Guinea Civil Registration

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Civil Registration

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Coverage and Compliance

Legal age for marriage is 18 years for both sexes.

Information Recorded in the Records

Birth Records

• Date of birth
• Place of birth
• Gender
• Name of child

Concerning Parents:

• Names
• Ages
• Professions
• Domiciles

• Where applicable, the same information of the declarant or witnesses

Marriage Records

• Names of spouses

• Names
• Professions
• Ages
• Date and place of birth
• Domicile and residence of the spouses
• Consent of the father or the head of the family, in the case where such consent is required
• Names of former spouse, if applicable
• The dowry that has been set
• Declaration of the contracting parties to take themselves as spouses, and the pronouncement of their union by the registrar of civil status
• First names, surnames, professions and domiciles of the witnesses and their status as adults

• The fathers or the heads of families whose consent is given at the time of the celebration and by the witnesses