iGA to receive birth, death registration requests

The office of the Births & Deaths Registration Centre will function from the premises of Information & eGovernment Authority’s (iGA) main branch in Isa Town starting September 1, announced iGA yesterday. Thursday was the last working day for the department at its former premises at the Ministry of Health. Working hours of the new office are from 7.30am to 1 pm from Sunday to Thursday. A directive issued earlier authorised the shifting of the of fice from the Ministry of the Health to iGA.

iGA has also issued specific guidelines, which require personal attendance of applicant’s relatives, for obtaining certificates in certain cases. For obtaining birth certificates of individuals born before 1994, iGA says personal assistance by relatives is required. Certificate printing requests for citizens born abroad, for citizens or residents who passed away within Bahrain or abroad requires personal assistance.

Death or birth certificate issuances in cases involving Bahraini court orders or rulings also call for personal assistance. Report deaths within 72 hours iGA requires reporting deaths within 72 hours, but a 60-day extension is available for deaths occurred outside the Kingdom.

Births in 15 days

The law specifies to report new births within 15 days and 60 days if abroad.

For births occurred outside Bahrain, a relative must bring the original birth certificate attested in the country of birth, along with passport and ID card copies of both parents. Also required are a copy of the marriage contract (Bahraini) and a copy of the passport or identity card of the applicant.

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Hospitals in Bahrain report births and issue personal numbers so that guardians can complete the birth certificate and identity card issuance process electronically through the national portal bahrain.bh.

If in one of the above cases, personal attendance applies, the applicant must bring copies of the passport or identity card of the newborn, father and mother, and a copy of the lost birth certificate (if any), along with a copy of the marriage contract.

Deaths abroad

In cases of deaths outside the Kingdom, relatives of the deceased up to the third degree must bring the original and a copy of the death certificate issued by the country in which the death occurred, along with the original passport or identity card of the deceased, and the original passport or identity card of the applicant.

In cases of deaths within Bahrain, relatives of the deceased up to the third degree must bring medical notification of the cause of death from the hospital or the Public Security Directorate at the Ministry of Interior, along with the original passport or identity card of the deceased, in addition to the original identity card of the applicant.