Pakistan: The requirements, documents and procedures to register the birth of a child; whether the requirements and birth registration procedures are the same throughout the country; whether there is a deadline to register the birth; what procedures the parents must follow if the deadline is not met; the meaning of the date listed under the heading "Day month year when date of birth entered"; whether a birth certificate is required to register a child in school
| Publisher | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada |
| Author | Research Directorate, Immigration and Refugee Board, Canada |
| Publication Date | 30 March 2000 |
| Citation / Document Symbol | PAK33551.E |
| Reference | 1 |
| Cite as | Canada: Immigration and Refugee Board of Canada, Pakistan: The requirements, documents and procedures to register the birth of a child; whether the requirements and birth registration procedures are the same throughout the country; whether there is a deadline to register the birth; what procedures the parents must follow if the deadline is not met; the meaning of the date listed under the heading "Day month year when date of birth entered"; whether a birth certificate is required to register a child in school, 30 March 2000, PAK33551.E, available at: https://www.refworld.org/docid/3ae6ad554.html [accessed 17 September 2023] |
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The requirements, necessary documents and registration forms needed to register the birth of a child born abroad to a citizen of Pakistan can be obtained from the Internet site of the Embassy of the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Washington, DC at
The Research Directorate was unable to obtain information from the High Commission for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan in Ottawa on the requirements, documents and procedures to register the birth of a child; whether the requirements and birth registration procedures are the same throughout the country; whether there is a deadline to register the birth; what procedures the parents must follow if the deadline is not met; the meaning of the date listed under the heading "Day month year when date of birth entered"; whether a birth certificate is required to register a child in school.
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. Please find below the source contacted in researching this Information Request.
Additional Source Contacted
High Commission for the Islamic Republic of Pakistan, Ottawa.