Chad
A well developed and functioning civil registration system ensures the registration of all vital events including births, marriages and deaths and issues relevant certificates as proof of such registration. Civil registration promotes efficient government planning, effective use of resources and aid, and more accurate monitoring of progress towards achieving the Sustainable Development Goals.
Birth Registration
| Legal framework for birth registration | Law 008/PR/2013 (10 May 2013) on the organization of civil registration in the Republic of Chad |
| Official authorities in charge of registering births | Minister of Territorial Administration and Local Governance (MATGL), Director of Political Affairs and Civil Registration (DAPEC), Municipal mayors of the communes and of the Borough, Presidents of rural councils, Officers of the army, Ambassadors and consuls in diplomatic representations in Chad and abroad, Deputies and alternates designated by the holders in writing |
| Organizational structure | Decentralized |
| Is there a legal obligation to register the birth of a child? | Yes |
| Is an official birth certificate issued as a result of birth registration? | Yes, immediately, free of charge (Law 008/PR/2013, article 3) |
| Legal informant to register a birth | Father, Mother, An ascendant, Any person who attended the birth (Law 008/PR/2013, article 25) |
| Time allowed for registration | 1 month (Law 008/PR/2013, article 25) |
| Fee for birth registration | No |
| Can the fee be increased or waived? | No |
| Fee for birth certificate | No |
| Penalty for late registration | No, but payment is required for the constitution of the judgments and legal costs. |
| Other official fees involved in the birth registration process | Yes |
| Requirements or fees specific to children who are eligible for citizenship but were born outside the country | No |
| Requirements or fees specific to children whose parents are foreign nationals | No |
| Requirements for birth registration | – Verbal declaration from the father, mother, an ascendant or any person attending the birth;
– Identity document, passport or birth certificate of the father, mother and declarant; – Marriage certificate, if possible; – Birth certificates for births in health facilities. (Law 008/PR/2013, article 25) |
| Information collected | Regarding the child: Name, Date of birth, Date of registration, Location of the event, Place of declaration, Sex,
Regarding the mother of the child: Date of birth or age, Place/country of birth, Occupation, Domicile Regarding the father of the child: Date of birth or age, Occupation, Domicile |
| Processing | Manually (on paper); All vital events are directly recorded on non-standardized forms, their fill fields are free and they are filled manually in cursive writing, which prohibits their subsequent exploitation by optical character recognition. However, some civil registration centres in the capital that have received computers enter the information under a software designed for this purpose. |
| Place of registration | Municipalities, district, chief places of the rural communities, diplomatic representations are the main centres, the municipal districts embassies and consulates (Law 008/PR 2013, article 14) |
| Process for establishing vital statistics on births | Identification, Education, Voting |
| Processing | The Civil Registration Act does not contain clear provisions on the collection and publication of vital statistics, while the Law on national statistics provides for the collection, compilation and dissemination of vital statistics on the basis of civil registers. Despite the existence of a service of statistics (INSEED), vital statistics remain poor in Chad. |
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Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information.
Marriage Registration
| Legal framework for marriage registration | Law 008/PR/2013 (10 May 2013) on the organization of civil registration in the Republic of Chad |
| Official authorities in charge of registering a marriage | Minister of Territorial Administration and Local Governance (MATGL), Director of Political Affairs and Civil Registration (DAPEC), Municipal mayors of the communes and of the borough, Presidents of rural councils, Officers of the army, Ambassadors and consuls in diplomatic representations in Chad and abroad, Deputies and alternates designated by the holders in writing |
| Organizational structure | Decentralized |
| Legal age for marriage | 18 years for both sexes |
| Is there a legal obligation to register marriages? | No |
| Is an official marriage certificate issued as a result of marriage registration? | Yes, immediately |
| Legal informant to register a marriage | Bride and groom |
| Time allowed for registration | For the publication of the banns , 10 to 30 days; For the celebration, 2 months after the publication of the banns or 2 months after the customary and religious celebration |
| Fee for marriage registration | No |
| Can the fee be increased or waived? | No |
| Fee for marriage certificate | No |
| Penalty for late registration | No |
| Other official fees involved in the marriage registration process | Yes; Filing fee vary by civil registration centre and the day of celebration e.g., if Friday is the wedding day and a celebration request is made on Saturday, the cost is higher. |
| Additional registration requirements or fees if one spouse was born outside the country or has dual citizenship | No |
| Requirements for marriage registration | Copies of the following items are required:
– Birth certificate; – Any waivers; – Identity documents of each of the prospective spouses and their respective witnesses; – Statement of the amount of agreed dowry or the dowry non-payment agreement; – Medical prenuptial certificate attesting that the future spouses were examined for consent to marriage; – Marriage contract defining the chosen property regime. (Law 008/PR/2013, article 30) |
| Information collected | Regarding the spouses: Date of birth (or age) of the bride, Usual place of residence of the bride, Date of birth (or age) of the groom, Occupation and domicile of each spouse, Numbers of CINs of spouses, Names of the parents of bride and groom
Regarding the marriage: Date of registration, Place of occurrence, Place of registration, Date of registration, Matrimonial regime, Dispensations of age, Names and numbers of CINs of the witnesses, Mention of the payment of the dowry, Choice of matrimonial regime |
| Processing | Manually (on paper); All vital events are directly recorded on non-standardized forms, their fill fields are free and they are filled manually in cursive writing, which prohibits their subsequent exploitation by optical character recognition. However, some civil registration centres in the capital that have received computers enter the information under a software designed for this purpose. |
| Place of registration | Municipalities, Districts, Chief places of the rural communities, Diplomatic representations, Place of occurrence of the marriage |
| Process for establishing vital statistics on marriage | Inheritance, Registration of children |
| Requirements for marriage registration | The Civil Registration Act does not contain clear provisions on the collection and publication of vital statistics, while the Law on national statistics provides for the collection, compilation and dissemination of vital statistics on the basis of civil registers. Despite the existence of a service of statistics (INSEED), vital statistics remain poor in Chad. |
Download sample marriage certificate
Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information.
Death Registration
| Legal framework for death registration | Law 008/PR/2013 (10 May 2013) on the organization of civil registration in the Republic of Chad |
| Official authorities in charge of registering a death | Minister of Territorial Administration and Local Governance (MATGL), Director of Political Affairs and Civil Registration (DAPEC), Municipal mayors of the communes and of the borough, Presidents of rural councils, Officers of the army, Ambassadors and consuls in diplomatic representations in Chad and abroad, Deputies and alternates designated by the holders in writing |
| Organizational structure | Decentralized |
| Is there a legal obligation to register deaths? | Yes (Law 008/PR/2013, article 10) |
| Is an official death certificate issued as a result of death registration? | Yes, immediately |
| Legal informant to register a death | Surviving spouse, Ascendants or descendants, Close relatives of the deceased, Any person holding the precise information on the civil status of the deceased (Law 008/PR/2013, article 40) |
| Time allowed for registration | 1 month (Law 008/PR/2013, article 40) |
| Fee for death registration | No |
| Can the fee be increased or waived? | No |
| Fee for death certificate | Yes |
| Penalty for late registration | No |
| Other official fees involved in the death registration process | Yes, hospital administrative fees |
| Registration requirements or fees specific for the deaths of people who were residents in the country and also of foreign nationality | No |
| Requirements for death registration | Medical death certificate, Identification card, Birth certificate |
| Information collected | Regarding the deceased: Name, Sex, Date of birth or age, Place of usual residence
Regarding the death: Date of death, Date of registration, Place of occurrence, Place of registration, Cause of death, Certifier, Place of occurrence type (hospital, domicile, etc.) |
| Information collected in case of fetal death | When a stillborn child is declared, the declaration is to be entered into the death register and into the birth register, i.e., a lifeless child is declared without a presumption as to whether the child had lived or not (Law 008/PR/2013). |
| Processing | Manually (on paper); All vital events are directly recorded on non-standardized forms, their fill fields are free and they are filled manually in cursive writing, which prohibits their subsequent exploitation by optical character recognition. However, some civil registration centres in the capital that have received computers enter the information under a software designed for this purpose. |
| Place of registration | Municipalities, Districts, Chief places of the rural communities, Diplomatic representations, Embassies and Consulates (Law 008/PR/2013, article 14) |
| A death certificate is required for: | Inheritance, Obtaining social assistance |
| Process for establishing vital statistics on deaths | The Civil Registration Act does not contain clear provisions on the collection and publication of vital statistics, while the Law on national statistics provides for the collection, compilation and dissemination of vital statistics on the basis of civil registers. Despite the existence of a service of statistics (INSEED), vital statistics remain poor in Chad. |
Download sample death certificate
Data sources: Information on civil registration systems was compiled over a period from December 2016 to November 2017 using the existing relevant legal frameworks and in consultation with CRVS experts, officials within the relevant national institutions, and UNICEF country offices. All reasonable precautions have been taken by UNICEF to verify this country profile; updates will be made to reflect changes in policy and implementation and/or new information.