Civil status

the conditions :  

Availability of legal conditions for men and women to be able to marry

• Court permission and the presence of two witnesses when the wife or husband is under the legal age to conclude the marriage contract.
• The written consent of the guardian on a just pretext in the event of his absence, in relation to the marriage of a minor
• Authorization from the administration for those subject to a prior authorization to contract marriage, and that is for the active wire workers, the national army, the agents of the
• diplomatic corps, and the internal security forces.

      The required documents :

• Newborn original birth content for both spouses
  
• A pre-marital medical certificate for both spouses
  
• A copy of an official document proving identity
  
• The content of the death of the husband or wife for widows
  
• A birth content stipulated for divorce or a copy of a divorce ruling for divorced persons
  
• Authorization from the consulate or diplomatic mission certifying the possibility of contracting marriage for foreigners
  
• Certificate in embracing the Islamic religion for non-Muslim foreigners who wish to marry a Tunisian Muslim woman
  
• Recall the two witnesses with the identification card

        The stages:

• Submission of a request by those concerned with the matter to the civil status officer in the central authority or one of the municipal departments with the submission of the required documents and in light of this, the date of the marriage contract is set.
  
• Preparing the marriage contract and signing it by the concerned parties (concerned parties - the two witnesses - the civil status officer)

     Term:

   From two days to a week

The required documents :

• Provide the required instructions, whether required
• Notification from the party of the birth witness
• Informing the hospital or sanatorium where the birth took place
• Or everyone who has seen the situation
• Or any document proving the identity of the father and mother of the newborn, such as the national identification card for the father or mother, the family book, or the birth certificate of one of the children
• Signing of the teacher in the birth registration book     

Note:

• Providing documents aims to avoid mistakes and ensure that the surnames of the same family members are identical.

Service stages:

Submitting a request from the party of concern to the civil status officer, providing the required instructions, the place of birth, and signing the birth registration book (in two copies)
Intervening parties:

• Civil status officer in municipal departments

Deadlines:

• Demarcation takes place within 10 days from the date of birth.
• After the statutory deadline has passed, the demarcation can only take place with permission from the court

Where to get the service:

• Department of Civil Status in the municipal departments.

Legislative and / or regulatory references:

• Articles 22, 23, 24, 25 and 27 of Law No. 3 of 1957 of 1957
• August 1, 1957 on the regulation of civil status.
• Articles 3, 7 and 10 of the Civil Status Law No. 31 of 1965 of July 24, 1965.
• Ministry circular of the first n ° 15 dated February 14, 1989

The required documents :

• A medical certificate stating that death is normal.
• A license from the public prosecutor if the causes of death were not natural.

The stages:

Notification of death takes place within three days of:

• Deceased relative or one who has correct instructions.
• The director of the hospital or dispensary or the owner of the place of death, within 24 hours of the death
• Prison Commander (Media Immediate)
• National Security if the death was a result of a traffic accident, a death sentence, or violence (immediate media)
• As for the deceased outside the borders of the country, contact is made with the consulate, if any, or with the embassy

Notes :

Receipt of the contents of the civil status to the owner of the drawing, its origins, branches, guardian, legal representative or spouse if it is not separate or absolute.
The public prosecutor has the right to obtain a civil status fee.
Do not hand over to others except with the permission of the court.

Conditions for using the service:

Just submit the request.

The required documents :

• Guidelines for drawing number, year and day
• Or a civil status document for the person concerned, with an indication of whether it is an original drawing, a statement, or a judgment, with regard to the content of the birth
• Concerning the marriage fee: Definition: Was the contract done at the municipality or at the certified public
• Paying the information of the documents to be extracted in cash or by money order in the name of the procurement agent at the municipality with an envelope containing the address of the applicant, if the directive is by mail 

Service stages:

• Submitting a request from the party concerned to the civil status officer with the required instructions provided or adding a civil status document or the number of the fee, the year and the day for the content of the birth (with the need to state whether it is an original drawing, a permit, or a ruling. Regarding the content of a marriage (whether it was concluded with the civil status officer).

Notes :

• The contents of the civil status shall be received to the owner of the drawing, its origins, branches, guardian, legal deputy and his wife, if he is not separated or at all, as well as free contents of an administrative nature have been delivered to the public prosecutor and to various administrative departments.

Intervening parties:

Civil Status Officer at the Municipal Department

Where to get the service:

• Department of Civil Status in the municipal departments
• Central interest for those born before the year 1965 (birth content - marriage content - death content).
• The special office for births abroad for those requesting birth certificates
• The interest of Islamic cemeteries for those seeking the contents of death

Order to receive the service:

Within 24 hours of submitting the application

Legislative and / or ordinal references:

• Law No. 3 of 1957 of August 1, 1957, relating to the regulation of civil status
• Law No. 42 of 1964 of November 4, 1964, relating to civil status
• First Ministry Circular No. 15 dated February 14, 1989

Conditions for using the service:

• To be the document submitted for the identification of the signature
• It is immoral and does not violate public order
• Written in Arabic or in a language generally used by the administration
• That the applicant fulfill the legal conditions regarding the legal capacity for signature
• To be the holder of an official document proving his identity
• To attend and proceed in person for help (except for cases of signature deposited in the municipality's notebooks)    

Notice :

For people who are illiterate and unable to sign, books are read to them in the minutes of two trustworthy witnesses, accompanied by an identification card and a statement on that in the notebook

The required documents :

• The document to be identified
• The official identification document (identification card, passport).

Service stages:

• Submit the document to be identified by signature.
• Spending it temporarily in front of the administrative assistant in charge of directing the signature
• Transferring data in the official open record of the purpose and signing in the notebook by the service applicant in front of the instructions written in his document
• The salvation of the known information and receipt of receipt regarding that and the specification on that in the document defined by its signature
• Put the necessary instructions, stamps and date on the document.
• Signing the aid and stating the necessary information (identity and capacity).  

Intervening parties:

Department of Civil Status in the Municipal Department

Where to upload the file:

Department of Civil Status in the Municipal Department.

Where to get the service:

Department of Civil Status in the Municipal Department

Conditions for using the service:

• That the document submitted for attestation is identical to the original copies, is not immoral and does not violate public order
• The document must be written in Arabic or in a language generally used by the department concerned with the service.

The required documents :

• The original document
• Copies to be certified as conforming to the original

Service stages:

• Verification of a complete match between the original and the copies whose conformity to the original is to be certified
• Putting the stamp for this process on copies that show their complete conformity with the original
• Include all the required data, whether in copies that are evidenced by their conformity to the original or in the book that has been specially examined for the purpose (brief about the document, date, amount extracted, identity of the aid and its description.  

Intervening parties:

Department of Civil Status in the Municipal Department

Where to upload the file:

Department of Civil Status in the Municipal Department

Where to get the service:

Department of Civil Status in the Municipal Department

Order to receive the service:

During the same day.

Legislative and / or ordinal references:

• Law No. 103 of 1994 dated August 1, 1994.
• Decree No. 1969 of 1994 dated September 26, 1994
• Decision of the Minister of the Interior dated December 16, 1995 

Notes :

• The certificates that require certification of conformity to the original according to the decision of the Minister of Interior are the following
• Various academic and school certificates, rental contracts.
• An amount of 500 milliliters (five hundred milliliters) shall be extracted for each certification process, up to a maximum of 3 copies of the same document.