Czech Republic - Obtain Birth Certificate

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Procedure

In Person

1. Go to the office of Vital Records.
2. Request for the required certificate.
3. Present documents required.

By Mail

1. Write a letter of request for birth certificate.
2. Send the request to
   Magistrt m?sta Brna,
   Zvltn matrika,
   Husova 3, Brno

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Required Documents

• a document proving his/her identity
• a public deed (for example a birth certificate, certificate of birth and christening, or a certificate of marriage) or a document which can prove that the records regarding birth concern the members of the applicants family, or his/her siblings, or which proves that such records are necessary to exercise his/her rights in relation to state or self-governing authorities
• a notarized power of attorney if such application is submitted by an authorized representative

Office Locations & Contacts

Magistrt m?sta Brna,
Zvltn matrika,
Husova 3, Brno

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

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Eligibility

The following persons may apply for a birth certificate from the Register of Vital Records:

• the individual concerned or his/her spouse, parents, children, grandparents, grandchildren, siblings, or authorized representatives;
• state or self-governing authorities for official use only
• statutory bodies of churches or authorized priests in the case of Registers of Vital Records maintained by churches until 31 December 1949,
• an individual who proves that such documents are necessary to exercise his/her rights in relation to state or self-governing authorities.

Fees

• No administrative fee is charged for issuing an original document from the Register of Vital Records.
• An administrative fee of CZK 100 is charged for issuing a duplicate (i.e. exact copy) of the birth.

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Processing Time

The processing time for such application is 30 days.

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Instructions

• The applicant may either request personally or in writing at the Office of Vital Records under whose jurisdiction falls the municipality where the individual (natural person) whose document is concerned was born.
• There is no prescribed form specified yet.
• The Office of Vital Records delivers the original of a required document into the hands of an eligible person who must sign a receipt of delivery. In the case that a certificate of birth, marriage or death is lost the Office of Vital Records may issue a copy.

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1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

Need for the Document

A Birth Certificate is a vital and legal record that documents the birth of a child. It can refer either the original document certifying the circumstances of the birth or to a certified copy of or representation of the ensuing of that birth. Following are the procedures on how to obtain birth certificate in Czech Republic.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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External Links

Ministry of the Interior of the Czech Republic

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