Ukraine - Obtain Birth Certificate

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Procedure

1. Applicants may obtain a copy of a birth certificate, by going to their local civil registry office.
2. Do not forget to bring a valid identification, you may be asked to present this to confirm your identity and to make sure that you have the right to obtain a copy of the birth certificate.
3. Pay the application fee and wait for instructions from the Registrar regarding when can you comeback to collect the certificate.

If you are outside Ukraine

You may use the link provided under "Office Locations & Contacts" to get in touch with the nearest Embassy of the Ukraine in the country you are currently staying. The Embassy's consular services section will be able to help process your request to obtain a copy of a birth certificate.

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Required Documents

• Photocopy of the birth record or the applicant's valid ID (photocopy)
• Written request

Office Locations & Contacts

Head of State Registration Service of Ukraine

Contact Numbers: +38 044 233-65-10

Fax Number: +38 044 233-65-44

First Deputy Head

Inna Zavalna

Contact Number: +38 044 233-65-20

Deputy Head

Iryna Kukharenko

Contact Number: +38 044 233-65-30

Str. M. Raskovoy, 15, Kyiv, 02660

Control & Documentary Provision Division (chancellery)

Contact Numbers: +38 044 233-64-96

Fax Numbers: +38 044 233-64-98

Email: [email protected]

Press Service

Contact Numbers: +38 044 233-64-71

Email: [email protected]

Department on State Registration of Civil Status of Citizens

• +38 044 233-64-75

Division on Apostille Certification

• +38 044 233-65-13

Record-keeper of the Department

• +38 044 233-64-75 (fax)

Department for State Registration of Ownership Rights on Immovable Property

• +38 044 233-64-93

Record-keeper of the Department

• +38 044 233-64-87

Contact numbers for consultations on state registration of Ownership Rights on Immovable Property issues

• +38 044 233-64-78

Department for Legalization of Civil Society Unions, State Registration of Printed Mass Media and Information Agencies

• +38 044 233-64-92

Record-keeper of the Department

• +38 044 233-64-95

Department for State Registration of Legal Entities and Individual Entrepreneurs

• +38 044 233-65-24

Record-keeper of the Department

• +38 044 233-65-36

Division for human resources and civil services

• +38 044 233-65-49

Division on applications of citizens and access to the public information

• +38 044 233-64-91
• Email: [email protected]

For reports about the cases of corruption in the organs of government registration service:

• Email: [email protected]
• Postal address: Str. M. Raskovoy, 15, Kyiv, 02660.

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Ukraine
01018, Kyiv, Mykhailivska sqr., 1
?-m?il: [email protected]
Fax: (+38 044) 238-18-88
Hot line of the MFA in case of emergencies involving citizens of Ukraine abroad (+38 044) 238 16 57
Information desk: hours of service:
Mo Th 9.00 13.00, 14 18.00
Fr 9.00 13.00, 14 16.45

Diplomatic Missions of Ukraine

Eligibility

Secondary (Repeated) certificates are issued to the persons, to whom names the civil state acts are registered, and secondary birth certificates of children can be issued only to their parents or adopters. The secondary birth certificates for children under 18 years of old, can be issued to their guardians, and administration of child houses, where the children are being brought up. Persons 16 years of age can be given the secondary certificates upon their passport.

The person deprived of parents' rights can not be given secondary birth certificates of children. On issuing a secondary birth certificate the data about the parents are given in full accordance with the registration data of the birth act.

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Validity

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e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

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Required Information

• Full name (correct spelling)
• Date of birth
• Names of parents

Need for the Document

This procedure provides you information on how to obtain a copy of a birth certificate in Ukraine.

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Other uses of the Document/Certificate

A Birth Certificate states the name and sex of a person, it also indicates the time and place of birth, it is issued after the birth is registered with the Civil Registry Office.

A copy of the birth certificate is often needed when you apply for a passport, a driver license or a marriage license.

External Links

• Department of State Registration
• Consulate General of Ukraine in Chicago
• Ministry of Foreign Affairs

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