Uzbekistan

Birth Certificates

Available

Fees: Fees vary. Consult the decree on state fees for specific rates.

Document Name:  Birth Certificate

Issuing Authority: Vital Records Offices at the district and city levels; in villages- citizens’ unions (“skhod grajdan”- rus, “fuqarolar yig’ini”- uzb) depending on where the child was born or where the domicile of parents or one of the parents is

Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: The birth certificate booklet has a dark green color with the coat of arms and name of the document in golden print in Uzbek (Latin) and Russian (Cyrillic) languages. Currently issued documents are in Uzbek and Russian languages and should always have a wet seal of the issuing authority and signature of the authorized personnel.

Issuing Authority Personnel Title: In the cities and districts by the Chiefs of the Vital Records Offices and, in the villages, chairmen of citizens’ unions

Registration Criteria: Registration of birth is mandatory in the Vital Records Offices in the district/city where the child was born, or where one of the parents resides within one month from the date of child’s birth.

Procedure for Obtaining: At least one of the parents, and in rare circumstances, close relatives, neighbors, or third parties, authorized by at least one of the parents, as well as by officials of medical facilities, internal affairs departments or of the custody and guardianship bodies may submit a written request to the Vital Records Office at the district or city levels. In cases when a birth has not been registered within a one-month term, Vital Records Offices requires additional documents confirming the fact of child birth. The following documents must be filed to the Vital Records Offices in order to obtain a birth certificate: medical certification of birth, passports of parents, parents’ marriage certificate or application to establish paternity or an application of a single mother

Certified Copies Available:  Certified copies are not available.

Alternate Documents: Duplicates of birth certificates are available.

Exceptions: Duplicates of birth certificates are not available for deceased people. Instead, a reference of death (ma’lumotnoma) is available.

Comments: If the child’s parents are not in a legal marriage, the father’s information shall be written based on the mother’s statement, certified by a notary public or a medical facility.

Death Certificates

Available

Fees: Fees vary. Consult the decree on state fees for specific rates.

Document Name:  Death Certificate

Issuing Authority: Vital Records Offices at the district or city level, or village citizen’s unions, depending on where the deceased person resided prior to death or where the death took place. Registration of death of Uzbek citizens who died abroad is done by consular officers of the Republic of Uzbekistan where the deceased person has last resided or where death took place.

Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: The Death Certificate is a two-page booklet in light purple color and has an alphanumeric serial number with three letters followed by seven digits. The document shall always have a signature of the chief of the issuing authority and a round wet seal with the name of the issuing authority. The document is in Russian (Cyrillic) and Uzbek (Latin alphabet) languages.

Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Chief of the Vital Records Office at the district or city levels; chairman of the village citizen’s unions; consular officer of the Republic of Uzbekistan

Registration Criteria: Application about death must be filed on the day death took place or no later than three days from the day deceased person was discovered. Burial is prohibited without registration of death in Vital Records Offices.

Procedure for Obtaining: Application to register a death must be filed within three days from the issuance of a medical certification of death. This application can be filed by next of kin, relatives as well as medical facilities, who submit medical certification of death and documents confirming the identity of the deceased.

Certified Copies Available: Certified copies are not available.

Alternate Documents: Duplicate death certificates are available. 

Exceptions: A Death Certificate is not available by default for stillborn children as well as for children who died within the first week of life. When requested, such certificates can be issued to the parents. Only a reference death statement (“spravka o smerti”) is issued by default.

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