Hello,
I was confused about that when I first got married, So when I was in Lebanon last year, I sent an email to the embassy about the marriage registry as it will change the civil status and the family book... this was their reply, needless to say though they took 2 weeks to reply and I already started the registration process...
Dear Sir,
Please be advised that you need to submit your marriage certificate from Cyprus.
It is not obligatory to register your marriage in Lebanon. An immigration officer will review your file, after his review if it is still required, you will be contacted.
Thank you,
CAF
Immigration Section
Beirut
Autoroute Jal El Dib (43), Immeuble Coolrite |43 Jal el Dib Highway, Coolrite building
P.O. Box 60163 | B.P.60163
Beirut, Lebanon | Beyrouth, Liban
Tel: (961-4) 726 700
Fax: (961-4) 726 704
Email: berut.im-permanentresidence @ international.gc.ca
From: ...
Sent: April 23, 2013 11:22 AM
To: BERUT (IMMIGRATION)
Subject: *** - Permanent Residence in Canada
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Title: ***
Name of Applicant: ***
DOB of Applicant: ***
Nationality: Lebanon
File Number or Client ID Number:
Telephone number: +961 ***
Type of Application: Permanent Residence in Canada
Name of Requester: ***
Relationship to Applicant: Sponsor
Email Address: ***
Consultant CSIC No.:
Request: URGENT! Hello, I am Canadian permanent resident, I am currently in Lebanon for a short visit and to prepare my wife's papers to apply for spouse sponsorship. However, I got stuck at one step that I could not find any information about online. We got married in Cyprus during my short visit to Lebanon. Note that we are both Lebanese citizens. My inquiry is the following: As part from the documents needed to complete the application, a civil status document is needed for my wife, now our marriage is not yet registered in Lebanon, therefore the lebanese civil document of my wife says that she is single, so does mine. Do we need to register the marriage in Lebanon in order to apply for spousal sponsorship? or is it irrelevant as the marriage certificate from Cyprus is enough even if it says "single" on the Lebanese civil status document? This message is urgent because the marriage registration process in Lebanon takes no less than 2 months, and I will be returning to Canada in a matter of 2 weeks, so if there is no need for a registered marriage in Lebanon I will have to take an appointment for an up-front medical exam and prepare all the papers and documents needed before going back to Canada. Thank you for your understanding.
Don't worry about it, this is very normal, just get your civil extract, scan them attach them to the email, reply to the address they sen from and CC the address they provided. Write a short explanation of why it says single and why you don't have a family book for you together...