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Birth & Adoption Registration

Birth & Adoption Registration ✅ FREE FOR BABIES 0–6 MONTHS

👶 Birth & Adoption Registration

✅ FREE FOR BABIES 0–6 MONTHS

Registration of births, adoptions, and guardianship orders. Birth certificates are free for infants up to 6 months; fees apply for later registrations.

📋 Registration Scenarios

1. Birth in a Health Facility

  • 🏥 Notification of birth from the health facility.
  • 🆔 Copy of parent(s) IDs.
  • 📝 Duly filled-in Form 3, signed by the declarant.
  • 🏦 Bank payment slip in the name of the child, where applicable.

🎫 Document issued: Birth Certificate.

2. Birth in a Community

  • 🆔 Copy of parent(s) IDs.
  • 📝 Duly filled-in Form 3, signed by the declarant.
  • 🏦 Bank payment slip in the name of the child, where applicable.

🎫 Document issued: Birth Certificate.

3. Birth of a Citizen Occurring Outside Uganda

  • ✉️ Application letter to the Executive Director.
  • 📜 Statutory Declaration registered with URSB.
  • 👶 Copy of birth certificate from country of event (must be in English).
  • 🆔 Identification (NID or Ugandan passport) of the declarant.
  • 💰 No fees payable.

🎫 Document issued: Confirmation of registration letter.

4. Adoption Registration

  • ⚖️ Certified or original Adoption Order.
  • 🆔 Copies of parent(s) identification (ID or passport).
  • 👶 Copy of child's Birth Certificate.
  • 💰 Fees: Nil.

🎫 Document issued: An Adoption Schedule.

5. Registration of a Guardianship Order

  • ⚖️ Original or certified copy of the Guardianship Order issued by a court of competent jurisdiction.
  • 👶 Birth Certificate of the child.
  • 🆔 National Identification Card of the guardian.
  • 🪪 NIN / Card of the child, where one has been issued.
  • 🆔 National Identification Cards of the biological parents, where available.
  • 💰 Fees: Nil.

🎫 Document issued: A confirmation of registration letter.

💰 Fees Schedule

Service Fee
Birth Certificate (0–6 months) Free
Birth Certificate (7 months – 6 years) UGX 10,000
Birth Certificate (7 – 17 years) UGX 20,000
Birth Certificate (18 years & above) UGX 50,000
Adoption Registration Free
Guardianship Registration Free
Birth of Citizen Outside Uganda Free

💡 Tip: Register a birth as early as possible. It's free within the first 6 months and becomes progressively more expensive the later you register.