Birth Registration (New Baby)

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Hospital birth notification letter or delivery summary

Where

Hospital where birth occurred

Cost

Free (issued automatically)

Time

At birth

You'll need first

Birth occurred at a health facility

Issued by the hospital or clinic where the birth occurred. Required as primary evidence of birth for NPC registration.

Address changed? Cost different? Office moved? Help the next person.

What's new for admission this year.

And why you need both.

The new NIS process, step by step.