order to verify and to record the death on the deceased person’s civil registry record. |
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| A death certificate issued by the physician or the hospital where the death occurred.
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| The certificate should be attested by the competent authority in the country concerned.
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| The foreign death certificate will be submitted to the responsible Syrian embassy/ | |
| consulate. The death certificate will then be sent by the Syrian consul to the Syrian | |
| Ministry of Interior, which will send the death certificate to the civil registry where the | |
| deceased person’s civil register is kept in order to verify and to record the death on the | |
| deceased person’s civil registry record1. | |
| Registration of deaths of non-Syrians inside Syria | | Registration of deaths of non-Syrians inside Syria |
| What are the required documents and procedures for the registration of | | What are the required documents and procedures for the registration of |