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


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===Birth Records===
===Birth Records===


(a) name of the child<br>
For children born outside the Republic, the following information is needed to register the child in Nauru:<br>
(b) gender of the child<br>
*Name of the child<br>
(c) date of birth<br>
*Gender of the child<br>
(d) country of birth<br>
*Date of birth<br>
(e) name and address of the medical facility where the child was born<br>
*Country of birth<br>
(f) names of the mother and father as it appears in the marriage certificate<br>
*Name and address of the medical facility where the child was born<br>
and where the parents are not married, the names of the respective
*Names of the mother and father as it appears in the marriage certificate, and where the parents are not married, the names of the respective parents or mother as it appears in their birth certificates<br>
parents or mother as it appears in their birth certificates<br>
*Nationality of the parents<br>
(g) nationality of the parents<br>
*Districts of the parents in Nauru<br>
(h) districts of the parents in Nauru<br>
*Tribe<ref>Republic of Nauru, [http://ronlaw.gov.nr/nauru_lpms/files/subordinate_legislation/a66bd2499ee81ddf1ee9ee0aa5b6a660.pdf BIRTHS DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION (REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS OF NAURUAN CHILDREN BORN OUTSIDE THE REPUBLIC], (accessed 3 October 2022). </ref>
(i) tribe<ref>Republic of Nauru, [http://ronlaw.gov.nr/nauru_lpms/files/subordinate_legislation/a66bd2499ee81ddf1ee9ee0aa5b6a660.pdf BIRTHS DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION (REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS OF NAURUAN CHILDREN BORN OUTSIDE THE REPUBLIC], (accessed 3 October 2022). </ref>
 
Probably similar information is needed for children born in Nauru.


== References ==
== References ==

Latest revision as of 19:33, 20 March 2024


Nauru Wiki Topics
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How to Find the Records

Offices to Contact

Government of the Republic of Nauru
Office of Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM)

Telephone: +674 557 3133 ext. 307
Online contact: Contact Us

Historical Background

"Fifty-eight percent of people in Nauru are ethnically Nauruan, 26 percent are other Pacific Islander, 8 percent are European, and 8 percent are Han Chinese." [1]

Nearly all births and deaths occur in the main hospital. [2]n Na

Coverage and Compliance

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

For children born outside the Republic, the following information is needed to register the child in Nauru:

  • Name of the child
  • Gender of the child
  • Date of birth
  • Country of birth
  • Name and address of the medical facility where the child was born
  • Names of the mother and father as it appears in the marriage certificate, and where the parents are not married, the names of the respective parents or mother as it appears in their birth certificates
  • Nationality of the parents
  • Districts of the parents in Nauru
  • Tribe[3]

Probably similar information is needed for children born in Nauru.

References

  1. Wiki contributors, Nauru, (accessed 4 February 2022).
  2. Pacific Community and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 2021. Civil registration and vital statistics in Nauru. Noumea, New Caledonia: Pacific Community, (accessed 3 October 2022).
  3. Republic of Nauru, BIRTHS DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION (REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS OF NAURUAN CHILDREN BORN OUTSIDE THE REPUBLIC, (accessed 3 October 2022).