Kuwait Civil Registration: Difference between revisions
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Kuwait was under the control of Portugal from about 1521 and through much of the 1600s. | Kuwait was under the control of Portugal from about 1521 and through much of the 1600s. Sheiks were the rulers until 1899 when Kuwait became a British protectorate. In 1961, Kuwait became independent.<ref>Wikipedia contributors, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait Kuwait], accessed 21 October 2022</ref> | ||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Online Records[edit | edit source]
- British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages at Findmypast; index & images, ($)
- 1938-1961: registers of births, marriages, and deaths, Great Britain, British Political Agency in Kuwait, civil registration, FamilySearch, images (free)
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Central Record for Birth and Death Department of the Ministry of Health
Telephone: 24810932
Fax: 24865414[1]
For Marriages:
Authentication Office at Ahmadi Court Complex
5428+GV5, Fahad Al Ahmad, Kuwait[2]
information about various Ministries of Justice in Arab countries
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
Kuwait was under the control of Portugal from about 1521 and through much of the 1600s. Sheiks were the rulers until 1899 when Kuwait became a British protectorate. In 1961, Kuwait became independent.[3]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wikiprocedure, Kuwait - Obtain Birth Certificate, (accessed 28 October 2022)
- ↑ Wikiprocedure, Kuwait - Obtain Birth Certificate, (accessed 28 October 2022)
- ↑ Wikipedia contributors, Kuwait, accessed 21 October 2022