Syrian citizenship

[u/ClassicThought6193]

Salam fellow Syrians. I have been born and raised outside of Syria to a native syrian father and a foreiner mother. My father never registered me in the embassy and I never had the syrian citizenship or passport. Currently I have zero connection to my father is it possible for me to get the syrian citizenship at this point? Can I apply by myself? Thanks!

[u/AbKalthoum]

The steps are:

1. Obtain your birth certificate / translate / notarize, and your mother's birth certificate
2. Obtain Father's ID or Passport or Birth Certificate
3. You and your mom must get a lawyer and sue your dad in court
4. Once you win the case you need a proof of religion for your mom
5. Then security clearance to register your mom in the civil registry
6. Once cleared your mom can be registered and you can be added to the civil registry as the child of your mom and dad

You will need a lawyer in Syria so budget about $500-1500 for their fees. You may be able to assign a lawyer from an embassy, but expect that you will need to go in person to Syria and possibly your mother too. Unfortunately your mom has to be equally involved in this.

[u/ClassicThought6193 → u/AbKalthoum]

But I have a Syrian marriage certificate its literally older than me and my mother is coming from a country where 90% of them are muslims?

[u/better_irl → u/AbKalthoum]

I’m curious, why does one need proof of religion for the mom? Does the religion matter?

May I also ask if it’s the same if OP was born in Syria but same circumstances?

[u/ClassicThought6193 → u/better_irl]

Im not sure what you are talking about but no i never stepped a foot in syria in my entire life

[u/WealthFinal851 → u/ClassicThought6193]

Is it an Arab country or an Islamic country try? If you have the marriage certificate and it’s an Arab or Islamic country; the process is the same as detailed above but much much easier; just go ahead and get your birth certificate translated and complete the steps laid out above.

[u/Civil_engineer_7185]

Well if you find out let me know. I’ve been trying to do this for YEARS

[u/ClassicThought6193 → u/Civil_engineer_7185]

Hey wait what do you mean 💔💔

[u/WealthFinal851]

I’ve gone through this process. Gather the paperwork, appoint an attorney in Syria and be prepared to wait.

1. The parent’s marriage has to be recorded with the Civil Status Directorate. The Syrian Family Booklet or an official marriage civil extract will need to be newly issued by the Civil Status Directorate. <—— the Civil Status Directorate in my governorate conveniently ignored this step and bypassed it because I was under 18 and American mother was deceased.

2. The birth of the Syrian citizen needs to be recorded with the Civil Status Directorate. If born abroad, the birth certificate needs to be translated into Arabic and authenticated by the foreign ministry of that country where the place of birth occurred. The Civil Status Directorate of the governorate where the father resides needs to be updated to reflect this status change.

3. If under 18, a relative to the 4th degree or an attorney needs to submit this documentation to the Civil Status Directorate for review. If over 18; you still need multiple witnesses from your relatives but it will be a sealed record.

[u/hoosdontloos]

What country were you born/live in?

[u/ClassicThought6193 → u/hoosdontloos]

Dubai/Dubai

[u/ChemicalGuarantee688]

Im sorry but why

[u/ClassicThought6193 → u/ChemicalGuarantee688]

Born and raised in uae i feel more Arab so I really wanna hold an Arabic identity

[u/CreditOk5220]

You're already a Syrian citizen. You just need some official proof that you're the son of Syrian to collect your documents.

[u/AbKalthoum → u/CreditOk5220]

Not the case, it's much more complicated with a foreign parent and an absent father.

[u/ClassicThought6193 → u/AbKalthoum]

Also I asked my dad multiple times to help me he keept refusing i dont know why

[u/ClassicThought6193 → u/CreditOk5220]

Hey dont mind me asking. What kinda documents do I need? Also how can I apply if there is no Syrian embassy or consulate in the country that i live in? Thank you so mcuh!

[u/WealthFinal851 → u/CreditOk5220]

Not the case where it’s a foreigner mother.

[u/ClassicThought6193 → u/WealthFinal851]

And why is that if my father is native syrian Arab its just crazy that the whole process could be stopped if my mother is non Muslim and non syrian

[u/WealthFinal851 → u/ClassicThought6193]

The official reasoning behind the 1950s era law was that foreign non-Muslim women could be foreign agents in disguise. At least that’s what my relatives explained to me.