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Documents Required for License to Marry a Foreigner
(Arabic)

The Syrian spouse shall submit:

1. A record from the appropriate secretariat of the civil register;
2. A marriage license from the appropriate recruitment section;
3. Photocopy of the Syrian identity card; and
4. An application written on a white sheet of paper, with a financial stamp valued at 3 Syrian Pounds attached. 

The Foreign spouse shall submit:

1. A birth certificate or record from his/her country, translated into Arabic and endorsed by the Syrian embassy in that same country and by the Syrian Foreign Ministry; or from the Patriarchate in Damascus accredited by the birth country if the foreign spouse is Christian;
2. Documented results of a negative test for HIV/AIDS;
3. Photocopy of the passport OR a translation of the foreign name (the original name before marriage should be written in block capital Latin letters); and
4. Photocopy of the marriage deed translated into Arabic and endorsed by the Syrian embassy in the country where the deed was issued and by the Syrian Foreign Ministry. 

Note:

Syrians or Palestinians registered with the Establishment of Palestinian Refugees in the Syrian Arab Republic shall not be allowed to marry a foreign (non-Arab) spouse except by prior permission from the Minister of the Interior (legislative Decree No.272, dated Nov.3, 1969).

The Legal Period to Record Marriage and Divorce Documents:

Marriage and divorce documents shall be submitted to the secretary of the civil register where the event has taken place within 15 days of becoming effective in the center of the secretariat of the civil register, and 30 days if the event has occurred outside that center (Article 22/amended by legislative Decree 102 of 1969).  After the expiry of the legal period, the person concerned shall pay 10 Syrian Pounds in the form of a stamp.

The day when the document becomes effective is not calculated within the legal period.
If a document is submitted within the legal period, but its registration was delayed because of the process of verification, it shall be registered without a fine.  The secretary of the civil register must mention the date of reference very clearly to prove that it has been submitted within the legal period, and record it in the file of letter summaries.

As for marriage and divorce rulings, the legal period shall start as of the date when these rulings become final.