Senegal - Apply for a Collective Life Certificate

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Procedure

Apply In-Person

1. To apply for a Collective Life Certificate, the person concerned should visit the nearest civil status center office. (Please view contact and address details below).
2. Express your interest to the registrar, submit the supporting documents (mentioned under required documents section below) to the registrar to be validated.
3. The registrar will then verify, if all the necessary information and documents have been provided and that the applications comply with the selection criteria, if everything is in order, you will then be required to pay for a sticker, whose value varies according to the localities.
4. The registrar will then draw up the certificate of collective life, sign, and stamp it and issue it to the applicant immediately.

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Required Documents

• The family record book.
• An extract from the register of birth certificates or a birth certificate for each child
• Valid national identity card

Office Locations & Contacts

National Civil Status Center (CNEC)
Ministry of Territorial Communities and Regional Planning, Government Spokesperson; (MCTAT)
Physical address: Dieuppeul Derklé Allées Khalifa Ababacar Sy – Dakar
Senegal
Telephone: (+221) 33 869 47 01
Fax number: (+221) 33 869 47 33
Ministry Contact link details:Link

Eligibility

• The father, mother, or guardian of a minor child are eligible to apply.

Fees

You must pay for a sticker whose value varies according to the localities:

• 200 to 500 FCFA in the municipalities
• 75 to 150 FCFA in rural communities

Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Processing Time

• Depending on the availability of the registrar/ within the day.

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Instructions

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Required Information

• Full names of the applicant
• Identity card details
• Family records booklet details
• Residential address details
• Each child Birth certificate details

Need for the Document

• A collective life certificate is a document that makes it possible to certify that a person's minor children are alive and that they are dependent on him.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• The collective life certificate is required to complete administrative files

External Links

• Senegal Government website: Link
• Senegal Administrative procedures portal;Link

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