Montenegro Civil Registration: Difference between revisions

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Birth and death records are in a national database available from the civil registrars throughout Montenegro.<ref name="State Dept">Travel.State.Gov, 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/Montenegro.html Montenegro], (accessed 29 September 2023).</ref>
Birth and death records are in a national database available from the civil registrars throughout Montenegro.<ref name="State Dept">Travel.State.Gov, 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/Montenegro.html Montenegro], (accessed 29 September 2023).</ref>


Marriage certificates (Izvod iz Maticne Vencanih) are currently only available at the civil registry where the event occurred. The fact that a marriage took place by proxy is not usually evident from the marriage certificate. Prior to May l0, 1946, these records were maintained by church authorities. Since that date, only civil marriages have been legal. The church document is entitled Vencani List (Marriage certificate). Many records, particularly in Montenegro, were destroyed during the Second World War and reconstructed afterwards.<ref name="State Dept"></ref>
Marriage records are currently only at the civil registry where the marriage happened.<ref name="State Dept"></ref>


Same-sex marriages are not recognized in Montenegro.
==Historical Background==


==Historical Background==
The marriage certificate does not usually show if the marriage took place by proxy. Prior to May l0, 1946, marriage records were maintained by church authorities. After that, only civil marriages are legal.
 
During WWII, many records, particularly in Montenegro, were destroyed and were reconstructed later.<ref name="State Dept"></ref>


==Coverage and Compliance==
==Coverage and Compliance==
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===Birth Records (Izvod iz Maticne Knjige Rodjenih)===
===Birth Records (Izvod iz Maticne Knjige Rodjenih)===


===Marriage Records===
===Marriage Records (Izvod iz Maticne Vencanih)===




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