What should I do if I lose my birth certificate? Can I apply for a replacement if I lose my birth certificate?

Some parents are forgetful and lose their baby's birth certificate, and they get anxious when they need it. So what should you do if you lose your birth certificate? Can you apply for a replacement if you lose your birth certificate? What is the specific process for reissuing it? Let's learn about it together~

What should I do if I lose my birth certificate?

1. First, the child’s parents should report to the neighborhood committee or village committee where the household registration is located, and ask them to issue a certificate stating when and where a child was born (specify the gender), and that the child has not yet been registered. Please assist in obtaining a birth certificate.

2. Then, find the doctor who delivered the child that day, and ask him to prove that he delivered a child of certain gender at a certain time and minute on a certain day of a certain year, and ask him to sign.

3. Thirdly, both parents should go to the local police station with their household registration book, ID card and marriage certificate to obtain relevant certificates to prove that the child was not registered on time.

4. Finally, take the above documents to the hospital where the delivery took place, find the leader, explain the situation, and ask them to smoothly issue the birth certificate according to the regulations.

How to apply for a replacement birth certificate

In our daily life, we always lose things, and sometimes we lose some important items, which is a common mistake. Among them, the birth certificate may be lost, which brings a lot of unnecessary trouble to our lives. So, if the birth certificate is lost, how should we apply for a replacement?

First of all, we should find the original issuing unit of the birth certificate and ask them to produce the original record materials of the birth certificate.

After obtaining the original materials of the birth certificate, you can apply to the health administration department of your place of residence for a reissue of the birth certificate. After verifying that it is correct, the competent department will reissue the lost birth certificate. Of course, the reissued birth certificate will have a special stamp for reissue, which is different from the original birth certificate, but it does not affect its use.

Notes on filling out forms and applying for birth certificates

1. The baby's name column can be left blank, but the rest of the form items must be filled in truthfully and cannot be left blank. The baby's parents' names must be consistent with the names on their ID cards and medical records during hospitalization. The baby's parents' occupations and units can be abbreviated or left blank. The household registration addresses of both parents must be written accurately. The baby's household registration follows the father.

2. Remember to apply for a birth certificate about 15 days after your baby is born, and please determine the baby's name in advance.

3. When reissuing the birth certificate, you need the original ID card of the baby's parents, the original or photocopy of the household registration booklet, the birth certificate, the marriage certificate, etc. Remember to bring the discharge notice!

4. If your documents are incomplete, the state law prohibits you from being issued a birth certificate or a replacement birth certificate.

5. To reissue the birth certificate, the baby's parents are required to apply for it. Bring your ID and prepare all the documents! If the parents cannot handle it, they need to write a power of attorney, which must be processed by the relevant department.

What is the use of a birth certificate?

A birth certificate has many functions, including the following:

① Proof of the baby’s nationality (i.e., born in the territory of the People’s Republic of China) and record of the baby’s physical health status at birth;

②Record and prove the blood relationship (maternal line) and blood relationship (paternal line) of the baby;

③It is the basic certificate for newborns to go to school and receive other health care and services in the future.