Obtain certificate from Montevideo

For documents relating to the current year request may be submitted at the offices in Uruguay sitas 933.

Contact Number: 2900 5085

Office Hours: Monday to Friday from 10:15 to 15:30 hours

Obtain certificate from Municipalities

Documents may also be obtained from municipalities concerned, provided it is not in the current year.

For documents registered in the current year, you must apply at the Civil Status Office where the registration took place.

Apply online

• Follow link to apply: http://www.uruguay.gub.uy/dgrec/usuario/FormasDePago.asp

List down the documents required for successfully completing the procedure.

e.g.
1. Proof of child birth from the Hospital.

Center for Public Information and Guidance

Opening hours : Monday to Friday from 9-7 pm

Phone : +598 2915 0103/2915 0203/2915 0204

Email : centrodeinformacion@mec.gub.uy

Address : Reconquista 535, CP 11100, Montevideo, Uruguay.

MEC Website

Provide eligibility criteria's for going through this procedure.

Common Request: $ U 52

Urgent Request: $ U 208

Double Book: $ U 162

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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The certificate may be issued within 48 hours upon submission of the request. For urgent request, the certificate will be issued within the day.

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Please provide instructions on obtaining the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since january 1908.

• Full name of the child
• Names and surnames of the parents
• Date and place of birth or registration
• Number or Registration Act
• Section judicial or office number where the registration took

A birth certificate is a vital record that documents the birth of a child. The term "birth certificate" can refer to either the original document certifying the circumstances of the birth or to a certified copy of or representation of the ensuing registration of that birth.

Following are procedures on how to obtain a birth certificate.

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Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

• Oriental Republic of Uruguay - Official Site:

http://tramites.gub.uy/ampliados?id=231

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