Bhutan Civil Registration

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How to Find the Records

Offices to Contact

Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs
Department of Civil Registration and Census
Post Box No.133, Tashichho dzong,
Thimphu,Bhutan

Telephone: +975-2-322301/322015/325173Expansion depth limit exceeded

Judicial Service, Marriage Certificate Application Form

Historical Background

Though village records exist, few birth and death records are created. Polygamy and polyandry are legal in Bhutan, however only the first wife or first husband has legal status. Polyandry and polygamy are dying out.Expansion depth limit exceeded Arranged marriages are still common in rural areas.Expansion depth limit exceeded

Coverage and Compliance

Birth records are not created, and death records are not issued. Some may be in village records. Marriage records may be registered at a local civil office.Expansion depth limit exceeded

Information Recorded in the Records

Births

Name
Nationality
Date of birth
Gender
Place of birth
Residential address
Name and nationality of father
Name and nationality of motherExpansion depth limit exceeded

Marriages

Deaths

Name
Gender
Date of birth
Occupation
Nationality
Marital status
Date of death
Cause of death
Place of death
Name of father
Name of motherExpansion depth limit exceeded