Syrian Documents
(Civil and Identity Documents)
Alongside the civil registration documents as provided for in section 3, in Syria there are a various documents that attest to identification or civil registration. This section highlights some of the main documents that may be held by people from Syria, but does not provide a comprehensive list of Syrian documents. The documents are divided into those available only to Syrian nationals and those which may be acquired by non-citizens.
Civil Registration / Identity documents for citizens
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Document
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Purpose
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Issuing authority
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Requirements for acquisition
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National ID Card
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- Official proof of identity (used for official purposes and everyday use)
- Proof of nationality
- One of the documents establishing right to vote when reaching the age of 18.
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Civil registrar (Ministry of Interior)
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- Must be obtained from the age of 14
- Must be obtained in person
- Can only be obtained in Syria
Documentation required:
- 4 coloured photos
- ID of the guardian
- Family booklet
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Family Booklet
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- Records all members of the family: The mother, the father and all the children
- When two people get married, they move from their parents’ booklet and into their own
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Civil registrar (Ministry of Interior)
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- Can only be obtained or updated in Syria
- Involves the transmission of the wife’s records from the registry for the area in which she has been resident to that for the husband’s area of residence
Documentation required:
- A copy of the marriage certificate
- 2 coloured photos
- ID Cards
- Military Service Booklet
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Civil Registration / Identity documents for non-citizens
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Document
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Purpose
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Issuing authority
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Requirements for acquisition
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Ajanib Kurds
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Red Card
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- Official proof of identity (used for official purposes and everyday use)
- Records the individual as a registered foreigner
- Not valid for travel outside Syria
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Civil registrar (Ministry of Interior)
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- Can only be obtained or updated in Syria
Documentation required:
- Parents’ red cards
- 4 coloured photos
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Family Civil Extract
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- Equivalent to Family Booklet for registered foreigners (document states ”Family extract for those registered in the registry of foreigners of Hassaka”)
- Records all members of the family: The mother, the father and all the children
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Civil registrar (Ministry of Interior)
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- Can only be obtained or updated in Syria
Documentation required:
- A copy of the marriage certificate
- 4 coloured photos
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Makotum Kurds
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Identification Notification
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- Informal identification only (cannot be used for official ID purposes as contains no validation from higher authorities)
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- Provided by the local Mukhtar
- Forwarded to the local branch of the Political Security Directorate for approval
- Sent to the provincial administration in Hassaka governorate, where it is validated
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- Can only be obtained or updated in Syria
- Two witnesses
- Make an oath of identity / identity of children
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Residency Notification
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- Informal identification only
- There are no rights attached to this document
- Not valid for travel outside Syria
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Provided by the local Mukhtar |
- Can only be obtained or updated in Syria
- Two witnesses
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Palestinians
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Travel Documents for Palestinians
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Ministry of Interior, Palestinian Registrar |
- Can only be obtained or updated in Syria
- Only available for Palestinian refugees registered with the General Authority for Palestinian Arab Refugees (i.e. those who entered in 1948 and/or 1956)
Documentation required
- The temporary residency card for Palestinians
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Temporary Residency Card for Palestinians
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- Official proof of identity (used for official purposes and everyday use)
- Confirms identity as a Palestinian refugee
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Ministry of Interior, Palestinian Registrar |
- Can only be obtained or updated in Syria
- Only available for Palestinian refugees registered with the General Authority for Palestinian Arab Refugees (i.e. those who entered in 1948 and/or 1956)
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