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== | ==Find the Records == | ||
===Online Resources === | |||
* '''1895-1917''': [https://en.geneanet.org/fonds/?id_filter_block=search-filter-geo&loc_1=MRT&page=5&size=10 French Collection Catalog Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Mauritania] at Geneanet (in French); images; searching registers requires a free subscription; books require a paid subscription | |||
* [https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Mauritania.html U.S. State Department Reciprocity and Civil Documents] - (Mauritania) Contains information about record-keeping practices in Mauritania and offices to contact | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
'''Agence nationale du registre des populations et des titres sécurisés (ANRPTS)''' <br> | |||
(National Agency for the Register of Population and Securities) <br> | (National Agency for the Register of Population and Securities) <br> | ||
Nouakchott, Mauritania<br> | Nouakchott, Mauritania<br> | ||
[https://anrpts.gov.mr/en Website] | |||
"National Agency for the Population Register and secure documents (ANRPTS) (Agence nationale du registre des populations et des titres sécurisés) is in charge of civil registration and issuance of ID cards, birth and marriage certificate and passports. The ANRPTS has various office across the country that can proceed with verification and confirmation of documents."<ref>The Niamey Declaration Guide, [https://www.niameydeclarationguide.org/countryprofiles/mauritania Mauritania Country Profile], (accessed 22 March 2022).</ref> | "National Agency for the Population Register and secure documents (ANRPTS) (Agence nationale du registre des populations et des titres sécurisés) is in charge of civil registration and issuance of ID cards, birth and marriage certificate and passports. The ANRPTS has various office across the country that can proceed with verification and confirmation of documents."<ref>The Niamey Declaration Guide, [https://www.niameydeclarationguide.org/countryprofiles/mauritania Mauritania Country Profile], (accessed 22 March 2022).</ref><br> | ||
The [https://ambarimparis.fr/c-a-c-etat-civil/ Centre d'accueil des citoyens] (CAC) (Citizens’ Reception Centre or Enrollment Center) of the commune where the birth, marriage, divorce, or death was registered.<ref>U.S. Department of State — Bureau of Consular Affairs, [https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Mauritania.html Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Mauritania], (accessed 22 March 2022).</ref> | |||
==Background == | |||
=== Coverage and Compliance === | |||
(if there is no existing information to add to this heading, remove this heading on the page) | |||
==Information Recorded in the Records== | ==Information Recorded in the Records== | ||
Birth Records | |||
Regarding the child | Regarding the child | ||
*Name | *Name | ||
*Gender | *Gender | ||
*Date of birth | *Date of birth | ||
*Place of birth | * Place of birth | ||
*Place of registration | *Place of registration | ||
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*Place of birth | *Place of birth | ||
*Occupation | *Occupation | ||
*Usual residence | * Usual residence | ||
Regarding the father | Regarding the father | ||
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*Place of usual residence<ref name="Unicef Mauritania">UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, [https://data.unicef.org/crvs/Mauritania/ UNICEF Data for Mauritania], accessed 25 August 2021. "Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."</ref> | *Place of usual residence<ref name="Unicef Mauritania">UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, [https://data.unicef.org/crvs/Mauritania/ UNICEF Data for Mauritania], accessed 25 August 2021. "Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."</ref> | ||
===Marriage Records=== | ===Marriage Records === | ||
Concerning the Spouses: | Concerning the Spouses: | ||
*Denomination of the act | *Denomination of the act | ||
*Names | *Names | ||
*Dates and places of their births | *Dates and places of their births | ||
*Occupations and domiciles | *Occupations and domiciles | ||
*National identification numbers | *National identification numbers | ||
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*Date and place of birth | *Date and place of birth | ||
*Nationality | *Nationality | ||
*Domicile | *Domicile | ||
*National identification number | *National identification number | ||
Concerning the duly constituted representatives of the spouses: | Concerning the duly constituted representatives of the spouses: | ||
*Name | *Name | ||
*Date and place of birth | *Date and place of birth | ||
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*Nationalities<ref name="Unicef Mauritania" /> | *Nationalities<ref name="Unicef Mauritania" /> | ||
===Death Records=== | === Death Records=== | ||
*Name | *Name | ||
*Gender | *Gender | ||
*Date of birth or age | *Date of birth or age | ||
*Place of birth | *Place of birth | ||
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*National identification number | *National identification number | ||
*Name of the deceased’s spouse | *Name of the deceased’s spouse | ||
*Date of death | * Date of death | ||
*Place death | * Place death | ||
*Date of registration | *Date of registration | ||
*Place of registration | *Place of registration | ||
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*Certifier | *Certifier | ||
*Place of burial | *Place of burial | ||
*Name of the declarant, profession, relationship to the deceased, residence | * Name of the declarant, profession, relationship to the deceased, residence | ||
*Names of witnesses and their national identification numbers | *Names of witnesses and their national identification numbers | ||
*Names of the father and mother of deceased, with their profession, residence and nationality | *Names of the father and mother of deceased, with their profession, residence and nationality | ||
*References to the extract from the register of deaths or judicial decision<ref name="Unicef Mauritania" /> | *References to the extract from the register of deaths or judicial decision<ref name="Unicef Mauritania" /> | ||
==Strategy== | |||
== References == | ==References== | ||
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[[Category:Mauritania]] [[Category:Civil Registration]] | [[Category:Mauritania]] | ||
[[Category:Civil Registration]] | |||
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In other languages: العربيةFind the Records[edit | edit source]
Online Resources[edit | edit source]
- 1895-1917: French Collection Catalog Births, Marriages, and Deaths in Mauritania at Geneanet (in French); images; searching registers requires a free subscription; books require a paid subscription
- U.S. State Department Reciprocity and Civil Documents - (Mauritania) Contains information about record-keeping practices in Mauritania and offices to contact
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Agence nationale du registre des populations et des titres sécurisés (ANRPTS)
(National Agency for the Register of Population and Securities)
Nouakchott, Mauritania
Website
"National Agency for the Population Register and secure documents (ANRPTS) (Agence nationale du registre des populations et des titres sécurisés) is in charge of civil registration and issuance of ID cards, birth and marriage certificate and passports. The ANRPTS has various office across the country that can proceed with verification and confirmation of documents."[1]
The Centre d'accueil des citoyens (CAC) (Citizens’ Reception Centre or Enrollment Center) of the commune where the birth, marriage, divorce, or death was registered.[2]
Background[edit | edit source]
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
(if there is no existing information to add to this heading, remove this heading on the page)
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Birth Records Regarding the child
- Name
- Gender
- Date of birth
- Place of birth
- Place of registration
Regarding the mother
- Name
- Date of birth or age
- Place of birth
- Occupation
- Usual residence
Regarding the father
- Name
- Date of birth or age
- Place of birth
- Occupation
- Place of usual residence[3]
Marriage Records[edit | edit source]
Concerning the Spouses:
- Denomination of the act
- Names
- Dates and places of their births
- Occupations and domiciles
- National identification numbers
Concerning the 'Wely' Guardian:
- Name
- Date and place of birth
- Nationality
- Domicile
- National identification number
Concerning the duly constituted representatives of the spouses:
- Name
- Date and place of birth
- Occupation
- Domicile
- National identification numbers
Concerning the Witnesses:
- Names
- Addresses
- Nationalities
- National Identification numbers
Concerning the Father and Mother of the Spouses:
- Names
- Domicile
- Nationalities[3]
Death Records[edit | edit source]
- Name
- Gender
- Date of birth or age
- Place of birth
- Occupation
- Place of habitual residence
- Marital status
- Place of burial
- National identification number
- Name of the deceased’s spouse
- Date of death
- Place death
- Date of registration
- Place of registration
- Cause of death
- Certifier
- Place of burial
- Name of the declarant, profession, relationship to the deceased, residence
- Names of witnesses and their national identification numbers
- Names of the father and mother of deceased, with their profession, residence and nationality
- References to the extract from the register of deaths or judicial decision[3]
Strategy[edit | edit source]
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Niamey Declaration Guide, Mauritania Country Profile, (accessed 22 March 2022).
- ↑ U.S. Department of State — Bureau of Consular Affairs, Mauritania, Islamic Republic of Mauritania, (accessed 22 March 2022).
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 UNICEF Data: Monitoring the situation of children and women, UNICEF Data for Mauritania, accessed 25 August 2021. "Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information."