Marriages concluded abroad between Syrians and non-Syrians can receive transcription in Syria upon the express approval of the Syrian Minister of the Interior. To obtain this approval, the spouses must submit a written application accompanied by the following documents:
1) For the Syrian spouse:
a. A civil-status act delivered by the Civil Registry Department.
b. Photocopy of his or her Identity Card.
c. If applicable, Permission for marriage issued by his “Military Enlistment Office”.
d. If applicable, a copy of his or her “scholarship contract” with the Syrian government, or a certificate that he or she benefits from no public scholarship to study abroad.
e. A single blank sheet of paper and a stamp (3 SY Pounds value).
2) For the non-Syrian spouse:
a. A civil-status act or a birth certificate, translated into Arabic and legalized by the Syrian Ministry for Foreign Affaires.
b. A certificate establishing his or her religion, translated and legalized.
c. A blood test showing that he or she is HIV negative.
d. An extract of her or his judicial record, translated and legalized (not older than 3 months).
e. A copy of his or her passport with Arabic transcription of the name.
3) A copy of their Marriage contract, translated and legalized by the Syrian
Ministry of Foreign Affaires. Please note that to legalize foreign documents by
the Syrian Ministry of Foreign Affaires they must first be legalized by the
Ministry of Foreign Affaires of the issuing country and by the Syrian Embassy in
that country.
Attention: according to the decree 272 of the year
1969, any Syrian who contracts marriage abroad with a non-Syrian, without the
prior authorization of the Minister, will be subjected to legal proceedings and
might have to pay a fine.
The written application and the above-mentioned documents must be submitted
to the Ministry of the Interior – Department of Civil Status. Their offices are
located in Damascus, next to Althawra Bridge, in the Old Market area. They can
also be presented to Syrian Consulates abroad, in the country where the couple
has its residence.
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