Nauru Civil Registration
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How to Find the Records[edit | edit source]
Offices to Contact[edit | edit source]
Government of the Republic of Nauru
Office of Births, Deaths and Marriages (BDM)
Telephone: +674 557 3133 ext. 307
Online contact: Contact Us
Historical Background[edit | edit source]
"Fifty-eight percent of people in Nauru are ethnically Nauruan, 26 percent are other Pacific Islander, 8 percent are European, and 8 percent are Han Chinese." [1]
Nearly all births and deaths occur in the main hospital. [2]n Na
Coverage and Compliance[edit | edit source]
Information Recorded in the Records[edit | edit source]
Birth Records[edit | edit source]
For children born outside the Republic, the following information is needed to register the child in Nauru:
(a) name of the child
(b) gender of the child
(c) date of birth
(d) country of birth
(e) name and address of the medical facility where the child was born
(f) names of the mother and father as it appears in the marriage certificate
and where the parents are not married, the names of the respective
parents or mother as it appears in their birth certificates
(g) nationality of the parents
(h) districts of the parents in Nauru
(i) tribe[3]
Probably similar information is needed for children born in Nauru.
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ Wiki contributors, Nauru, (accessed 4 February 2022).
- ↑ Pacific Community and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 2021. Civil registration and vital statistics in Nauru. Noumea, New Caledonia: Pacific Community, (accessed 3 October 2022).
- ↑ Republic of Nauru, BIRTHS DEATHS AND MARRIAGES REGISTRATION (REGISTRATION OF BIRTHS OF NAURUAN CHILDREN BORN OUTSIDE THE REPUBLIC, (accessed 3 October 2022).