Sudan Civil Registration

Offices to Contact
The following offices may be able to help you find the right civil registry where your family lived:

Embassy of the Republic of Sudan 1015 31st Street NW, Suite 300 Washington, D. C. 20007

Telephone: +1 (202) 600 2238 Fax: +1 (202) 644 9910

Civil record, Khartoum North and Khartoum Centre Local government office in Khartoum, Sudan JG3M+5GX Khartoum, Sudan

Telephone: +249 90 806 9582

General Directorate for Civil Registration in Arabic is al-Idara al-´amma lis-sijill al-madani. It is under the Ministry of Interior

Historical Background
In 1990 there was a UN initiative for Civil Registration, however this only produced partial results.

Coverage and Compliance
There is no minimum age of marriage in Sudan.

Birth Records

 * Name of child
 * Gender
 * Time and date of birth
 * Place of birth
 * Name of mother
 * Mother's occupation
 * Residence
 * Name of father
 * Father's occupation
 * Residence
 * Religion
 * Name of informant
 * Place of registration: local registration offices (Civil Registry Act 2010)

Marriage
For non-Muslims:


 * Names of bride and groom
 * Names of fathers
 * Date of marriage
 * Place of marriage
 * Names of witnesses
 * Name of parish priest

Place of registration: church where married; civil court (Muslim Personal Law Act 1991)

Spouses must meet the legal requirement for age of marriage.

Death

 * Name
 * Gender
 * Date of birth or age
 * Burial permit details
 * Cause of death
 * Date of death
 * Place of death
 * Place of registration: local registration offices (Civil Registry Act 2011)