Guidance

Informative Note: surname registration at birth in Ecuador

Informative note about registering a child with one or two surnames.

• From: Foreign & Commonwealth Office and Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office
• Published: 15 February 2018
• Last updated: 23 April 2018 — See all updates

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Surname Registration at Birth

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In reference to Article 38 of the Organic Law on Identity and Civil Data Management 2016 - surnames for children born to foreign citizens: when registering the birth of a child born to foreign parents, regardless of immigration status, surnames will be assigned in the order and authorised gender in the foreign mother or father’s country of origin legislation, without changing the paternal or maternal ‘filiation‘.

In the same way they can freely chose forenames. The British Embassy Quito has agreed with the local Civil Registry Office that for children born to British parents in Ecuador, they can choose whether they want to give the child one or two surnames, by submitting a copy of the legislation in England and Wales (Birth and Death Regulations).

Published 15 February 2018
Last updated 23 April 2018 + show all updates

1. 23 April 2018

   updated version

2. 20 April 2018

   updated version

3. 15 February 2018

   First published.