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== | ==Resources== | ||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
[http://www.mj.gov.tl/?q=node/481 Direcção Nacional dos Registos e do Notariado]<br> | [http://www.mj.gov.tl/?q=node/481 Direcção Nacional dos Registos e do Notariado]<br> | ||
National Directorate of Registration and Notary<br> | National Directorate of Registration and Notary<br> | ||
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Email: [mailto:dnrn@mj.gov.tl dnrn@mj.gov.tl]<br> | Email: [mailto:dnrn@mj.gov.tl dnrn@mj.gov.tl]<br> | ||
== | For additional information, see U.S. Department of State, [https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Timor-Leste.html Timor-Leste]. | ||
==Background== | |||
Also known as Timor-Leste. | Also known as Timor-Leste. | ||
The Timorese people inhabited the island long before Portugal colonized it in the 16th century. On the 28 November 1975, East Timor became independent from Portugal, but nine days later was invaded and taken over by Indonesia. After decades of violence, East Timor became free. The main religion is Catholicism.<ref>Wikipedia contributor, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Timor#Classical_era East Timor], (accessed | The Timorese people inhabited the island long before Portugal colonized it in the 16th century. On the 28 November 1975, East Timor became independent from Portugal, but nine days later was invaded and taken over by Indonesia. After decades of violence, East Timor became free. The main religion is Catholicism.<ref name="Wikipedia East Timor">Wikipedia contributor, [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Timor#Classical_era East Timor], (accessed 28 October 2021)</ref> | ||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ==Coverage and Compliance== | ||
Currently almost no birth, marriage, and death records in East Timor exist.<ref name="Wikipedia East Timor" /> | |||
In 2011, the National Birth Registration Campaign began registering children under the age of five.<ref>Reliefweb, [https://reliefweb.int/report/timor-leste/timor-leste-launches-national-birth-registration-campaign Timor-Leste launches National Birth Registration Campaign], (accessed 10 October 2021).</ref> | In 2011, the National Birth Registration Campaign began registering children under the age of five.<ref>Reliefweb, [https://reliefweb.int/report/timor-leste/timor-leste-launches-national-birth-registration-campaign Timor-Leste launches National Birth Registration Campaign], (accessed 10 October 2021).</ref> For additional information, see Refworld, [https://www.refworld.org/docid/506599a82.html Timor-Leste (East Timor): Making inroads on birth certificates]. | ||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
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