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"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>
"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>


For marriages of non-Syrians within Syria, "Having verified
Information about births are submitted to the civil registry department (al-nufus), either where the father’s civil records are kept or where the birth took place.
the authenticity and completeness of the application, the religious judge will forward the
application to an assistant who will have the partners recite the formulaic declaration and
sign the standard marriage contract and will then duly document the marriage."
 
Marriages of Syrian citizens to foreigners inside Syria, "Marriages of Syrian citizens (or Syrian Palestinians1) to non-Arab foreigners require
prior approval from the Syrian Minister of Interior or the person authorized by him (as
per Legislative Decree 26 of 2007). Without such approval, a marriage to a foreigner
cannot be registered in the civil registry, notwithstanding a court ruling.
In the event of a divorce occurring prior to the registration of the marriage (or the
receipt of the formal approval), both the marriage and the divorce will be registered,
without the formal approval being necessary any longer."
 
"Births ... submitted to the civil registry department (al-nufus), either where the father’s civil records are kept or where the birth took place
 
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.


Registration of the birth of a foreigner’s child in the Syrian Arab Republic  
Registration of the birth of a foreigner’s child in the Syrian Arab Republic  
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