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Vanuatu birth registration certificate

Vanuatu's certificate registering a new citizen's birth. It is issued from the birth registration questionnaire (9610) and is needed for the passport. It is handed to the family with the certificate and ID.

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01 / In 30 seconds

The short answer

What it is
Vanuatu's certificate registering a new citizen's birth
How it is issued
From the birth registration questionnaire 9610
Why
No passport is issued without it
For whom
Each family member

02 / In plain words

What Vanuatu birth registration certificate means

The Vanuatu birth registration certificate is the document by which Vanuatu records a new citizen's birth in its register. Each family member receives one.

It is issued from the Birth Registration Questionnaire (9610): own details, parents' details and grandparents'. So this questionnaire is completed among the first - the passport is issued from it.

The certificate is handed to the family together with the citizenship certificate, ID card and passport.

A simple example

The 9610 forms went first, the certificates were issued on time, and the family's passports were not delayed.

Where you will meet it

  • Preparing the passport
  • Questionnaire 9610
  • Handover of documents
  • Documents for a bank

03 / What it covers

What to know

01

Data

  • Own
  • Parents'
  • Grandparents'
02

Why

  • Basis for the passport
  • Register entry
  • Citizen document
03

Errors

  • Name typos
  • Missing parents
  • Not in capitals
04

Money

  • About $1,000 with ID (market)
  • By invoice
  • In the estimate

04 / How it works

How the certificate is issued

Step 1

Form 9610

For each person, in English.

Step 2

Registration

Entry in the Vanuatu register.

Step 3

Certificate

Issued.

Step 4

Passport

Issued from it.

05 / Key facts

Key facts

01What it is

The new citizen's entry in Vanuatu's register

Every family member gets one, children included. It is how Vanuatu records the birth of a new citizen in its register.

02Form 9610

The basis of the certificate

The Birth Registration Questionnaire (9610) asks for your details, your parents' and your grandparents'. It is filled in by hand in block capitals.

03Link to the passport

No certificate, no passport

That is why form 9610 is one of the first to be completed. Any delay with it pushes back the whole family's passports.

04When the family receives it

With the certificate, ID card and passport

It is handed over in one set together with the citizen's other documents.

Common mistakes

Filling in form 9610 in lower case

Write in clear block capitals. That way your details carry over correctly to the certificate and passport.

Leaving out the grandparents' details

The form has fields for your grandparents. Gather these details early, as they often have to be checked with relatives.

Writing names differently from the passport

Spell names exactly as in your international passport. The Vanuatu passport is issued from this certificate, so there must be no mismatch.

06 / Expert advice

Anna Kovalevskaya

How to prepare

Find out in advance the full names and dates of birth of parents and grandparents on both sides.

What we do for you. We complete the 9610 forms from the family data sheet and check names against passports.

Anna KovalevskayaLead lawyer for EU citizenship and residency, 12 years of practice

07 / Questions

Frequently asked questions

The Vanuatu passport is issued from it. Without the certificate there is no passport.

The Birth Registration Questionnaire, form 9610. It is one of the first forms to complete.

Every family member who receives citizenship, including children.

Your own details plus those of your parents and grandparents. Names go in block capitals, spelled as in your international passport.

The certificate is issued from it, and the passport is issued from the certificate. If the form is late, so are the passports.

Together with the citizenship certificate, ID card and passport, in one set.

Vanuatu citizenship glossary

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Author: Anna Kovalevskaya

Reviewed by: Sergey Evdokimov

Sources: Vanuatu Citizenship Office - official fees and charges

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Anna KovalevskayaLead lawyer, citizenship and residency, 12 years of practice