Birth Declaration

Declaration of birth is to be within 30 days by health establishment personnel and an additional 60 days for a child’s parents from the day the child was born. Notwithstanding the 2011 law extends to 90 days maximum the extinguishing of which the state counsel gets involve. After 6 months, a birth may be registered only by virtue of a declaratory judgement from a competent Court of First Instance

Instructions to follow

• Application for different children must be submitted separately;
• Ensure that application files have all required information and documents;
• Incomplete applications shall be rejected.
• When application is submitted, ensure that acknowledgement of receipt is given;
• If one parent is not a Cameroonian, he or she must obtain authorization for registration of a child;
• Documents required vary based on the child’s birth status

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Information required for a birth certification

• Childs Name
• Sex
• Date of Birth of the child
• Place of Birth
• Parents name and address
• Nationality of both parents
• Occupation of both parents
• Dates of Birth of both parents
• Details of witnesses at birth (the attending physician, midwife, birth attendant or other witnesses)

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Documents required for birth certification

• Proof 0f Birth (Hospital Registration Certificate or Birth Certificate from local authorities where the child’s parent(s) live)
• Identification cards like baptism certificate and a notification issued by the village executive officers
• A request letter to the Mayor from parent(s) (for applicants who live abroad)
• Proof of Cameroon nationality of parent(s) (Cameroonian national identity cards, Valid Passport or Birth certificate).
• Two (2) passport-size photographs of the child, with white background;
• Copies of parent(s) national identity cards, passport or birth certificate;
• Proof of parent(s) residency status;

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To obtain birth certificates for children born out of wedlock registration must be done in the civil registration office and a court declaration must be issued. In order for application to be accepted: –

• • The mother must give her consent and it must be in presence of two (2) witnesses;
  • Before issuance of birth certificate, court declaration must be signed by the father, the mother, witnesses, and the Mayor
  • And in cases where one of the parents is a minor, his or her consent has to be given by father, mother or guardian. In this case Consents can be given verbally before the Mayor or in writing.

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