Birth certificate
Spain · Certificado de nacimiento (literal, extracto, plurilingüe)
€4.00 · instant with Cl@ve if digitised; otherwise by post (official page warns of current postal delays due to a civil-service strike) · order and pay online
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What the report shows
Civil Registry birth entry: name, date and place of birth, parents; the literal version includes marginal notes.
Who needs it
individuals, heirs, nationality and immigration applicants, notaries
Why people order it
DNI/passport, nationality and residence procedures, marriage, inheritance, foreign procedures
What we need from you
- ✍️Details you type in the form: registrant's full name, date/place of birth, parents; Cl@ve for instant issue; authorisation model for third-party requests where the office requires it
- 🙋Ordering for yourself? A typed signature in the form is enough.
- 📝Ordering for someone else? Upload a power of attorney they signed — download our ready form. ⤓ Ready power-of-attorney form
- 🔐We never ask for passwords or login codes. Where the authority needs the person's own login, we act under the signed authorisation, or guide the person to log in themselves.
- ✅No original document and no post — everything happens online.
Legal limits
Ley 20/2011 del Registro Civil: data under restricted publicity (e.g., adoption, filiation changes, sex rectification) only for the subject or with authorisation; some offices require the registrant's written authorisation for third-party requests; same certificate cannot be re-requested within 15 days (except instant issues).
Issued by
Registro Civil – Ministerio de Justicia (Civil Registry, Ministry of Justice)
Questions and answers
How do I order Birth certificate online?
Fill in registrant's full name, date/place of birth, parents; Cl@ve for instant issue; authorisation model for third-party requests where the office requires it in the form on this page, pay €4.00 by card, and the document is e-mailed to you within instant with Cl@ve if digitised; otherwise by post (official page warns of current postal delays due to a civil-service strike).
How much does Birth certificate cost?
€4.00. The official source issues it free of charge — you can also get it yourself.
How long does Birth certificate take?
instant with Cl@ve if digitised; otherwise by post (official page warns of current postal delays due to a civil-service strike).
Who can order Birth certificate?
The person or an authorised agent.
Do I need to send the original document?
No. Everything is online — no original and no post.
Terms
Work starts as soon as you pay; once the document is delivered the order can no longer be cancelled.
Joy Work OS is a private service and not the issuing authority. You can also get this document directly from the authority, free of charge.