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Certificate of the birth of a child from the registry office: form, what is it for, what it looks like
A certificate of the birth of a child from the registry office is the first important document of a new little person. It must be done within the first thirty days of the child’s life.
What a birth certificate looks like and where to get it
The certificate is printed on a white A4 sheet. Unlike a birth certificate, which has an official seal and special watermarks, it does not have any marks. The certificate contains the data of the parents and the place of birth of the baby.
You need to get a certificate of the birth of a child from the registry office within a month
The document can be obtained from the registry office at the place of registration of the parents or at the place of birth of the baby. It is issued instead of the birth certificate, which is given in the hospital.
To obtain a certificate and certificate, you need to take the following documents with you:
- a certificate from the hospital;
- completed application;
- Parents’ passports;
- marriage certificate (if any) or a document confirming paternity.
If parents do not have the opportunity to personally obtain documents, other close relatives can do this. But for this you need to issue a notarized power of attorney.
Also, in some institutions, it is possible to enter the child’s data in the parents’ passports. Together with the birth certificate in the registry office, you need to get certificates No. 24 and No. 25, which are necessary for registration of cash benefits.
How long is the certificate valid
The validity period of this document is 6 months, after which it loses its legal force. After this time, the law does not allow the requirement for the payment of cash benefits.
If it is lost or damaged, according to the law, you can get a duplicate. But in real life, registry offices often refuse this service. Therefore, you need to be persistent and prove your rights. The main thing is to fill out an application form for re-issuing a document, collect the necessary papers and submit a request to the registry office, where the first certificate was issued. In 1-2 days, a new certificate will be issued, it will be marked with a note that it is not the original. But even after receiving a second document, the social security authorities may refuse to accept it.
What is a birth certificate for?
Knowing how long a birth certificate is valid, you can plan your affairs in advance and do everything on time. It is necessary for:
- receiving a lump sum at birth;
- registration of benefits for the care of a child under 1,5 years.
It is impossible to issue these benefits without a birth certificate.
All certificates must be received on time, otherwise it is very difficult to achieve the payment of benefits.