Issuing of birth certificates for newborns born in the Příbram civil registration district

Where you can sort this out

Příbram Town Hall, Civil Affairs Department, Registry Office

Other necessary documents, information, etc.

Child born in wedlock:

• marriage certificate,
• identity card or travel document, or a foreign national’s residence permit, if issued,
• a joint declaration regarding the child’s surname(s) – available for download here.

For a child born out of wedlock whose father is unknown, the mother must submit:

• a declaration regarding the child’s name or names – available for download here.
• birth certificate, final divorce decree if the mother is divorced, husband’s death certificate if the child’s mother is a widow,
• an identity card or travel document, or a residence permit, if one has been issued to her.

A child born out of wedlock for whom paternity has been established:

• a joint declaration establishing paternity or, where applicable, a court order establishing paternity,
• the birth certificates of the child’s mother and father,
• a joint declaration regarding the child’s name or names – available for download here.
• an identity card or travel document, or a foreigner’s residence permit, if issued to him,
• a final divorce decree, if the mother is divorced; or the husband’s death certificate, if the child’s mother is widowed.

Basic information

A birth certificate is issued on the basis of a birth registration, which is submitted to the registry office by the maternity ward of Příbram Regional Hospital, a.s. 

Procedure

Parents must collect the child’s birth certificate in person from the registry office upon presentation of proof of identity.

Processing time

30 days

Who is authorised to submit an application, notification, etc.

The healthcare facility where the birth took place is obliged to report the birth to the registry office. If the birth did not take place in a healthcare facility, the birth must be reported by the doctor who first provided medical care, or by the individual who became aware of the birth.

Legislation governing the procedure

• Act No. 301/2000 Coll. on registers, first names and surnames, and on amendments to certain related acts,
• Decree No. 207/2001 Coll., implementing Act No. 301/2000 Coll., on registers, first names and surnames, and amending certain related acts.

Administrative (or other) fee

The original document is not subject to administrative fees.