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===Offices to Contact=== | ===Offices to Contact=== | ||
You may order up to four certificates free online from the [http://www.registrocivil.cl/OficinaInternet/web/carro.srcei Chilean Office of Civil Registration]. In order to obtain the certificates they must be requested by someone who has a RUN, a Chilean national identity number. They will come in a PDF file via email. | |||
Once received you can verify their validity online at www.registrocivil.gob.cl for 60 days from the day of emission. You will need to enter the number of the file and the verification code and then verify the matching information that appears in your screen to confirm the authenticity of the document. | |||
Civil registration records are kept at the local civil registration office ''(oficina de registro civil)'' in each municipality''(municipalidad''). You must determine the town where your ancestor lived before you can find the records. | |||
Civil records are issued in duplicate. The original remains at the local civil registration archive and a copy is sent to: | |||
:'''Archivo General del Registro Civil'''<br> | |||
:'''(General Archive of Civil Registration)'''<br> | |||
:'''Calle Huérfanos 1570'''<br> | |||
:'''Santiago de Chile'''<br> | |||
:'''Chile'''<br> | |||
==Historical Background== | ==Historical Background== | ||
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