Registration of a Child’s Birth
A child born abroad, one of whose parents was a citizen of the Republic of Serbia at the time of the child’s birth, acquires the right to citizenship of the Republic of Serbia by descent.
For a child born in Qatar, the birth registration application must be submitted to the Embassy in Doha.
At the same time, an application for the child’s entry in the Register of Citizens of the Republic of Serbia must also be submitted.
The application for registering the fact of birth abroad in the Birth Register is submitted by one of the parents. If one parent is a foreign national, the application must be submitted by the parent who is a citizen of the Republic of Serbia.
The Embassy registers the birth electronically, while the applicant must personally submit the original document to the Registrar upon their first visit to the Republic of Serbia, at which time they will receive an extract from the Birth Register.
If the child is over 14 years of age, the child’s consent is required for registration in the Birth Register.
The following documents are required to register a child’s birth:
- Application for registration in the Birth Register of the Republic of Serbia (Пријава рођења_0.doc)
- Application for the child’s entry in the Register of Citizens of the Republic of Serbia (Захтев за упис држављанства_0.doc)
- Record of the child’s national affiliation (Записник о национаној припадности детета_0.docx) – optional
- Extract from the Marriage Register of Qatar: original and translation into Serbian in the Cyrillic script, with both documents fully legalised
- Photocopies of both parents’ passports
- Extract from the Marriage Register of the Republic of Serbia
- If the marriage was concluded in Qatar and has not been registered in the Marriage Register of Serbia, an application for marriage registration must be submitted at the same time
- If the child was born out of wedlock, proof or a declaration of acknowledgement of paternity is required (Изјава о признавању очинства_0.docx)
An appointment for submitting the application must be scheduled by email: embsrbqat@gmail.com.
Consular fee: EUR 5 – cash.