bekaa lebanon tent lebanon surround snow syrian refugees ammar khadija marry tribal leader homeland wed would soon come regret hop would milestone path back normal life become start bureaucratic nightmare one year show sign end newly bear son many refugees syria whose misery lose home compound new fear may never able return dilemma knock-on effect stability lebanon shelter million syrian refugees potentially countries middle east europe may flee tension spill agree union sheikh insulate tent become home khadija family newlyweds spend months dig potatoes bekaa valley one lebanon poor district make end meet baby boy khalaf realize wed mistake couple go register birth local registry tell could official marriage certificate without registration khalaf entitle syrian passport id enable go without proper paperwork also risk future detention lebanon ask get marry approve religious authority ammar khadija look answer know laws legislation seem remote informal settlements northern bekaa valley syrian refugee tent sit rocky grind amongst rural tobacco field marriages unregistered sheikhs common hard quantify authorities often never hear whereas syria verbal tribal religious marriages easy register lebanon complex costly procedures first need marry sheikh approve one various religious court deal family matter give contract get marriage certificate local notary transfer local civil registry register foreigners registry syrians complete process require legal residency country must renew annually cost 200 although fee waive refugees year child ammar khadija also need go expensive court case casual work ammar depend pick potatoes onions cucumbers five hour shift start pay 6,000 lbp day enough live let alone put aside one bag diapers cost 10,000 liras say sally abi khalil country director lebanon uk-based charity oxfam say 80 percent syrian refugees valid residency one main reason register marriages alongside issue sheikhs baby bear couple register marriage risk become stateless say d-reutersnews-t004/i41a553a0111811e6b2f6d9823502ce72 refugees legally make money work permit require legal residency catch 22 situation partially tackle february fee waive register unhcr prior 2015 without previous lebanese sponsor lebanon directorate general personal status take another step help refugees september 12 issue memo waive parent child residency prerequisite birth registration say marry unauthorized sheikh include syrian sheikhs process complicate make bad clock tick fate offspring whose birth register within year register marriages big problem face sheikh say rajeh syrian refugee speak community village southern lebanon syria child would ten years old register one day one-year deadline miss lebanon parent open civil court case estimate cost one hundred dollars still require legal residency ammar khadija meet informal settlement legal residency become requirement lebanon age 15. point many syrians pull children school let stray far house neighborhood fear stop detain half escape syrian conflict begin 2011 18 years old around one six baby toddlers say tina gewis legal specialist norwegian refugee council politicians pressure lebanese say country carry much burden refugee crisis push hard return displace syria raise stake since documentation require repatriation use unauthorized sheikh couple encourage redo marriages say sheikh wassim yousef al-falah beirut sharia islamic law judge say court case load triple influx syrian refugees option ammar khadija pregnancy birth child rule option gewis say case new marriages risk complicate future inheritance legal issue cost prohibitive court charge 110 register even straightforward marriages approve sheikh ziad al sayegh senior advisor lebanon newly-formed ministry state displace affairs say beirut keen help refugees overcome difficulties want stateless stateless legal problem affect child affect host country say syrian couple say lebanon say 'no quite