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==How to Find the Records==
==How to Find the Records==


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Thimphu,Bhutan<br>
Thimphu,Bhutan<br>


Telephone: +975-2-322301/322015/325173<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span><br>
Telephone: +975-2-322301/322015/325173<ref>Wikiprocedure, [https://www.wikiprocedure.com/index.php/Bhutan_-_Obtain_Death_Certificate Bhutan - Obtain Death Certificate], same address for birth certificates (accessed 25 August 2020).</ref><br>


Judicial Service, [https://www.citizenservices.gov.bt/Judiciary/openApplication.html?method=openApplication&applType=MC Marriage Certificate Application Form]
Judicial Service, [https://www.citizenservices.gov.bt/Judiciary/openApplication.html?method=openApplication&applType=MC Marriage Certificate Application Form]
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Though village records exist, few birth and death records are created.
Though village records exist, few birth and death records are created.
Polygamy and polyandry are legal in Bhutan, however only the first wife or first husband has legal status. Polyandry and polygamy are dying out.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span> Arranged marriages are still common in rural areas.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
Polygamy and polyandry are legal in Bhutan, however only the first wife or first husband has legal status. Polyandry and polygamy are dying out.<ref>Wikipedia, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polygamy_in_Bhutan#:~:text=Polygamy%20is%20legal%20in%20Bhutan,allowed%20only%20one%20legal%20husband Polygamy in Bhutan], (accessed 25 August 2020).</ref> Arranged marriages are still common in rural areas.<ref>Wikipedia, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan Bhutan], (accessed 25 August 2020).</ref>


==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==
Birth records are not created, and death records are not issued. Some may be in village records.  Marriage records may be registered at a local civil office.<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
Birth records are not created, and death records are not issued. Some may be in village records.  Marriage records may be registered at a local civil office.<ref>Thomas Jay Kemp, International Vital Records Handbook, 7th ed., (Baltmore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., c2017), p. 466.</ref>


==Information Recorded in the Records==
==Information Recorded in the Records==
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*Residential address
*Residential address
*Name and nationality of father
*Name and nationality of father
*Name and nationality of mother<span class="error">Expansion depth limit exceeded</span>
*Name and nationality of mother<ref name="Forms">Royal Government of Bhutan, Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs, [http://www.mohca.gov.bt/?page_id=2563 Census Forms], (accessed 25 August 2020)</ref>


'''Marriages'''
'''Marriages'''
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*Place of death
*Place of death
*Name of father
*Name of father
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*Name of mother<ref name="Forms"></ref>


== References ==
== References ==
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[[Category:Bhutan]]  [[Category:Civil Registration]]
[[Category:Bhutan]]  [[Category:Civil Registration]]

Revision as of 12:14, 20 March 2024


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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]

Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]

Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs
Department of Civil Registration and Census
Post Box No.133, Tashichho dzong,
Thimphu,Bhutan

Telephone: +975-2-322301/322015/325173[1]

Judicial Service, Marriage Certificate Application Form

Historical Background[edit | edit source]

Though village records exist, few birth and death records are created. Polygamy and polyandry are legal in Bhutan, however only the first wife or first husband has legal status. Polyandry and polygamy are dying out.[2] Arranged marriages are still common in rural areas.[3]

Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]

Birth records are not created, and death records are not issued. Some may be in village records. Marriage records may be registered at a local civil office.[4]

Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]

Births

  • Name
  • Nationality
  • Date of birth
  • Gender
  • Place of birth
  • Residential address
  • Name and nationality of father
  • Name and nationality of mother[5]

Marriages


Deaths

  • Name
  • Gender
  • Date of birth
  • Occupation
  • Nationality
  • Marital status
  • Date of death
  • Cause of death
  • Place of death
  • Name of father
  • Name of mother[5]

References[edit | edit source]

  1. Wikiprocedure, Bhutan - Obtain Death Certificate, same address for birth certificates (accessed 25 August 2020).
  2. Wikipedia, Polygamy in Bhutan, (accessed 25 August 2020).
  3. Wikipedia, Bhutan, (accessed 25 August 2020).
  4. Thomas Jay Kemp, International Vital Records Handbook, 7th ed., (Baltmore, MD: Genealogical Publishing Co., c2017), p. 466.
  5. 5.0 5.1 Royal Government of Bhutan, Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs, Census Forms, (accessed 25 August 2020)