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Birth Registration
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Birth Registration
ID and Related Services
ID and Related Services
Unique Personal Identifier (UPI)
Is a Unique Personal Identifier (UPI) assigned at birth registration for every child born in the country?
UPI assigned at birth registration but only to citizens
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
The UN guidance recommends that a unique personal identifier (UPI) is assigned and entered into the birth record for every child born within the territory of the country, regardless of citizenship, ethnicity, nationality, or residency status. This facilitates the linkage of records in the CR and ID systems.
Personal identification numbers are granted upon birth registration and recorded on the birth certificate and in the civil register book or the national electronic civil status database.
Registration Linked to Access to Key Services and Other Incentives
Is proof of birth registration required in order to access any public services?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
Birth certificate should be requested to access public services, such as child immunizations and wellness checks, school enrolllment, etc. Absence of a birth certificate should not prevent the child from accessing healthcare, education, or other services. However, if health workers (such as vaccination workers, doctors, nurses) or other public servants see an unregistered child, they can use the opportunity to report the birth or educate the parents about birth registration.
Information in the civil status database is shared with the national population database, health insurance and education systems. A network of laws and implementing decrees makes the birth certificate the required proof for school enrollment, free health insurance, residence registration, passport and/or travel documents.
Is proof of birth registration required by law to issue a national ID card?
Yes
Recommended Practice based on International Guidelines
For those born in the country, birth registration should be required in order to register for a national ID. For refugees, migrants or stateless persons born outside the country and lacking proof of birth registration from country of origin, the law should provide alternative means to validate their identity and obtain identity credentials.
The birth certificate is required to obtain a national ID card. Their personal identification number issued at birth registration is required for the issuance of the national ID.
