Czech Republic - Apply for Assignment of a Birth Number

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Procedure

1. There are two ways you could apply for assignment of a birth number. You could fill out a prescribed form or write a letter with all the required information.
2. Attached the required documents with the completed form or letter.
3. Submit it personally or send by regular mail to
   Ministry of the Interior,
   Administrative Activities Department,
   nm?st Hrdin? 3,
   140 21 Prague 4
4. Pay the fee. (Please refer to Fees section for information about payment.)

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Required Documents

• a document proving the date and place of birth as well as nationality

Note:
If such document is written in a language other than the Czech language then its official translation into the Czech language is required.

Office Locations & Contacts

Ministry of the Interior
postbox 21
Prague 7 Letn
170 34
Telephone: +420 974 811 111 (switchboard operator)

MOI offices

Eligibility

Foreign nationals (to comply with conditions stipulated by special legal regulations).

Fees

Assignment of a birth number may cost CZK 1,000.

Notes:

• Payment is made either by a duty stamp or by transfer to the relevant bank account.
• The administrative fee is payable on the day of application delivery or later, however, always before the birth number is assigned.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Processing Time

The processing time is 30 days from the date on which the relevant application was duly delivered to the Ministry of the Interior.

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Instructions

• Birth numbers assigned to individuals born before 1 January 1954 have the same structure, however are composed of nine digit numbers, having only three digits at the end, and they do not satisfy the condition of being divided by eleven.
• An application for assignment of a birth number may be submitted by a foreign national who applies for the assignment of a birth number to comply with conditions stipulated by special legal regulations (for example Act No 48/1997 Coll. on Public Health Insurance and on the Amendment and Supplement of Some Related Acts, as amended; or Act No. 582/1991 Coll. on Organisation and Implementation of Social Security, as amended).
• An application for assignment of a birth number must be written in Czech or furnished with an official translation.
• It must include the officially verified signature of the applicant, but this is not, however, required in the case that the applicant signs the application in the presence of an official of the Ministry of the Interior.
• An application for assignment of a birth number may be submitted on a prescribed form or in the form of a written letter. The form Application for Assignment of a Birth Number can be obtained from all offices where such applications can be submitted.
• Payment is made either by a duty stamp or by transfer to the relevant bank account. The administrative fee is payable on the day of application delivery or later, however, always before the birth number is assigned.

Required Information

• first name or names, surname or their respective changes
• maiden name
• day, month and year of birth
• place and district of birth; if an individual was born abroad then the place and country of birth
• gender
• nationality

Need for the Document

A birth number is a ten digit number which can be divided by eleven without any remainder. The first two digits represent the year of birth; the second two digits express the month of birth - in the case of females 50 is added; and the third two digits represent the date of birth. The last four digits distinguish between people born on the same calendar day.

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e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

External Links

Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic

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