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5. Writing to the Civil Registry of a Municipality
NOTE: All lines of the international delivery address should appear in all capital letters. If possible, the address should have no more than five lines. For more information see USPS International Mail Manual.


 * Juzgado de la Paz (Court of Peace) or Oficina Registro Civil (Civil Registry Office) should be contacted if the online request for the certificate copy to the Ministerio de Justicia fails.


 * The complete address for the Civil Registry Office, including the postal code and other contact information for the towns/cities listed on the Registro Civil—Municipios for the Province of Albacete (Civil Registry—Municipalities) page appears after you select the town/city. Use the following address as a template, filling in the  parentheses with the specific information for your town/city to write or email a brief request in Spanish:


 * OFICINA REGISTRO CIVIL
 * (DIRECCIÓN = STREET ADDRESS)
 * (Código Postal = postal code) (LOCALIDAD = TOWN/CITY)
 * ALBACETE
 * ESPAÑA


 * Tel: +34 (9 digit phone#)
 * Fax: +34 (9 digit Fax#)
 * Email: (email address)


 * Example for the first city on the list, Abengibre:


 * OFICINA REGISTRO CIVIL
 * LA TERCIA, 44
 * 02200 CASAS-IBÁÑEZ
 * ALBACETE
 * ESPAÑA


 * Tel: +34 967 460 006
 * Fax: +34 967 460 974
 * Email: registrocivil.casasibanez@justicia.es


 * Write a brief request to the proper office. Send the following:
 * Full name and the sex of the person sought.
 * Names of the parents, if known.
 * Approximate date and place of the event.
 * Your relationship to the person.
 * Reason for the request (family history, medical, etc.).
 * Request for a photocopy of the complete original record.
 * Check or cash for the search fee (usually about $10.00).

Write your request in Spanish whenever possible. The Spanish Letter-writing Guide will help you with organizing your letter and phrasing your requests in Spanish using the translated questions and phrases.


 * Find the Spain postal code here.