Sudan Civil Registration: Difference between revisions
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===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
The following offices may be able to help you 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> | [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> | ||
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Telephone: +249 90 806 9582<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> | |||
General Directorate for Civil Registration in Arabic is al-Idara al-´amma lis-sijill al-madani. | |||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Online Collections[edit | edit source]
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
The following offices may be able to help you 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
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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
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
In 1990 there was a UN initiative for Civil Registration, however this only produced partial results.
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
There is no minimum age of marriage in Sudan.
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Birth Records[edit | edit source]
- 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[edit | edit source]
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[edit | edit source]
- 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]