Antigua and Barbuda - Obtain a birth certificate

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Procedure

1. Applicants visiting the Registry are asked to complete the applicable forms, submit to the attendant at the Registry and wait for their request to be completed.
2. Application forms for the Certificates are available at the Civil Registry Counter
3. Overseas applicants can contact the Registrar General at the enclosed address or via email to request the required documents.
4. Individuals seeking certificates from overseas are asked to send the requested money via International Postal order or Money order made out to the Registrar General.
5. All documents are returned via registered post unless alternate arrangements are made and paid for by the applicant. Many urgent requests are handled via courier services such as Fed Ex, DHL or LIAT Quickpak for Caribbean requests.

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Required Documents

• Application form filled
• Parents ID card

Office Locations & Contacts

High Court of Justice, Civil Registry

Registrars Division

P.O. Box 163

Tel: 462?3744/0609

Fax: 462?3929

Email: [email protected]

Eligibility

Every birth in Antigua and Barbuda should be registered within 30 days

Fees

10.00 (EC)

Validity

Birth certificate is valid forever

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Processing Time

Processing is done on the spot

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Instructions

Addition of Fathers name to the Births Register

The Fathers name may be added to the Births register by the following step:

(1) By both parents attending at the Registry with the valid picture identification and complete the relevant forms and sign as required to have the fathers name added.

(2) Upon request of the mother on production of a sworn declaration that the said person is the father of the child and a statutory declaration by the person acknowledging himself to be the father of the child.

(3) Where a paternity order in respect of the child has been made by the High Court, or a judgment of paternity has been made by a Magistrates court

(4) Where the parents have been married after the registration of the child.

The removal of a fathers name can be done by a court order and an affidavit along with Paternity test. Mothers who are married and happen to have a child outside of wedlock are reminded that the child will be taken to be a child of the spouse or the marriage unless shown otherwise. Where a father dies before his name is added to the records, the mother can make an application before a Judge to have the fathers name added. Similarly, where the Mother dies, the Father can add the name by way of an affidavit.

The surname of a child is derived from its Birth certificate. Hence where the Mothers name is the only name entered in the Birth Certificate the child will automatically carry the Mothers surname.

Where the Fathers name appears on the birth certificate the child takes the Fathers surname .Double barreled named are not used as a general rule in Antigua and Barbuda

Correction and Additions

Errors may be corrected in the register by

(a) Entry in the margin without any alteration of the original entry

(b) By affidavit evidence made by the person seeking to have the error corrected, or by two credible persons knowing about the truth of the matter, which explain the nature and facts Of the error in the entry. The Registrar may authorize a further entry with a reference Therein to the original entry.

Baptismal names may be added at the Registry up to seven (7) days after the child is baptized with the presentation of the baptismal certificate.

The Laws of Antigua and Barbuda allow up to six (6) months after birth or death for the Registration of Births and Deaths without an affidavit

Required Information

• The day of the birth of the child,
• The sex of the child,
• The name of the child, or a name given it, or a proposed baptismal name;
• The name of the father and mother, and
• The residence of the father or mother; and if the child is stillborn that fact must be stated.

Need for the Document

The Registry holds records from the 1930s onwards. Earlier records, in the majority, are stored at the National Archives. Those who are seeking certificates before this period must first contact the Registry for a request forms tamped by the Registry which must be taken to the Archives where the document will be extracted from the Archives. Once extracted, the photocopy of the register must be taken back to Registry where an Official certificate will be issued.

Overseas requests for documents predating the1930s are handled by the Registry staff that will make the necessary applications to the National Archives.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• Establishing date of birth and age:
• School registration
• Proving age of majority/minority in court
• Qualifying for pensions, social security or health insurance
• Obtaining a social security number
• Obtaining a passport
• Entering employment limited to citizens
• Obtaining licenses limited to citizens
• Proving legal dependency
• Obtaining inheritance benefits
• Receiving insurance benefits

External Links

http://www.laws.gov.ag/acts/chapters/cap-53.pdf#search="births"

http://www.ab.gov.ag

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