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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 inside Syria is registered in the so-called ‘record of deaths’ as maintained by the civil registry department at the place where the death occurred. On the basis of a death attestation issued by the hospital where the death took place, or, where the death took place outside a hospital, from the mukhtar, accompanied by a medical report, the civil registrar will send a copy of the individual’s death certificate to the Department of Immigration and Passports in Damascus - Ministry of Interior -or its branches in the governorates. Upon request, a concerned person (e.g. family member, spouse, etc.) will be provided with a copy of the death certificate.

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)

[1] 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)

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 [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 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 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 are submitted to the civil registry department (al-nufus), either where the father’s civil records are kept or where the birth took place.
+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.
-Registration of the birth of a foreigner’s child in the Syrian Arab Republic
+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.
-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.
-.Copies of the non-Syrian parents’ national passports.
-.A copy of the non-Syrian parents’ marriage certificate.
-This may include the case of a child born out of wedlock where both parents refuse its recognition.
-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."
+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.
-Death record is submitted to the civil registry office where the deceased’s records are kept, for the death to be recorded, and the death certificate will be provided to the applicant, after being duly signed and stamped by the civil registrar.
+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. In addition, the person who prepares the death attestation shall mention
-the term “a stillborn child” next to the name of the child, whereupon the death will be
-registered.
-A person incurs in an accident and subsequently dies in hospital, how will such a death be registered?
+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.
-the civil 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 non-Syrians inside Syria is registered in the so-called ‘record of deaths’ as maintained by the civil registry department at the place where the death occurred. On the basis of a death attestation issued by the hospital where the death took place, or, where the death took place outside a hospital, from the mukhtar, accompanied by a medical report, the civil registrar will send a copy of the individual’s death certificate to the Department of Immigration and Passports in Damascus - Ministry of Interior -or its branches in the governorates. Upon request, a concerned person (e.g. family member, spouse, etc.) will be provided with a copy of the death certificate.
-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.
-Registration of deaths of non-Syrians inside Syria
-The death of a foreign national in Syria is registered in the so-called ‘record of deaths’ as maintained by the civil registry department at the place where the death occurred. On the basis of a death attestation issued by the hospital where the death took place, or, where the death took place outside a hospital, from the mukhtar, accompanied by a medical report, the civil registrar will send a copy of the individual’s death certificate to the Department of Immigration and Passports in Damascus - Ministry of Interior -or its branches in the governorates. Upon request, a concerned person (e.g. family member, spouse, etc.) will be provided with a copy of the death certificate.
 ==Historical Background==