Kenya - Verify or Confirm a Birth Certificate

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Procedure

Verification or confirming of birth certificate is the process of authenticating the birth details of a person.

Apply In-Person:

1. Authentication of legal documents e.g. birth certificates in Kenya is done by the Legal and Host Country Affairs Directorate of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA).  Relevant issuing authorities certify documents prior to authentication.
2. If the applicant /child is born in Nairobi, an applicant is required to obtain certification from the Registrar of Birth at ACK Bishop House Gardens. If born outside of Nairobi, an applicant is required to obtain certification from the Registrar of Births at Hass Plaza.
3. The requisite documents as listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page should be submitted to the Department of Civil Registration or the local district registrar’s office, or the huduma centers (Civil Registration - Birth section) located countrywide.
4. Upon receipt of the application dossier, the registrar shall proceed and register the request, a fee of 200 KSH is charged for each copy.
5. At the time of submission, awaiting card/slip as an acknowledgment will be issued to the applicant which should be surrendered while collecting the certified copies.
6. Processing time is within two (2) working days, while the collection of the document is after 2 working days.
7. Upon completion of the search through the government vital record, where the birth was registered, the certified copy (ies) will be made available for withdrawal by the applicant against their identity card and awaiting card/slip.

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Required Documents

• Copies of birth certificates.
• Identity card of the applicant

Office Locations & Contacts

Department of Civil Registration- Head Office
Hass Plaza 4th Floor, Lower Hill Road,
P.O Box 49179- 00100 Nairobi
Tel: +254-20-2714987/8
Fax: 2714989
Email; [email protected]
For more information call Huduma Contact Centre: +254 (020) 6900020
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Eligibility

• This process can be initiated by any individual of legal age.

Fees

• The cost per Copy is 200.00 Kshs.

Validity

• Once the birth is registered it is valid forever.

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Processing Time

• The time frame for processing the application/request is within 2 working days, and collection of the documents is after two (2) working days.

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Instructions

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e.g. The state office holds birth records since January 1908.

Required Information

• Full names of the applicant
• Contact details of the applicant
• Reason for the request
• Identity card number of the applicant
• Birth certificate details (full name/ Date of birth/ Place of birth/ parents’ details)
• Declaration by the applicant

Need for the Document

• Verification or confirming of birth certificate is the process of authenticating the birth details of a person.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

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

External Links

BIRTHS AND DEATHS REGISTRATION ACT
AUTHENTICATION OF DOCUMENTS PROCEDURE AND SCHEDULE

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