Civil status documents issued by the authorized bodies of foreign states outside the territory of the Republic of Tajikistan, in accordance with the legislation of the respective foreign states, concerning citizens of the Republic of Tajikistan, foreign citizens, and stateless persons, are recognized as valid in the Republic of Tajikistan, provided they are legalized or apostilled, unless otherwise stipulated by international legal acts recognized by Tajikistan.

1) The grounds for state registration of birth are as follows:

2) A document of the established form confirming birth, issued by a medical organization where the birth took place, or by a doctor and/or medical personnel who assisted the woman during childbirth, or by a medical organization to which the mother turned after childbirth, or by an individual engaged in private medical practice in cases of childbirth outside a medical institution.

3) Documents confirming the discovery, age, and sex of a found (abandoned) child, issued by the internal affairs authorities, guardianship and trusteeship authorities, and a medical organization.

4) In the absence of the grounds for state registration of birth specified in Part 1 of this article, the state registration of the child’s birth is carried out based on a court ruling.

1) Parents (one of the parents) must submit a written application for the birth of a child to the civil registry office.

2) If the parents (one of the parents) are unable to personally submit the birth application, it may be filed by a relative of one of the parents, the guardianship and trusteeship authority, or an official of the medical institution where the child was born, and/or an official of another institution where the mother stayed during childbirth and/or where the child was born.

3) Along with the birth registration application, a document confirming the birth of the child must be provided, as well as identity documents of the parents (one of the parents) or the applicant, and/or other documents serving as the basis for entering information about the parents in the child's birth record.

4) If identity documents of the parents (one of the parents) or the applicant, and/or other documents required for recording parental information in the birth record are absent, the child’s birth registration is carried out based on a written request from a medical institution or the guardianship and trusteeship authority.

5) The application for state birth registration is reviewed within three working days from the date of submission, after which a birth certificate is issued or a decision to refuse issuance is made.

1) A state fee is charged for the state registration of civil status acts and the performance of other actions related to the registration of civil status acts, in accordance with the procedure established by the Law of the Republic of Tajikistan "On State Fees."

2) For additional paid services related to the registration of civil status acts, individuals and legal entities must pay a fee. The procedure, amount, and benefits related to the payment of additional paid services provided by civil status registration authorities are determined by the Government of the Republic of Tajikistan.

3) The state registration of civil status acts and the performance of other actions related to civil status records are carried out by employees of the civil status registration authorities as established by the legislation of the Republic of Tajikistan, only after the submission of a document.

4) This document must confirm the payment of the fees established by regulatory legal acts, made through cashless payment methods via financial and credit organizations and other cashless payment infrastructure.