Uganda - Obtain a Birth Certificate

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Procedure

IN PERSON:

1. Visit the National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA) with the required documents
2. Approach the service desk and request for the application form, read through the instruction and fill it accurately : Notice of birth of a child
3. Submit the filled form with the required documents to the attending officer who will verify,process and register the birth through the (NIRA) computer system.
4. For a birth that has occurred in a medical facility, a notification Record shall include a document duly signed and stamped by a Hospital Administrator or Superintendent.
5. For a birth that has occurred in the community, a notification Record shall include a document duly signed and stamped by a Division- Town Clerk, Sub county – Sub county Chief, and shall have the following particulars of the event:-

   • Date of Birth.
   • Time of Birth.
   • Registration Number.
   • Name of child.
   • Names of Parents

6. You will then be issued with a Registration number of the birth certificate for the child and you should came with the registration number when picking the certificate
7. Upon payment of the application fees through a designated bank you will be issued the certificate.
   
   

ONLINE/MOBILE APPLICANT

1. Visit a Uganda Registration Services Bureau a government agency charged with recording births has engaged traditional birth attendants, at sub-county, parish and council officials as notifies
2. Provide the agent with all accurate information on the questions he/she will ask you about the child birth, on which he will enter into a mobile phones issued by the URSB and send the details of a newborn child as a text message to the central server at URSB offices in Kampala
3. After verification and processing, a birth certificates will be printed at the sub-county and town council offices and signed by the registrars and sent to the registered persons at community level through parish chiefs and notifiers.
4. Upon payment of the application fees through a designated bank you will be issued the certificate

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Required Documents

• A birth Notification Record.
• A NIRA Birth declaration Form 3 complete and signed by one of the parents or guardian of the child.
• The National Identification Number (NIN) of Notifier.
• Photocopy of the National ID of the Notifier.
• Proof of Payment from a designated bank

Office Locations & Contacts

National Identification & Registration Authority - Head Office,
National Independence Grounds, Kololo Airstrip.
Kampala-Uganda
P.O.Box 26529,
Kampala-Uganda
(Toll Free) 0800 211700
(Reception) +256 312119600
For Inquiries on National Identification Registration : +256 312119631 / +256 312119639
For Inquiries on Birth, Death and Adoption Order Registration : +256 312119601
Email: [email protected]
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Eligibility

• All children born in Uganda

Fees

NIRA FEES

Validity

• Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Documents to Use

Notice of birth of child

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Processing Time

• It takes 7 to 10 working days for Uganda Registration Services Bureau to process the birth certificate.

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Instructions

• The quest for a birth certificate begins at the place of birth with government and missionary hospitals issuing short birth certificates for any child born there.
• Those born in private hospitals and clinics have to go to the sub-county or division headquarters to get the short birth certificate.
• Those born in town council hospitals should get their short birth certificates from the town clerk’s office.
• Only the bureau based at George House has the mandate to give the long birth certificate, so anyone requiring one will have to go to their offices armed with the short birth certificate.

Required Information

• Full names of the parents
• Date/place of birth of the child
• Gender of the child
• Time of birth of the child
• Registration number of the child

Need for the Document

• Birth certificate is an official document issued to record a person's birth and identify them by name, place, date of birth, and parentage.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

• Birth certificate can be used as proof of identity
  
• Birth certificate is required when applying for an identification documents e.g ID card, licences, passport
  
• Birth certificate is required when enrolling into schools

External Links

mobile birth registration in Uganda
URSB
NIRA

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