Does a Single Mother Need a Certificate of Single Status to Register Her Child's Birth?

Clause 1, Article 16 of the Civil Status Law 2014 stipulates the procedures for birth registration as follows:

The person registering the birth must submit the prescribed declaration form and the birth certificate to the civil status registration agency. In case there is no birth certificate, a written document from a witness confirming the birth is required; if there is no witness, a written affidavit of the birth is necessary; in the case of birth registration for abandoned children, there must be a record confirming the abandonment made by the competent authority; in the case of birth registration for a child born via surrogacy, a document proving the surrogacy in accordance with legal regulations is required.

When registering the birth of a child, the following documents must be prepared:

- Birth registration declaration form (as per the prescribed form);

- Birth certificate. In case there is no birth certificate, a written document from a witness confirming the birth is required; if there is no witness, a written affidavit of the birth is necessary;

+ If registering the birth for abandoned children, a record confirming the abandonment made by the competent authority is required;

+ If registering the birth for a child born via surrogacy, a document proving the surrogacy in accordance with legal regulations is required.

- Additionally, the person registering the birth must bring their ID card/Citizen Identification Card and Household Register for verification.

- In the case where the child is born within wedlock, the parents must present the Marriage Certificate during the birth registration process.

Thus, according to the above regulations, a single mother registering her child's birth does not need to present a single status certificate.

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