BIRTH CERTIFICATE.

Some of you get confused when you have your first child and don’t know what to do when it comes to getting your child’s birth certificate. But don’t worry. Here’s a run down of what you need to know.

Kati, Uganda now has an authority that is specifically responsible with registration of personal details of citizens of the country known as the National Identification Registration Authority (NIRA).

Registration of birth provides a basis for citizenship especially citizenship by birth as guided by Article 10 and 12 of the 1995 Constitution of The Republic of Uganda.

WHAT IS REQUIRED IN ORDER TO HAVE A REGISTRATION OF A BIRTH?

1. A birth Notification Record.

2. A NIRA Birth declaration Form 3 complete and signed by one of the parents or guardian of the child.

3. The National Identification Number (NIN) of Notifier.

4. Photocopy of the National ID of the Notifier.

For a birth that has occurred in a medical facility, a notification Record shall include a document duly signed and stamped by a Hospital Administrator or Superintendent.

For a birth that has occurred in the community, a notification Record shall include a document duly signed and stamped by a Division- Town Clerk, Sub county – Sub county Chief, and shall have the following particulars of the event:

..Date of Birth.

..Time of Birth.

..Registration Number.

..Name of child.

..Names of Parents

For registration of births and attaining a birth certificate one can approach the NIRA Uganda.

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