Honduras: The procedures involved in obtaining a certified copy of a birth certificate in Honduras, including the length of time before receiving it and whether there are costs involved
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 1 October 1998 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | HND30314.E |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Honduras: The procedures involved in obtaining a certified copy of a birth certificate in Honduras, including the length of time before receiving it and whether there are costs involved, 1 October 1998, HND30314.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6aca118.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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In a 13 October 1998 telephone interview with the Research Directorate, the Third Secretary at the Embassy of Honduras in Ottawa stated that a person wishing to obtain a certified copy of his/her birth certificate would go to the Registro Nacional de las Personas (National Registry of Persons) in Tegucigalpa to fill out the birth certificate request form and present one piece of identification, usually the carnet de identidad (identity card). If the person has no proper Honduran identity card, the Registro Nacional de las Personas may, at their discretion, issue a copy of a birth certificate if provided with only the name, birth date and place of birth of the individuals concerned (ibid.). The Third Secretary stated that there are no costs incurred by the requester of the birth certificate and that the length of time required before the person obtains it is between one to four weeks in Honduras, and up to two months if the requester is in Canada.
This Response was prepared after researching publicly accessible information currently available to the Research Directorate within time constraints. This Response is not, and does not purport to be, conclusive as to the merit of any particular claim to refugee status or asylum.
Reference
Embassy of Honduras, Ottawa. 13 October 1998. Telephone interview with the Third Secretary.