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===Online Resources=== | |||
* [https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Sudan.html U.S. State Department Reciprocity and Civil Documents] - (Sudan) Contains information about record-keeping practices in Sudan and offices to contact | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | |||
The following offices may be able to help you find the right civil registry where your family lived: | |||
[https://southsudanembassyusa.org/ '''Embassy of the Republic of Sudan''']<br> | |||
1015 31st Street NW, Suite 300<br> | |||
Washington, D. C. 20007<br> | |||
Telephone: +1 (202) 600 2238<br> | |||
Fax: +1 (202) 644 9910<br> | |||
=== | [https://www.google.com/search?q=Civil+record%2C+Khartoum+North+and+Khartoum+Centre&rlz=1C1GCEA_enUS994US996&oq=Civil+record%2C+Khartoum+North+and+Khartoum+Centre&gs_lcrp=EgZjaHJvbWUyBggAEEUYOTIICAEQABgWGB4yCggCEAAYhgMYigUyCggDEAAYhgMYigUyCggEEAAYhgMYigXSAQkyNjM0ajBqMTWoAgCwAgA&sourceid=chrome&ie=UTF-8 '''Civil record, Khartoum North and Khartoum Centre''']<br> | ||
Local government office in Khartoum, Sudan<br> | |||
JG3M+5GX<br> | |||
Khartoum, Sudan<br> | |||
Telephone: +249 90 806 9582<br> | |||
General Directorate for Civil Registration in Arabic is al-Idara al-´amma lis-sijill al-madani. It is under the Ministry of Interior<br> | |||
== | ==Background== | ||
In 1990 there was a UN initiative for Civil Registration, however this only produced partial results. | In 1990 there was a UN initiative for Civil Registration, however this only produced partial results. | ||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ===Coverage and Compliance=== | ||
There is no minimum age of marriage in Sudan. | There is no minimum age of marriage in Sudan. | ||
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*Religion | *Religion | ||
*Name of informant | *Name of informant | ||
*Place of registration: local registration offices (Civil Registry Act 2010)<ref name=":Unicef">United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), https://data.unicef.org/country/sdn/ : accessed 10 April 2019</ref> | *Place of registration: local registration offices (Civil Registry Act 2010)<ref name=":Unicef">United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF), [https://data.unicef.org/country/sdn/ Sudan] : accessed 10 April 2019</ref> | ||
===Marriage=== | ===Marriage=== | ||
For non-Muslims: | |||
*Names of bride and groom | |||
*Names of fathers | |||
*Date of marriage | |||
*Place of marriage | |||
*Names of witnesses | |||
*Name of parish priest<ref>Harriet Alexander, [https://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/worldnews/africaandindianocean/sudan/10867187/Sudan-apostasy-case-Meriam-Ibrahims-marriage-certificate-shown-to-disprove-adultery-charges.html?fb Sudan apostasy case: Meriam Ibrahim's marriage certificate shown to disprove adultery charges], The Telegraph, 31 May 2014, (accessed 27 February 2023). </ref> | |||
Place of registration: church where married; civil court (Muslim Personal Law Act 1991)<ref | Place of registration: church where married; civil court (Muslim Personal Law Act 1991)<ref name=":Unicef" /> | ||
Spouses must meet the legal requirement for age of marriage.<ref name=":Unicef" /> | Spouses must meet the legal requirement for age of marriage.<ref name=":Unicef" /> | ||
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*Date of death | *Date of death | ||
*Place of death | *Place of death | ||
*Place of registration: local registration offices (Civil Registry Act 2011)<ref name=": | *Place of registration: local registration offices (Civil Registry Act 2011)<ref name=":Unicef" /> | ||
==Strategy== | |||
==References== | ==References== | ||
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Resources
Online Resources
- U.S. State Department Reciprocity and Civil Documents - (Sudan) Contains information about record-keeping practices in Sudan and offices to contact
Offices to Contact
The following offices may be able to help you find the right civil registry where your family lived:
Embassy of the Republic of Sudan
1015 31st Street NW, Suite 300
Washington, D. C. 20007
Telephone: +1 (202) 600 2238
Fax: +1 (202) 644 9910
Civil record, Khartoum North and Khartoum Centre
Local government office in Khartoum, Sudan
JG3M+5GX
Khartoum, Sudan
Telephone: +249 90 806 9582
General Directorate for Civil Registration in Arabic is al-Idara al-´amma lis-sijill al-madani. It is under the Ministry of Interior
Background
In 1990 there was a UN initiative for Civil Registration, however this only produced partial results.
Coverage and Compliance
There is no minimum age of marriage in Sudan.
Information Recorded in the Records
Birth Records
- Name of child
- Gender
- Time and date of birth
- Place of birth
- Name of mother
- Mother's occupation
- Residence
- Name of father
- Father's occupation
- Residence
- Religion
- Name of informant
- Place of registration: local registration offices (Civil Registry Act 2010)[1]
Marriage
For non-Muslims:
- Names of bride and groom
- Names of fathers
- Date of marriage
- Place of marriage
- Names of witnesses
- Name of parish priest[2]
Place of registration: church where married; civil court (Muslim Personal Law Act 1991)[1]
Spouses must meet the legal requirement for age of marriage.[1]
Death
- Name
- Gender
- Date of birth or age
- Burial permit details
- Cause of death
- Date of death
- Place of death
- Place of registration: local registration offices (Civil Registry Act 2011)[1]