Civil Status & Certifications
Civil Status & Certifications Service is responsible for managing all matters relating to the civil status of natural persons and the certification of their official documents.
Transcription of civil status documents
A - Birth certificate transcription
Documents required : (Within 03 months of birth)
- Stamped request addressed to H.E. the Consul General;
- Birth certificate drawn up by the competant Civil Registrer Officer;
- Photocopies of parents' identity documents;
- Information form to be completed online or on site.
B- Transcription of marriage certificate
Documents required : (within the 03 months following the marriage)
- Stamped request addressed to H.E. the Consul General;
- Marriage certificate drawn up by the competant Civil Registrer Officer;
- Photocopies of the documents of the future spouses and witnesses;
- Information form to be completed online or on site;
- Making an appointment for the signing of the marriage certificate by the spouses, the witnesses and possibly the heads of the family or their representatives.
C - Transcription of death certificate
Documents required : (within the 3 months following the death)
- Stamped request addressed to H.E. the Consul General;
- Death certificate drawn up by the competant Civil Registrer Officer;
- Photocopy of the passport and identity documents of the deceased;
- Information form to be completed online or on site.
Legalization of civil status documents
A - Legalization of copies and extracts of civil status records
- Copy of birth certificate ;
- Excerpt from birth
- Copy of marriage certificate;
- Copy of death certificate.
Documents required : Original of the Certifcate + (printed forms to be completed online or on site).
NB: Please check the form that corresponds to your Certifcate.
B - Legalization of photocopies of civil status documents
- Legalized photocopy of the birth certificate;
- Legalized photocopy of the marriage certificate;
- Legalized photocopy of the death certificate;
- Legalized photocopy of the National Identity Card;
- Certified photocopy of passport.
Documents required : Original of the Certficate or document (currently valid) concerned + photocopy of the said document.
C - Copies and photocopies of the counterfoil of civil status documents
- Certificate of existence of the counterfoil of the birth certificate;
- Certificate of existence of the counterfoil of the death certificate;
- Certificate of non-existence of the strain;
- Legalized photocopy of the original birth certificate;
- Legalized photocopy of the original marriage certificate;
- Legalized photocopy of the original death certificate.
Documents required : Stamped request addressed to H.E. the Consul General + photocopy of the document concerned.
- Nationality certificate ;
- Extract from the criminal record ;
Documents required : Originals of the said documents issued by the competent Cameroonian judicial authorities and their prior legalization at the Ministry of External Relations.
- Collective life certificate
Documents required : Stamped request addressed to H.E. the Consul General + Birth certificates of the children + school certificate (if applicable) + physical presence of the children.
D - Transfer of an individual right
- Sworn statement ;
- Parental authorization ;
- Accommodation certificate;
- Proxy.
Documents required : Identity document of the signatory.
NB: Physical presence of the signatory(ies) required.
E - Concerning marriage and its effects
- Custom certificate;
- Certificate of marital capacity.
Documents required : Certificate of celibacy issued by the town hall of origin of the future married couple + Original birth certificate.
- Certificate of celibacy ;
- Certificate of non-remarriage.
Documents required :
The persons born outside the area of competence of the Consulate General: Original of the certificate legalized by the town hall of origin + Original of the birth certificate.
Persons born in the jurisdiction of the Consulate General and whose birth certificates have been transcribed in its services: original of the transcribed certificate.
- Certificate of no objection
Documents required : Invitation to publish issued by the Town Hall where the marriage will be celebrated.
NB: this document is issued after 30 days of publication at the Consulate General.
F - Regarding adoption
- Certificate of custom.
Documents required : Stamped request addressed to H.E. the Consul General.
G- Assignment of names to children
- Certificate of custom.
Documents required : Identity document of the applicant.
- Moving certificate.
Documents required : Passport ; residence permit;
- Certificate of end of internship for students; car registration document; plane ticket; certificate of residence to be taken at the Town Hall of the place of residence specifying the final departure from the municipality; new employment contract in Cameroon if possible.
Pension file for retirees
- Certificate of life;
- Certificate of non-function.
Documents required : retirement order; ID ; birth certificate ; marriage certificate where applicable, the death certificate of the spouse.
wedding celebration
A - Registration of a marriage
Documents required :
- Stamped request addressed to H.E the Consul General;
- Identity documents of the future spouses;
- Certificate of celibacy ;
- Certificate of custom;
- Sworn statement ;
- Birth certificate of the future spouses;
- Certificate of non-remarriage, for divorced persons (Produce the gross of the divorce) and widow(ers) (Produce the death certificate of the spouse).
B - Publication of bans
The duration of the publication is 30 days before the celebration of the marriage.
Diplomas, certificates of achievement, Transcripts, school certificate
Francophone subsystem:
- Examinations organized by the Baccalaureate Office
Authenticate photocopies of diplomas, transcripts or certificates at MINESUP , Department of Authentication and Certification, stamp the certified copies, then photocopy.
For statements or certificates of sessions of more than three years, the original of the diploma is required.
- Examinations organized by MINESEC
Authenticate photocopies of diplomas or certificates at MINESEC or in the Regional and Departmental Delegations
- Handwritten request stamped at 1000F CFA
English subsystem:
- Confirmation of results (compulsory for results slip) stamped plus photocopy or certified copy of the original diploma,
- Handwritten request stamped at 1000 FCFA
State universities
Authentication of the copy by the academic authority which issued it, stamp plus photocopy.
Private higher education establishments under the supervision of State Universities
The authentications of the documents are made by the Universities providing supervision.
Universities and private institutes
Authentication of copies by the academic authorities of these universities
- Handwritten request stamped 1000F CFA
BTS, HND, DSEP…
Authentication of the copy by MINESUP , photocopy plus handwritten request stamped 1000F CFA.
