Bhutan Civil Registration

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How to Find the Records

Offices to Contact

Ministry of Home and Cultural Affairs
Department of Civil Registration and Census
Post Box No.133, Tashichho dzong,
Thimphu,Bhutan

Telephone: +975-2-322301/322015/325173

Judicial Service, Marriage Certificate Application Form

Historical Background

Though village records exist, few birth and death records are created. Polygamy and polyandry are legal in Bhutan, however only the first wife or first husband has legal status. Polyandry and polygamy are dying out. Arranged marriages are still common in rural areas.

Coverage and Compliance

Birth records are not created, and death records are not issued. Some may be in village records. Marriage records may be registered at a local civil office.

Information Recorded in the Records

Births

• Name
• Nationality
• Date of birth
• Gender
• Place of birth
• Residential address
• Name and nationality of father
• Name and nationality of mother

Marriages

Deaths

• Name
• Gender
• Date of birth
• Occupation
• Nationality
• Marital status
• Date of death
• Cause of death
• Place of death
• Name of father
• Name of mother

References

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