Securing Status: Syrian refugees and the Documentation of Legal Status, Identity, and Family Relationships in Jordan

This report describes Syrian refugees’ experiences obtaining government-issued identity cards and birth and marriage certificates outside the camps – documentation that enables refugees to prove their legal status, identity, and family relationships in Jordan. This report outlines the relevant official processes, the challenges refugees encounter, and the consequences faced by those who lack documentation. Seventy-two Syrian refugee families living in host communities in Amman and the north of Jordan were interviewed for this report in early 2016.