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receipt of the formal approval), both the marriage and the divorce will be registered, | receipt of the formal approval), both the marriage and the divorce will be registered, | ||
without the formal approval being necessary any longer." | without the formal approval being necessary any longer." | ||
"Births occurring within the Syrian Arab Republic | |||
What are the required documents and steps to register a birth? | |||
11.Birth notification from the administering hospital, doctor or licensed midwife. | |||
22.Birth attestation obtained from the mukhtar as per the birth notification for the | |||
births occurring at home, or as per birth attestation issued by the hospital for the | |||
births occurring in the hospital. | |||
33.Family booklet, if not available, the personal ID cards of both parents, in addition | |||
to a family statement which proves the registration of marriage. | |||
All the above documents shall be submitted to the civil registry department (al-nufus), | |||
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. | |||
Which mukhtar should endorse the birth attestation? | |||
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." | |||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||