Civil status certificates
Obtaining and restoring certificates worldwide
We obtain reissued certificates and extracts of birth, marriage, divorce, death and change of name. Where needed, we arrange the apostille, translate them and send them ready to file.
We work under a power of attorney: no need to travel to the country of issue.
Online check
Order a certificate
Where a record is kept depends on the country and the year of registration. Enter them to see where to look, how long it takes and what it costs.
- Reissued certificates and extracts from records
- Requested under a power of attorney, without travel
- Apostille and translation in the same chain
Select the country of registration: we will suggest where to look for the record, the timing and the cost.
from €100
obtaining a document, excluding fees
5 types
birth, marriage, divorce, death, change of name
No travel
request under a power of attorney
Whole family
spouse, children and parents in one request
Situations
When you needa certificate
What you receive is a reissued document or an extract from the record. The form depends on the country of registration.
- A lost certificate
We obtain a reissued document or an official extract from the record.
- Issued long ago
We check where the record is now: in the registry or an archive.
- Residency and citizenship
Certificates with apostille and translation for migration authorities.
- Relatives' documents
Certificates of parents and ancestors for citizenship by descent.
- Inheritance
Death and kinship certificates for inheritance matters.
- An error in the record
Correcting a civil record: administratively or through a court.
Special cases
What to knowin advance
- If the certificate is lost
- You receive a reissued document or an extract from the record, not a "duplicate of the original". This depends on the country's law and whether the record survives.
- If the record is old
- We identify the registration authority of that time and check where its archive went, then request the document where the record is now.
- If the document is for a relative
- Some countries issue documents only to the person, their representative or relatives who prove kinship. We check the procedure by country.
- If the certificate has an error
- This means changing the civil record, not reissuing. We work out whether it can be corrected administratively or needs a court order.
Four steps
How we work
If a document cannot be obtained, we say so at the check stage, before you pay for the main work.
- 01Checking the record
Where and when the event was registered, and where the record is now.
- 02Power of attorney
We draft the power of attorney and a consent where needed.
- 03Obtaining
A request to the registry or archive of the country of registration.
a registry is faster than an archive
- 04Apostille and translation
Apostille or legalisation, translation, courier.
Result
The certificate is with youA reissued document with apostille and translation, ready to file.
Cost
What the costdepends on
We send the estimate after checking the record.
- Country of registration
- Fees and the issuing procedure vary by country.
- Document type
- Certificate, extract or archive reference.
- Archive search
- If the record is not in the current registry, a search is added.
- Urgency
- Fast-track issue, where it exists, is priced separately.
from €100
obtaining a document, excluding government fees. Apostille, translation, certification and delivery are charged separately.
To get started
- Details of the event: names, date and place of registration
- A power of attorney for the request: we draft the text
- Proof of kinship if the document is for a relative
CertificatesThe essentials
Questions and answers
Did not find your answer? A lawyer will reply on your situation.
In most countries, yes, but you receive a reissued document or an official extract from the record. Whether and in what form depends on the law of the country of registration and on whether the record survives.
We identify the registration authority of that period, check where its archive went and request the document where the record is now. We confirm the search result before the main work starts.
As a rule, no: we make the request under a power of attorney. If the law requires personal attendance or proof of kinship, we tell you before work starts.
It depends on the country: some states issue documents only to the person, their representative or relatives who prove kinship. We check the procedure for the specific country.
Obtaining a document starts from €100, excluding government fees. The total depends on the country, the document type, any archive search and urgency. Apostille, translation, certification and delivery are charged separately.
It depends on the country and where the record is kept: a current registry responds faster than an archive. We confirm the timing after checking the record.
Yes, if an apostille applies to the document and the receiving country. For countries outside the Hague Convention we arrange consular legalisation.
No. If the record has not survived or the country's law does not provide for issuing the required form, the document cannot be obtained. We identify such situations at the check stage and say so directly.
Updated 2 November 2026.
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BRIDGES specialists who check the requirements, handle the filing and stay in touch with the authorities in the country of issue.
ServicesDocuments
All document services
Order any service on its own or combine several into one request.
Documents01 / 08ApostilleFor the 130 states of the Hague Convention. Issued in the country of the document, without you travelling.Details 
Documents02 / 08Consular legalisationFor countries outside the Hague Convention: notary, ministry and consulate in one chain.Details 
Documents03 / 08Police certificateFrom any country where you have lived, timed to your filing date.Details 
Documents04 / 08Sworn translationTranslation certified in the form the receiving country accepts.Details 
Documents05 / 08Document retrievalReissued copies and extracts in the country of issue when the original is gone.Details 
Documents06 / 08Archive researchBirth and marriage records of ancestors for citizenship by descent.Details 
Documents07 / 08Education recognitionDiplomas and transcripts prepared for recognition abroad.Details 
Documents08 / 08DocumentsOrder any service on its own or combine several into one request.Details What clients say
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