Cambodia Civil Registration

Cambodia

Civil Registration

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How to Find the Records

Offices to Contact

Ministry of Interior of the Royal Government of Cambodia
General Department of Identification
275 Norodom Blvd
Phnom Penh, Cambodia

Telephone:
023 721 905
023 726 052
023 721 190

E-mail: info@interior.gov.kh

Coverage and Compliance

A marriage between a man under 20 years and a woman under 18 years shall be voidable. The

Information Recorded in the Records

Births

Certificates may include the following information:

• Name
• Place of birth
• Date of birth
• Gender
• Names of parents

The Chief or member of the People's Committee of the Commune or Section Registrar Office (in French "officer d'Etat Civil") must make a public announcement of the marriage ceremony by posting a publication at the house of the bride and at the office of Commune or Section in the jurisdiction where the bride resides. The publication shall contain the followings: 1. family name, name, age, occupation and place of abode of the future husband and wife; 2. family name, name, age, occupation and place of abode of the parents of the future spouses (if father or mother deceased, it must be written down as "deceased"). 3. timeliness of complaint.