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Official civic and registry documents including birth, death, marriage, and origin certificates. Fast-track issuance with secure verification and audit trails.

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Each of these is applied for separately. Open one to see what it involves, what to have ready, and start when you are.

Birth Certificate

Apply for a birth certificate or a replacement copy.

Tip: The registry works from the hospital record of the birth — the immunisation card is not a substitute. If the birth was never registered, this application registers it as well as certifying it.

What you'll need
  • Hospital record or evidence of the birth
  • Identification of the parent or applicant

Certificate charges are billed after review.

Start application — Birth Certificate

Death Certificate

Apply for a death certificate.

Tip: You must show your relationship to the deceased. Banks and estate matters ask for the certified copy, so request more than one if an estate is involved.

What you'll need
  • Medical certificate of cause of death where available
  • Proof of relationship
  • Your identification

Certificate charges are billed after review.

Start application — Death Certificate

Marriage Certificate

Apply for a marriage certificate or a certified copy.

Tip: A customary or religious ceremony is not automatically on the state register. If it was never registered, this is the application that puts it there.

What you'll need
  • Evidence of the marriage
  • Identification for both parties

Certificate charges are billed after review.

Start application — Marriage Certificate

Certificate of Origin

Certify your state and local government of origin.

Tip: This is issued on your ancestral origin, not where you live. Employers and scholarship boards ask for it precisely because it is the indigeneity document.

What you'll need
  • Identification
  • Evidence of origin — community or local government attestation

Certificate charges are billed after review.

Start application — Certificate of Origin

Attestation Letter

An official letter attesting to a fact on the state record.

Tip: Say what the letter must confirm and who is asking for it — an attestation is written to answer a specific question, so a general request cannot be drafted.

What you'll need
  • Identification
  • What needs to be attested and for whom

Charges are billed after review.

Start application — Attestation Letter

How it works

  1. Select certificate or document type
  2. Provide applicant and reference details
  3. Submit supporting identification
  4. Verify in birth/registry records
  5. Issue certified document with official seal

What you’ll need

  • Document Type Requested Required
  • Full Name and Date of Birth/Event Required
  • Valid Identification Document Required
  • Proof of Relationship (if requesting on behalf) (optional)

Requirements & eligibility

  • Requested document or certificate type
  • Applicant identity details
  • Supporting registry or attestation information where needed

Regulatory basis

Abia State Registry and Records Management Unit - Document Verification Protocol 2023