Northern Mariana Islands Civil Registration
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Resources
Online Records
- 1883-1983: Micronesia, Civil Registration at FamilySearch; index & images
Offices to Contact
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control (CDC) website gives information for acquiring vital records from the Northern Mariana Islands.
For birth and death records, contact:
Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation
Health and Vital Statistics Office
P.O. Box 500409
Saipan, MP 96950
Northern Mariana Islands
Telephone: (670)236-8717
- (670)234-8950 Ext.2141
- (670)234-8950 Ext.2141
Email: info-hvso@chcc.health
Links to forms for ordering birth and death records are on this site.
For marriage and divorce records, contact:
Commonwealth Recorder
Superior Court
Vital Records Section
P.O. Box 307
Saipan, MP 96950
Northern Mariana Islands
Click here for the link to the form for ordering marriage records.
Adoptions and guardianships are also handled by the Judiciary.[1]
Background
The Northern Mariana Islands were part of the Spain from about 1521 until 1899. Most of the native population (90–95%) died from European diseases or married non-Chamorro settlers. Then many people from the Philippines and the Caroline Islands settled there. In 1899, the Northern Marianas were sold to the Germany. Starting in 1919, Japan administered the islands as a League of Nations mandate. In 1944 the islands were captured by the United States. In 1986 the Northern Mariana Islands became a commonwealth in the United States. The abbreviations "CNMI" and "NMI" are both used as abbreviations for the islands.[2]
Coverage and Compliance
The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation Health and Vital Statistics Office has records for births and deaths since 1946. Records from 1946 to 1954 are incomplete.[3]
Divorce records since 1960 are at the Commonwealth Recorder Superior Court office[3]
The Social Security Records Administration gives slightly different information: "Birth/death records are generally available since November 21, 1952, divorce since 1969 and marriage records since 1987 when marriage records were first required for local citizens."[4]
Information Recorded in the Records
Birth Records
- Name of child
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Gender
- Names of parents, including maiden name of mother
- Birth state of parents
- Ethnicity of parents[5]
Marriage Records
- Names of bride and groom
- Date of marriage
- Place of marriage
- Residences of bride and groom
- Names of witnesses
- Name of person performing the marriage[6]
Death Records
- Name of deceased
- Gender
- Date of death
- Date of birth
- Place of death
- Place of birth
- Marital status
- Occupation
- Names of parents, including maiden name of mother
- Ages of parents
- Residence of parents
- Cause of death[7]
Fetal Death Records
- Name of deceased
- Place of death
- Date of death
- Names of parents
- Residence of mother
- Birthdates and places of parents
- Race of mother
- Marital status of parents[8]
References
- ↑ The Judiciary Northern Mariana Islands, Forms & Instructions by Category, (accessed 28 January 2023).
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, Northern Mariana Islands, (accessed 28 January 2023).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), National Center for Health Statistics, Northern Mariana Islands, (accessed 28 January 2023).
- ↑ Social Security Records Administration, Program Operations Manual System (POMS), Northern Mariana Islands Vital Records, (accessed 7 February 2024).
- ↑ Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC), Health & Vital Statistics Office, Birth Certificate Request Form, (accessed 7 February 2024).
- ↑ Commonwealth of the Northern Mariana Islands, Commonwealth Law Revision Commission, TITLE 8: FAMILY LAW AND PROBATE, DIVISION 1: DOMESTIC RELATIONS, (accessed 7 February 2024)
- ↑ Commonwealth of the Northern Marianas Islands, Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation (CHCC), Health & Vital Statistics Office, Death Certificate Request Form, (accessed 7 February 2024).
- ↑ Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), Medical Examiners and Coroners Handbook on Death Registration and Fetal Death Reporting, (International Standards and Recommendations, Training and Tools, 2003), United Nations ESCAP, Get Every One in the Picture, Patient's Worksheet for the Report of Fetal Death, (accessed 9 February 2024).