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For the attention of users, the Directorate of Citizenship and Migration Affairs informs that it is working on the improvement of the e-service, which does not affect the execution of the e-service, but may cause temporary disturbances, including its execution on mobile devices. The service provides a person with the opportunity to request and receive a repeated birth, marriage or death certificate or statement from the record of the birth, marriage or death register, compiled in the Latvian civil registry institutions in the last 100 years.
Process description. Requesting the service: 1. Applying for the Service can be done sequentially in the five steps specified in the Service, indicating the requested information in each opened step. 2. Pressing the “Continue” button opens the next step. From each step, you can go back to the previous step by clicking the "To previous step" option button. In the open step, by pressing the option button "Cancel", the User is redirected to the home page of the portal latvija.gov.lv (hereinafter – the Portal) and the Service is not registered. 3. Service fields marked with an asterisk (*) are mandatory. For the successful execution of the request, it is advisable to include in the request all the information requested or known to the User. 4. The user selects the type of civil status register from which the document is to be obtained (birth register, death register or marriage register) and the type of document and the form in which the requested document is to be obtained (certificate in paper form, statement in paper form or statement in electronic file format). 5. The user chooses the addressee of the application who will execute the submitted application. 6. The user shall provide contact details for mutual communication. 7. The User shall fill in the civil status register data requested in the application, according to the type of civil status register selected (birth register, death register or marriage register). 8. If the User wishes, up to three files of 2MB each (doc, docx, pdf, rtf, xls, xlsx, edoc, asice, jpg, jpeg, png, odt, odf, ods, odg, zip) may be attached to the application and must be attached simultaneously. Files can be: power of attorney, proof of relationship or legal interest (statement, certificate), court decision, translations and certifications, lawyer's warrant, etc. 9. The User selects whether the document requires the available additional requirements by ticking the "Yes" or "No" box, as appropriate. 10. The User shall indicate the reasons for requesting the document and, if necessary, the specific requirements for the requested document. 11. The User selects the method of receipt of the document, which is indicated in accordance with the User's pre-selected form of delivery of the document. 12. Before submitting an application, the User shall verify the information provided in the application, and once submitted, the application shall not be editable or revocable on the Portal. 13. If the information in the application is correct, the User clicks the "Submit" button. 14. If the service has been successfully submitted, the User will receive a confirmation notification in his/her e-mail address. 15. The total time for the five-step service is between 3 and 10 minutes. Receipt of application. 1. The application shall be examined within a reasonable time limit in accordance with the procedure for the submission of applications, but no later than one month from the date of its registration with the institution. 2. If the requested document is subject to a state fee or if the service is a paid service, the User will receive information on the payment options and the amount from the civil registry office the person has chosen as the addressee of the application, by one of the means of communication indicated in the application. 3. The service will be executed upon payment. 4. The User shall pay for the service outside the Portal. 5. The User will receive the document according to the method of receipt chosen in the e-service. Obligations and responsibilities of the recipient The recipient of the service shall provide the General Registry institution with truthful information and shall be responsible for the further dissemination of the information received. 1. Grounds for providing the service. National objectives. Certification of civil status of a person and civil status registers drawn up in Latvia. 2. Information for applicants and recipients. A person may request civil status documents from any Latvian municipal General Registry office, regardless of the place where the register entry was made in Latvia within the last 100 years, or from the Civil Registry Department of the Ministry of Justice. 3. Information for service providers. The Civil Registry Department of the Ministry of Justice does not serve visitors in person. 4. Alerts for partners and recipients of the service. If the service is requested by an authorised person and the power of attorney is not electronically certified, the power of attorney must be presented in person when submitting or receiving the document requested by the service. The Civil Registry Department of the Ministry of Justice does not serve visitors in person. 5. Payment information. Payment for the service takes place outside the portal. The amount of the state fee or paid service, the procedure for payment, exemptions and incentives shall be determined by the Cabinet of Ministers Regulations or the price list of paid services approved by each local government. Payment must be made once the payment details and the total amount to be paid have been received via the contact channel indicated in the application.
A person may request documents certifying civil status in any General Registry office of the local government of Latvia regardless of the place of drawing up of the register entry in Latvia or also in the Land Registry Department of the Ministry of Justice during the time period for the last 100 years.
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