Late Entry of Name

1.  Download and print application form
   Please note you should complete the form only if you satisfy the following criteria:
• You applied for the child’s certificates and were told by a Registrar General’s Department representative that the child’s name was missing from the birth record. (Click here for instructions on applying for a Birth Certificate)
• You did not attend at the Local District Registrar (LDR) to name the child who was born in a hospital
2. Enter the information requested into the appropriate spaces on the form. Please answer all questions.
3. Review the information you entered for accuracy.
4. Take the completed form along with the relevant processing fees to Registrar General’s Department. (Click here for RGD Locations).
   

• Form 1/8: Gives instructions on how to complete the Late-Entry of Name application form.
• Form 2/8: Is for internal RGD use and should not be completed by the applicant.
• Form 3/8: A regular Birth Application Form and should be completed by following the instructions given at Instructions for completing Birth Application Form.
• Form 4/8: Should be completed by the School Officials (Principal or Head Teacher) of the first school attended by the child to be named. Please note that the School Stamp must be affixed to this form. 
• Forms 5/8: Is a Statutory declaration form which is to be completed by the mother(father or relative, if the mother is deceased) stating why the child’s name was not entered within twelve (12) months of birth and signed in the presence of a Justice of the Peace.
• Form 6/8:  Certificate of Naming: Must be completed by the child’s parent or guardian to establish a Name on the record of the child to be registered. 
• Item 1: Declarant’s Name: The full name of the individual making the declaration (naming the child to be registered).
• Item 2: Declarant’s Relation to child: Self Explanatory
• Item 3: Date of Birth: The date of birth of the child to be registered.
• Item 4: Place of Birth: The place of birth of the child to be registered.
• Item 5: Mother’s Name: The full name of the mother whose child is to be registered.

CHILD TO BE NAMED

• Christian: First name to be given to the child to be registered
  
• Middle:     Second name to be given to the child to be registered
  
• Surname: The family name to be given to the child to be registered.  

• Form 7/8: Should be completed by the Church Official (Minister or Person in Charge) of the Church or Place of Worship where the child to be registered was baptized or christened as an infant. 
• Form 8/8: List of all children born to Mother (List the names of the brothers and sisters of the child to be registered). Please note that each child’s own information (Date of Birth, Gender, Place of Birth, Birth Registration/Entry Number) should be entered beside his/her name.