Registry Office - In Person

• Family record documents are obtained from the civil register office in your place of origin. For non-Swiss citizens, you can submit your request to the civil register office in your place of domicile or place of residence, or from the civil register office in your last place of domicile.
• Submit a request by completing an application form. Be ready to present a valid ID in case the civil registry officer asked for it.
• It will be good if you would call the Registry Office first before you go there, just to make sure that you have all the documents needed in applying for the procedure. Use the link provided under "Office Locations & Contacts" to get the contact details of your local Civil Registry Office.

• Completed request form
• Valid identification

Note: Get in touch with the civil registry office where you are planning to obtain the document and inquire about additional documents you will be asked to submit when you apply for the procedure.

Swiss Civil Registry Offices

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You can order a family record document from the civil register office in your place of origin. If you are not a Swiss citizen, you can obtain this document from the civil register office in your place of domicile or place of residence, or from the civil register office in your last place of domicile.

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A family record document that confirms the place and date of marriage and contains the current personal details of the husband, wife and children from their marriage. It is replaced if a new event affecting civil status (e.g. a birth, death, recognition of a child) occurs.

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Family record document: this document confirms the place and date of marriage and contains the current personal details of the husband, wife and children from their marriage. It is replaced if a new event affecting civil status (e.g. a birth, death, recognition of a child) occurs.

https://www.ch.ch/en/ordering-civil-status-certificates/

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