Country Position Paper: Statelessness in Syria 6. DOCUMENTATION IN SYRIA Note the table below lists some Syrian documents, but it is not an exhaustive list.125 Due to the conflict and displacement, documents may have been lost or destroyed, leaving some people without any documentation. DOCUMENT Colour FAMILY BOOKLET (“Daftar Ayli”) Citizens NATIONAL ID CARD (“Hawiya”) Citizens Bitaqa Ajnabi (“RED CARD”) Ajanib FAMILY CIVIL EXTRACT Ajanib IDENTITY NOTIFICATION (“Shahadat Taaref”) Maktumeen RESIDENCY NOTIFICATION Maktumeen TRAVEL DOCUMENT Palestinians TEMPORARY RESIDENCY CARD Palestinians Description Family booklet that records all members of a family in one document: mother, father and all children. When two people get married, they move from their parents’ booklet into their own. The ID card that every Syrian national should obtain once over the age of 14. Used for official purposes and everyday use as proof of nationality. One of the documents establishing right to vote when reaching the age of 18. Issued by the civil registrar (Ministry of Interior). The identification document for Ajanib Kurds. Records the individual as a registered foreigner. Not valid for travel outside Syria. Issued by the civil registrar (Ministry of Interior). Equivalent to Family Booklet for registered “foreigners”. Issued by the civil registrar (Ministry of Interior). Document issued by the local Mokhtar which states the identity of the holder. It is often produced when an individual is not a citizen of Syria and needs informal identification. It cannot be used for formal identification, as it contains no validation from higher authorities. However, it is sometimes stamped by officials at the governate level. Informal identification only. No rights attached to document and holder cannot use it to travel outside Syria. Provided by the local Mokhtar and can only be obtained and updated in Syria. Used by Palestinians to travel abroad. Only available for Palestinian refugees registered with the General Authority for Palestinian Arab Refugees (i.e. those who entered in 1948 and/or before 1956). Issued by the Ministry of Interior, Palestinian Registrar. Official proof of identity (used for official purposes and everyday use). Confirms identity as a Palestinian refugee. Only available for Palestinian refugees registered with the General Authority for Palestinian Arab Refugees (i.e. those who entered in 1948 and/or before 1956). Issued by the Ministry of Interior, Palestinian Registrar. Documents obtained from: Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion / Norwegian Refugee Council, Understanding statelessness in the Syria refugee context, 2016, at 9, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/584021494.html. For further information on documentation in Syria, see: Institute on Statelessness and Inclusion / Norwegian Refugee Council, Syriannationality.org – Syrian Documents, 2016, available at: http://www.syrianationality.org/index.php?id=21. The Syrian Ministry of Interior (Civil Affairs Directorate) and the UNHCR produced a joint paper in July 2018, which provides a useful overview of civil documentation in Syria, see: UNHCR and Syrian Arab Republic, Civil Documentation and Registration in the Syrian Arab Republic, July 2018, available at: https://www.unhcr.org/sy/wp-content/uploads/sites/3/2018/09/Personal-Documentation-En-Jul-2018.pdf 125 22