There are situations in which it is necessary to restore a birth certificate. In case of damage to property, change of data or to resolve administrative / judicial issues. The restored birth certificate has the same legal force as the lost document.
First of all, you can contact the nearest branch of the RAGS. Next, you need to write an application for the re-issuance of a birth certificate. However, there are some difficulties.
To obtain a duplicate document, you must specify good reasons:
1. Certificate corrupted. If it is damaged and it is not possible to read some data from it, then such a document must be replaced. In this case, you will need to provide a corrupted certificate.
2. First name or last name was changed. If a person decides to change his first or last name, he has the right to apply to the Civil Registry Office to obtain a certificate with the changed data. To do this, you will need to fill out an application according to the established model and indicate the reason why the name is being changed.
3. Decision by administrative or judicial authorities.
4. Loss of the document. There is no penalty for losing a birth certificate, but you will have to pay a state fee for the provision of a public service.
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