Azerbaijan - Obtain a birth certificate

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Procedure

1. Submit required documents at the registration offices
2. Processing will be done on the spot and birth certificate issued
3. Temporary residents and foreign citizens should also contact their respective embassy and consulate in Azerbaijan to obtain the necessary documents relating to the child's birth

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Required Documents

a) The certificate of medical institution proving the fact and time of birth;

b) The certificate of a doctor assisted the birth once it takes place in the house;

c) Documents identifying parents and certificate of marriage concluded between them;

Office Locations & Contacts

Main Registry Office (ZAGS)
At: 36A, Gara Garayev Avenue,
Nizami District, Baku
Tel: (012) 421 35 86

Ministry of Justice
Address: 72, Azadliq Avenue,
Republic of Azerbaijan, Baku AZ1007
Tel: (99412) 404-42-81
Fax: (99412) 404-42-99
E-mail: [email protected]

The Registry Service of the Civil Status Acts
Tel: (99412) 404-42-44; 404-42-07
Working days: I-II--III-IV-V;
Working hours: 09:00-18:00
Lunch: 13:00-14:00
Weekend: VI-VII
Hot line
(99412) 404-42-87
(99412) 404-42-88

List of regional (city) registration division

List of Azerbaijani Embassies, Missions and Consulates Abroad

Eligibility

Every child born in Azerbaijan is eligible for a birth certificate

A copy of birth certificate can be obtained by;

• The person named on the birth certificate.
• A parent of the person named on the birth certificate (requesting parent's name must be on birth certificate).
• By order of a Court

Fees

There is no fee for this service

Validity

Birth certificates are valid forever

Documents to Use

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Sample Documents

Requirements for Birth Certificate

Processing Time

Processing is done on the spot

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Instructions

• It is advisable to call the relevant ZAGS office before going to check opening times
• At least one parent must go to the office in person (with a translator if no Azerbaijani is spoken). Once the birth is registered, the parents receive the child's birth certificate

Required Information

• Name of the child
• Date of birth
• Names of the parents
• City and province of birth
• The date, name and signature of the certifying Registrar, Acting Registrar or Secretary, and the office seal.

Need for the Document

A birth certificate is a record of a birth that happened in Azerbaijan. It is a government document that can be used as proof of identity.

Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan conducts the registration of birth, Within one month of the birth, a birth certificate should be obtained from any branch of the civil registry office (ZAGS).

There are currently 86 state registry offices operating under the Ministry of Justice in Azerbaijan. These are responsible for the registration of births, deaths, divorces, and changes in the first or last names of citizens.

Information which might help

To apply in person, you will need to go to the civil registry office (ZAGS), bring payment and original proof of identity documents, and then complete a birth certificate application form.

Citizens of the Republic of Azerbaijan abroad and foreign citizens have the right to address the head archive department of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan, through diplomatic representation (consular sections) of the Republic of Azerbaijan abroad, and request certain documents. The following procedure applies:

The applicant applies to the consul of the Republic of Azerbaijan and completes two application forms for each document being requested, and also pays the appropriate consular fee.

The request is forwarded, through the consular department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan, to the head archive department of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan. After a search has been completed, the head archive department sends the requested document to the consular department of Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Republic of Azerbaijan for forwarding to the consular section where the application was submitted.

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.justice.gov.az

http://www.azembassy.ca/embassy_consular.php

Others

The regional (city) divisions for the registration of civil status acts of the Ministry of Justice of the Republic of Azerbaijan conducts the registration of death, changes civil records, completes, corrects and liquidates these records, restores lost records, keeps archives and issues duplicate certificates. For the time being, there are 86 regional (city) divisions for the registration of civil status acts in the territory of the Republic of Azerbaijan.