Northern Mariana Islands Civil Registration

Offices to Contact
For birth and death records, contact:

Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation Health and Vital Statistics Office P.O. Box 500409 Saipan, MP 96950 Northern Mariana Islands

Telephone: (670)236-8717
 * (670)234-8950 Ext.2141

Email: [mailto:info-hvso@chcc.health info-hvso@chcc.health]

Links to forms for ordering birth and death records are on this site.

For marriage and divorce records, contact:

Commonwealth Recorder Superior Court Vital Records Section P.O. Box 307 Saipan, MP 96950 Northern Mariana Islands

Click here for the link to the form for ordering marriage records.

Adoptions and guardianships are also handled by the Judiciary.

Historical Background
The Northern Mariana Islands were part of the Spain from about 1521 until 1899. Most of the native population (90–95%) died from European diseases or married non-Chamorro settlers. Then many people from the Philippines and the Caroline Islands settled there. In 1899, the Northern Marianas were sold to the Germany. Starting in 1919, Japan administered the islands as a League of Nations mandate. In 1944 the islands were captured by the United States. In 1986 the Northern Mariana Islands became a commonwealth in the United States. The abbreviations "CNMI" and "NMI" are both used as abbreviations for the islands.

Coverage and Compliance
The Commonwealth Healthcare Corporation Health and Vital Statistics Office has records for births and deaths since 1946. Records from 1946 to 1954 are incomplete.

Commonwealth Recorder Superior Court office has records for divorce since 1960.