Register the birth of a child
Register a birth abroad or in the UK, changing a birth certificate. Registering a stillbirth.
Services
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Find out how to register a birth - who can register, birth certificates
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Parents must register the birth in the country where the child was born - find out if you can also register the birth in the UK.
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Correct the original registration with the register office or GRO - find out what corrections can be made, who can apply, how long it takes, what they look like
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Re-register your child’s birth to add the father's name to the birth record or certificate at the register office
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Complete this form where the child’s parents have not been in a marriage or civil partnership and only one parent can go to the register office.