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BIRTH REGISTRATION OF A CHILD


RECOGNITION OF PATERNITY


MARRIAGE REGISTRATION


RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN MARRIGE DISSOLUTION


BIRTH REGISTRATION OF A CHILD
In order to report birth of a child born in USA, in order that it can be entered into the Register of Births and the Register of Citizens of the Republic of Serbia , it is necessary to submit following documents:
Required documents
 
1. Completed request form  for registry into the Register of Births of the Republic of Serbia signed by parents. Signatures must be notarized by the Notary Public, if the request is not submitted in person.
Note: If only one parent is Serbian citizen, please complete this request form.
 
2. Completed request form to enter into the evidence of citizens of the Republic of Serbia, signed by parents. Signatures must be notarized by Notary Public, if the request is not submitted in person.
Note: If only one parent is Serbian citizen, please complete this  request form.
 
3. Original or a certified copy of American Birth Certificate, certified by Apostille seal at the Office of Secretary of State - Office for Authentication Documents in the state in which the child was born.

4.  Translation of the Birth Certificate and Apostille into Serbian, by authorized translator.   

 5. Marriage Certificate
   If marriage is not registrated in Serbia, see here the procedure for marriage   registration.
    Or
  If you do not want to register your marriage, you have to submit statement of admission  to paternity .
  
6. Citizenship Certificate for both parents.
  
7. Photo-copy of  passport for both parents.
  
8. $15 fee may be paid by cash or by Money Order in the amount of $15 payable to the Consulate General of Serbia 
 
9. Contact  : phone number, address and e-mail.

10. If you are applying by mail, send one self-addressed prepaid envelope.

Annotation:
A child between 14 and 18 years of age must sign a statement that he/she is in agreement with the request submitted by the parents.
Incomplete applications will not be accepted and they will be returned to the applicant at their expense.

For additional information, please contact the Consulate General.

RECOGNITION OF PATERNITY
If a child was born out of wedlock and the father is known and wishes to admit to the child’s paternity, this statement can be made at the Consulate General if the father is citizen of the Republic of Serbia. 
At that time both parents must be present while the child need to be present only if he/she is older than 14 years of age. If parents are not able to come to the Consulate, the signatures on the statement must be certified by the Notary Public.
Father who is a foreigner makes the statement of admission to paternity to the officials of his own country.

MARRIAGE REGISTRATION
In order for the marriage officiated in the USA to be entered in the Register of Vital Records of the mutual residence or residence of one of the spouses in Serbia, it is necessary to provide the following documents:
Required documents:

1. Completed request form. Signature of the applicants must be notarized by the Notary Public if you are applying by mail.
 
2. Completed statement of spouses. Signature of the spouses must be notarized by the Notary Public if you are applying by mail.
 
3. Original U.S. Marriage Certificate, which is verified with an Apostille at the Office of Secretary of State - Office for Authentication Documents in the state in which the marriage was officiated.
 
4. Translation of the Marriage Certificate and Apostille into Serbian, by authorized translator.

5. Photo-copy of the Citizenship Certificate for both spouses.
 
6 Photo-copy of the passport for both spouses (notarized photo-copy of the passport if one of the spouses is not Serbian citizen and if you are applying by mail).
  
7. $23 fee may be paid by cash or by Money Order in the amount of $23 payable to the Consulate General of Serbia 
 
8. Contact : phone number, address and e-mail.
 
9. If you are applying by mail, send one self-addressed prepaid envelope.

Annotation: If this is not first marriage for the spouses, it is necessary to submit the Birth Certificate from the Office of Vital Records in the Republic of Serbia, in which under "annotations" it states that the previous marriage has been dissolved.
Incomplete applications will not be accepted and they will be returned to the applicant at their expense.

For additional information, please contact the Consulate General.

RECOGNITION OF FOREIGN MARRIGE DISSOLUTION

If the marriage is dissolved in the USA, it is necessary to start legal proceedings for the recognition of foreign court’s ruling on the dissolution of marriage, at the municipal court in the Republic of Serbia, in accordance with the last residence there.  American ruling about the dissolution of marriage (divorce) needs to be notarized with Apostille  seal and translated into Serbian language by an authorized court translator in the Republic of Serbia.
Decision of the authorized municipal court from the Republic of Serbia on the recognition of foreign court’s ruling about the dissolution of marriage, must be submitted to the relevant Office of Vital Records in Serbia in order for it to be recorded into evidence.
Additional information on status issues can be found here.
For more information, please contact Consulate General.


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