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===Online | * [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 | ||
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General Directorate for Civil Registration in Arabic is al-Idara al-´amma lis-sijill al-madani. It is under the Ministry of Interior<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> | ||
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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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*Place of death | *Place of death | ||
*Place of registration: local registration offices (Civil Registry Act 2011)<ref name=":Unicef" /> | *Place of registration: local registration offices (Civil Registry Act 2011)<ref name=":Unicef" /> | ||
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==References== | ==References== | ||
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- 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]