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married couple’s records, which, upon verification of the documentation will record | married couple’s records, which, upon verification of the documentation will record | ||
the divorce of the concerned individuals." | the divorce of the concerned individuals." | ||
"Registration of deaths of Syrians inside Syria | |||
Why is the obtaining of a death certificate important? | |||
A death certificate is required to formally document the death of a person. It shall be | |||
requested by the heirs of the deceased (incl. the wife, children, parents and siblings) | |||
within 30 days of the death (90 days in case of a death outside of Syria), and is required | |||
to initiate the processing of any inheritance of the deceased person’s assets and to | |||
register the deceased person as such in the official records. | |||
What are the documents and procedures required for the registration of | |||
an individual’s death? | |||
11.A medical report issued by the physician confirming the death. | |||
22.A death attestation issued by the hospital where the death took place, or, | |||
where the death took place outside a hospital, from the mukhtar (either the one | |||
responsible for the area where the death took place, or the one in-charge of the | |||
civil registry), signed by two witnesses. | |||
33.Family booklet of the deceased. | |||
44.The ID card of the deceased, any other recognized proof of identity of the | |||
deceased or a written declaration made by the relatives of the deceased proving | |||
the loss of the ID card. | |||
The above documents will be 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. | |||
If the death took place in an area other than where the deceased person’s civil | |||
records are kept, then the civil registrar will verify the death attestation based on the | |||
deceased’s ID card, family booklet, or a computerized family civil registry statement, | |||
upon which, a copy of the death certificate is transmitted to the civil registry office | |||
where the deceased’s civil records are kept. If the death is not registered within one | |||
month from its occurrence in the country or within 90 days from its occurrence | |||
outside the country, a 3,000 SYP fine shall be payable in addition to an administrative | |||
investigation at the civil registry office. | |||
However, delays in the registration of the death of a year or more will require a police | |||
Civil documentation and registration 27 | |||
report (by the police station located in the area where the death occurred), and | |||
payment of a fine of up to 10,000 SYP prior to further processing and registration of | |||
the death." | |||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||