numbers of Syrian refugees over the long term. In Jordan, there are more than 656,000 Syrian refugees registered with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR), as of September 2016. Close to 80 per cent of these registered refugees live outside refugee camps, in Jordanian cities, towns, and rural areas. In this report, the term “Syrian refugee” is used mainly to describe people of Syrian nationality who have registered with UNHCR, but also encompasses Syrians who have not registered with UNHCR and are seeking international protection in Jordan. 1. This report describes Syrian refugees’ experiences . obtaining government-issued identity cards and