Registration of Births

Persons in Charge:
Mr. Tony Barkachy
Mr. Habib Osman
Email: [email protected]

For follow up on the status of your registration by family name, kindly check this link Pouch for the diplomatic pouch number within which your documents were sent to Lebanon.

For follow up in Lebanon, kindly check with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Immigrants, Department of Immigrants, Section of Properties and Registration دائرة الأملاك و القيد on the following link MoFA.

Registration takes an average of 5 months. The consulate will notify you in a timely manner once the pertinent authorities in Lebanon send proof of completion of registration or otherwise any further requests.

All vital status events (marriage, birth or death) that take place outside Lebanon should be registered at the Lebanese mission (embassy/consulate/honorary consulate) in the country of incidence. If there is no Lebanese mission in the country of incidence, then the registrations should be done at the nearby Lebanese mission that covers such a country.

Registrations of vital status events should include scanned copies (cell phone photos are not acceptable) of the application forms and all supporting documents.

English certificates don’t require any translation to Arabic, except for divorce decrees.

Birth registration applications should be submitted by:

Any of the parents or their legal proxies/guardians.
The persons concerned themselves or their legal proxies/guardians.

For Children Conceived by Married Couples

If the marriage is registered in Lebanon:

At the Consulate or Via Certified Mail at Your Own Risk

Kindly note that we only receive mail on working days and during working hours. Also, note that we don’t collect mail from the post office or the offices of any mailing service. Check our holiday and working hours schedule for more details.

Complete a birth registration application (select the link to get the form) and enclose the following:

Two copies of the birth certificate.
Two copies of a recent family ikhraj kayd for the applying Lebanese parent.
Two copies of the Lebanese marriage certificate if available.
Two copies of the birth certificate for non-Lebanese parents.
Fees: free of charge.

Via email

Include scanned copies (cell phone photos are not acceptable) of the application forms and all supporting documents.

Complete a birth registration application (select the link to get the form) and enclose the following:

Copy of the birth certificate.
Copy of a recent family ikhraj kayd for the applying Lebanese parent.
Copy of the Lebanese marriage certificate if available.
Copy of the birth certificate for non-Lebanese parents.
Fees: free of charge.

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If the marriage is not registered in Lebanon:

At the Consulate or Via Certified Mail at Your Own Risk

Register your marriage (select this link for supporting documents and requirements).
Complete a birth registration application (select the link to get the form) and enclose the following:
- Two copies of the birth certificate.
- Fees: free of charge.

Via email

Include scanned copies (cell phone photos are not acceptable) of the application forms and all supporting documents.

Register your marriage (select this link for supporting documents and requirements).
Complete a birth registration application (select the link to get the form) and enclose the following:
- Copy of the birth certificate.
- Fees: free of charge.

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For Children Conceived by Unmarried Couples

At the Consulate

The Lebanese father should complete a birth registration application (select the link to get the form), sign a declaration of recognition of parenthood and enclose the following:

Where applicable, the mother can sign a declaration of recognition of parenthood.
Two copies of the birth certificate.
Two copies of a recent family/individual ikhraj kayd or Lebanese identification card (I.D.) for the applying Lebanese parent/s.
Where applicable, two copies of the birth certificate and passport, if available, for non Lebanese mothers.
Fees: free of charge.

Via Certified Mail at Your Own Risk

The Lebanese father should complete a birth registration application (select the link to get the form) and enclose the following:

Declaration of recognition of parenthood (select the link to get the form) signed by the father and authenticated by a notary public.
Where applicable, the mother can sign a declaration of recognition of parenthood.
Two copies of the birth certificate.
Two copies of a recent family/individual ikhraj kayd or Lebanese identification card (I.D.) for the applying Lebanese parent/s.
Where applicable, two copies of the birth certificate and passport, if available, for non Lebanese mothers.
Fees: free of charge.