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===Online Resources=== | |||
* [https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/Visa-Reciprocity-and-Civil-Documents-by-Country/Bahrain.html U.S. State Department Reciprocity and Civil Documents] - (Bahrain) Contains information about record-keeping practices in Bahrain and offices to contact | |||
===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
'''Information & eGovernment Authority'''<br> | '''Information & eGovernment Authority'''<br> | ||
iGA - Adliya<br> | iGA - Adliya<br> | ||
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[http://www.iga.gov.bh/en/category/contact Website]<br> | [http://www.iga.gov.bh/en/category/contact Website]<br> | ||
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Registration of births and deaths was transferred from the Ministry of Health to the Information and eGovernment Authority in 2019. Soon all related services will be handled by the Information and eGovernment Authority.<ref>Kingdom of Bahrain Ministry of Health, [https://www.moh.gov.bh/eServices/DeathCertificateRequest Birth and Death Certificate Services], (accessed 12 August 2020).</ref> | Registration of births and deaths was transferred from the Ministry of Health to the Information and eGovernment Authority in 2019. Soon all related services will be handled by the Information and eGovernment Authority.<ref>Kingdom of Bahrain Ministry of Health, [https://www.moh.gov.bh/eServices/DeathCertificateRequest Birth and Death Certificate Services], (accessed 12 August 2020).</ref> | ||
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The British Handbook may also be a resource. The British produced handbooks to provide their officials with an overview of the land, people, and politics of the region. The Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf includes coverage over the region of current day Bahrain. It was known at the time as the Trucial States of Oman. | The British Handbook may also be a resource. The British produced handbooks to provide their officials with an overview of the land, people, and politics of the region. The Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf includes coverage over the region of current day Bahrain. It was known at the time as the Trucial States of Oman. | ||
==Coverage and Compliance== | ===Coverage and Compliance=== | ||
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===Death Records=== | ===Death Records=== | ||
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== References == | == References == | ||
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In other languages: العربيةResources
Online Resources
- U.S. State Department Reciprocity and Civil Documents - (Bahrain) Contains information about record-keeping practices in Bahrain and offices to contact
Offices to Contact
Information & eGovernment Authority
iGA - Adliya
Building 165, Road 3605, Block 336
Adliya, P.O. Box 33305
Manama - Kingdom of Bahrain
Telephone: +973 17377277
National Contact Center: 8000 8001
Website
Website
Background
Registration of births and deaths was transferred from the Ministry of Health to the Information and eGovernment Authority in 2019. Soon all related services will be handled by the Information and eGovernment Authority.[1]
Information concerning Birth and Death Certificates.
The British Handbook may also be a resource. The British produced handbooks to provide their officials with an overview of the land, people, and politics of the region. The Gazetteer of the Persian Gulf includes coverage over the region of current day Bahrain. It was known at the time as the Trucial States of Oman.
Coverage and Compliance
Information Recorded in the Records
Birth Records
- Name of child
- Date of birth
- Sex
- Place of birth
- Names of parents
- Ages of parents
- Occupations of parents
- Date and place of parents' marriage
- Registration date
Marriage Records
- Names of bride and groom
- Birthdates of bride and groom
- Birthplaces of bride and groom
- Nationalities of bride and groom
- Marriage date
- Marriage place
Death Records
Strategy
References
- ↑ Kingdom of Bahrain Ministry of Health, Birth and Death Certificate Services, (accessed 12 August 2020).