Voice of Guyana International

Children born overseas to Guyanese parents are recognized in Guyana. Where the Birth Certificate is issued in the child’s country of birth, is in English and a Guyana Birth Certificate is required either parent could take the child’s Birth Certificate to the GRO office to be processed.·Where the Birth Certificate is issued in the child’s country of birth is not English and a Guyana Birth Certificate is required, either parent should have the original Birth Certificate translated into English. The parent should take both the original and the translated Birth Certificate to the GRO’s office to be processed.
· In both cases the processing fee is $80 which takes three weeks.

Tips you should know

· Expectant mothers are encouraged to choose names for their children before their. The parents, however have 14 days in which to register the child’s birth (at the place of birth). It is very important to spell the name of the child’s name correctly.

When a birth is registered, but no name is given to the child, the parent is allowed 12 months to report the matter to the GRO’s office. However, after the 12 months have expired, the parent would need to engage a legal practitioner who will apply to the District Magistrate’s Court for a Court Order. The Court Order would then be taken to the GRO’s office to be processed.

·If a child under 12 months old is not registered within the 14-day period, either parent should have the Hospital Discharge Slip or a written statement from the midwife showing the child’s name and date of birth. The parent should also take the child’s clinic card and a $2 revenue stamp to the GRO’s office, where he/she would fill out a Birth Declaration form so that the Certificate could be processed.

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