Child Birth Registration

Child Birth Registration

If a child was born abroad, you can submit a birth registration for entry in the registry of births in the Republic of Serbia at the Consulate General of the Republic of Serbia in Zurich, if you live in the area for which the Consulate is competent. The application is submitted by one of the parents who is a citizen of the Republic of Serbia at the time of the child's birth and holds a valid document of the Republic of Serbia (passport or ID card). Both parents do not have to be present and the child does not have to be present (if under 14 years of age). However, both parents' passports must be presented, even if the other parent is a foreigner.

Upon receipt of the request, the diplomatic and consular mission forwards it to the competent registry office in the Republic of Serbia for entry of the child in the registry of births and the registry of citizens.

Documentation required for birth registration:

1. Child birth registration form (available at the Consulate);

2. An original extract from the birth register issued on an international form, not older than six months, obtained from the civil registry office in Switzerland (Zivilstandsamt). The extract must be issued on a form prescribed by the Convention on the Issue of Multilingual Extracts from Civil Status Records, signed in Vienna on September 8, 1976.

3. Translation of the child's birth certificate into Serbian by an authorized court interpreter;

4. Valid passport and residence permit of both parents for inspection.

 

Note:

If the marriage concluded in Switzerland has not been registered in Serbia, it is necessary to register the marriage together with the child's birth registration.

If the child was born out of wedlock, but acknowledged by the father, and the father is entered in the birth certificate, it is necessary to attach the original of the record of recognition of paternity, certified with an "apostille" stamp, as well as a translation of the record and the "apostille" stamp by an authorized court interpreter. In the event that the father is not entered in the child's birth certificate, the record of recognition of paternity is not required.

Registration of the child's birth is a prerequisite for the child to obtain citizenship of the Republic of Serbia.

After registration, it is necessary to register the child at an address in the Republic of Serbia, which can only be done by the parents, in person, upon their first visit to the Republic of Serbia.