Afghanistan - Obtain a Copy of Birth Certificate

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Procedure

Applications for certification of birth, identity and nationality can only be made in person. Applicants must produce adequate documentation to prove their identity status and, where documentation is unavailable, produce necessary guarantees as instructed.

If you are applying by mail, please include a prepaid, self-addressed return envelope.

If obtaining from abroad, applicants must contact the Consular Section at the Embassy by phone or e-mail to arrange an appointment for a personal interview.

At appointed time, applicants must ensure to bring all the required documents and witnesses/guarantees as required.

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Required Documents

• Two passport sized Photos
• Copy of Afghan documents (passport, Taskera or any Afghan National ID)
• Fill out the application form for birth certificate
• Parents Identification documents (Taskera or Passport)

Office Locations & Contacts

Director Vital Statistics
Civil Registration Department
Ministry of Interior
Mobile: 0799 32 $341
Please also contact with village Maliks
Contacts for Ministry of Interior Affairs

Eligibility

Afghan Citizens that need documentation stating their place of birth.

A parent of the person named on the birth certificate (requesting parent's name must be on birth certificate).

Why you need it: To enroll in schools or the military; to obtain a passport; to get a driver�s license or a marriage license if you don�t have a passport; to apply for government and private benefits (such as insurance and retirement benefits).

Fees

Explain the fees structure which is required for obtaining the certificate/document.

Validity

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

Birth Certificate Application Form (English)

Sample Documents

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Processing Time

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Instructions

Don�t call the hospital where the birth took place. Instead, �start with the vital statistics office in the birth place.

You should provide as much information about the birth as possible. If you do not know your exact date of birth, a search will be made for one year either side of the year you give. If an entry cannot be traced, you will get a refund.

Required Information

• Name (Last Name and First Name(s)
• Date of birth
• Certificate Number
• Birthplace
• Gender
• Date of Registration
• Registration Number
• Date issued

Need for the Document

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

Birth certificates can be obtained from several different local and state vital records offices depending on where the birth took place.

Information which might help

Failure to include necessary identification will result in rejection of your application.

Copy of Passport required in addition to the above ID if request is made from a foreign country that requires a Passport for travel.

Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• A birth certificate or a certified copy of an original birth certificate is becoming increasingly important as a required form of identification.
• A birth certificate is required for getting an Afghan passport and is considered valid proof of Afghan citizenship by state and local government agencies.
• A birth certificate may be required when applying for some jobs and may, in the future, be required when getting or renewing a driver's license.

External Links

Birth-certificate
Birth_certificate.html
Birth-certificate.html

Others

Only recently have some hospitals in major cities started to provide birth records. Each hospital will issue a different type of birth certificate. If a birth certificate is not obtained immediately after a child's birth, they are difficult to acquire later on. It is not unusual for the child's mother not to be listed. Usually only the father is listed. The process of issuing birth certificates has not yet been standardized across Afghanistan.