Request to Issue Birth Certificate
The Ministry of Public Health (MOPH) issues birth certificates for children born in Qatar. Children born to foreign nationals are not entitled to Qatari nationality. Expatriate parents are responsible for registering their child’s birth with their respective country’s embassy.
**This service was suspended on March 22, 2020, and until further notice in all licensed government and private hospitals due to the spread of the Coronavirus (Covid-19).
Offline Instructions
- Contact the Birth Registration Office at any of the government or private hospitals clarified on MOPH website.
- Pay appropriate fees.
- Submit all the required documents as follows:
First: New Qatari Births – Born in Qatar
Qatari Father + Qatari Mother
- Original ID of husband and wife + copy of each
- Copy of Marriage Certificate
- Original Vaccination Card + Copy and Notification of Live Birth
Qatari Father + Non-Qatari Mother
- Original ID of husband and wife + copy of each
- Original + copy of Wife’s passport (Residence Permit or Entry Visa for non-GCC citizens should be attached).
- Copy of Marriage Certificate
- Marriage Approval by MoI for Non GCC Citizens
- Original Vaccination Card + Copy + Notification of Live Birth
Second: New Qatari Births – Born Abroad
- Original ID of husband and wife + copy of each
- Original + Copy of wife’s passport (Residence Permit or Entry Visa for non-GCC citizens should be attached)
- Copy of Marriage Certificate
- Marriage Approval by MoI for Non-GCC Citizens.
- Original Child Birth Certificate (authenticated from country of birth)
- Exit – Entry Permit
- Blood group
Third: New Non-Qatari Births – Born in Qatar
- Original valid passport of husband and wife + copy of each
- Valid residence permit (or Entry Visa for non-residents)
- Original Vaccination Card + Copy + Notification of Live Birth
- Copy of Marriage Certificate
Service Center
Birth Registration Office at a government or private hospital
Additional Information
For urgent cases and inquiries from 7:00 am to 11:30 am, please contact the Births and Deaths Committee at MOPH headquarters on the following numbers: (44092144 – 44092145 – 44070010).
Fees
QR20 will be charged for each Birth Certificate Notice.
