Iran Civil Registration

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Civil Registration

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How to Find the Records

Online Collections

• British Armed Forces and Overseas Births and Baptisms at Findmypast; index & images, ($)
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages at Findmypast; index & images, ($)
• British Armed Forces and Overseas Deaths and Burials at Findmypast; index & images, ($)

Several records of the Great Britain Consulates from the following locations:

• Bīrjand, Iran at FamilySearch Catalog
• Bushire, Iran at FamilySearch Catalog
• Bushehr/Bushire, Iran at FamilySearch Catalog
• Isfahan, Iran at FamilySearch Catalog

Offices to Contact

Governmental Civil Registration Office
PCG5+65X District 6
Tehran, Tehran Province, Iran

Telephone: +98 21 8871 2662

National Organization for Civil Registration
MCP4+MQ4 District 11
Tehran, Iran

Telephone: +98 21 6674 2876

Historical Background

Over the centuries, Iran has been invaded by several nations, including Turks, Mongols, Ilkhans, the Timurids, Safavids, and Russians, so has a mixture of races.

Coverage and Compliance

Since July 1925, all Iranian citizens, in or out of the country, are required to have a birth certificate.