Turkish Birth Certificate

[yetanotherfaery 2]

Does anyone from Turkey or with a spouse in Turkey know where my spouse can get his official Turkish birth certificate? He says they are not really a thing there and that ID suffices at showing citizenship/place of birth. I've checked USCIS and I'm not sure exactly, for when we eventually file for I-130 will he need to show his birth certificate or is his passport enough?

[Crazy Cat 41,982]

They are a thing for US immigration.  It appears there are no alternate documents.  It will be needed at the NVC stage and Consulate stage.

 

Turkey

Birth Certificates

Available

Fees: There are no fees.

Document Name: Vukuatlı Nüfus Kayıt Örneği  - Extract of Vital Record

Issuing Authority: Offices of General Directorate of Civil Registration and Citizenship (Nüfus ve Vatandaşlık İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü),  https://www.turkiye.gov.tr/ website and Turkish Embassies and Consulates abroad.

Special Seal(s) / Color / Format: The ones issued by Civil Registration and Citizenship offices have a Government of Turkiye seal in red color placed at the bottom right side of the document.  It is signed by a preparer and an approver. It is a chart printed in landscape format on an A4 size paper with the holder’s name, last name, father’s name, mother’s name, place and date of birth, and marital status on the first line. The following lines would list the holder’s family members and their biographic information written in the next columns in the same order. If it is obtained through https://www.turkiye.gov.tr/ website and the document would have a QR code at the bottom of the page, instead of red stamp and signatures. The documents issued by Turkish Embassies and Consulates abroad have a blue stamp on the right bottom side, with the names and signatures of the Consular Officers as the preparer and approver.

Issuing Authority Personnel Title: Head of the Civil Registration and Citizenship Office (Nüfus Müdürü)

Consul if issued at Turkish Embassy or Consulate.

The ones obtained from https://www.turkiye.gov.tr/ website do not have personnel name or title listed on the document.

Registration Criteria: Every birth must be reported to the Civil Registration and Citizenship office in the city/district of birth within 30 days or to the Turkish Embassy/Consulate within 60 days if the birth takes place abroad.  Birth can be registered on the basis of the official hospital document showing the birth.  Births that do not take place in health institutions or under the supervision of a health personnel can be registered by verbal declaration by the parents or guardian to the registry office. (https://www.nvi.gov.tr/dogum-islemleri)

Foreigners giving birth in Turkiye can also register the birth with the Civil Registration and Citizenship offices.

Procedure for Obtaining: Birth certificates can be obtained through the https://www.turkiye.gov.tr/ website by personally applying to the General Directorate of Civil Registration and Citizenship (Nüfus ve Vatandaşlık İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü) or to Turkish embassies/consulates abroad.

Certified Copies Available: Since an original or QR-coded document is available, there is no need for certified copies.

Alternate Documents: There are no alternate documents.

Exceptions: Foreigners who give birth in Turkiye can obtain a Birth Registration Extract (Doğum Kayıt Örneği) for their child by applying in person to any provincial office of the General Directorate of Civil Registration and Citizenshi

Comments: It is important that “Vukuatlı Nüfus Kayıt Örneği” be requested as this document includes all family members.

Edited December 8 by Crazy Cat

[JeanneAdil 6,579]

Procedure for Obtaining: Birth certificates can be obtained through the https://www.turkiye.gov.tr/ website by personally applying to the General Directorate of Civil Registration and Citizenship (Nüfus ve Vatandaşlık İşleri Genel Müdürlüğü) or to Turkish embassies/consulates abroad.

[yetanotherfaery 2]

@Crazy Cat thank you so much!

@JeanneAdil thank you!