A Biometric Birth Certificate is the singularly most important document you need to apply for a Ghanaian Passport; online or offline. Without the birth certificate, you can’t apply for the passport.
For a lot of people who have read our extensive guide on how to get a Ghanaian Biometric Passport in 15 days, the next question that comes up is always: “How do I get a Ghanaian Birth Certificate?”.
Well, as usual, Mfidie.com brings to you steps to take to get a Birth Certificate here in Ghana.
What is a Birth Certificate?
According to American Bar, a certified birth certificate is an official government-issued record of a person’s birth, printed on security paper and includes an official raised, embossed, impressed or multicoloured seal.
Here in Ghana, the Births and Deaths Registry was established by the Act 301 of 1965, within the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development, to handle and develop the births and deaths registration system in Ghana. However, the Registration of Births and Deaths Act of 1965, (Act 301) is the legislation currently in force in the country.
What documents you need to apply for a Biometric Birth Certificate in Ghana
As with any other application online, there is the need to verify your identity and to be sure you are actually the person applying.
In order to do these, you will have to scan some documents and upload them somewhere in the process. These documents are:
- Your Baptismal Certificate
- Clinical Weighing/Notification of birth card
- Old Birth Certificate
- An affidavit from one of the parents (only minors – those below 18 years)
Step by Step Procedure to apply for a Ghanaian Birth Certificate
- Visit the E-Services Ghana website at eservices.gov.gh
- On the top-left side of the eServices Page Click on BDR – Apply for Birth Certificate.
- On the next page, Read the option that says new users must register to have full access to the portal online services using the Register link. Click the Register link
- On the next page, you will be met with a form. It contains questions that you will need to fill. Fill the form as accurately as possible. Some of the required fields on the form are:
- First Names
- Last Names
- Gender
- Age Group
- Country of Residence
- City
- Mobile Number
- Education
- Occupation
- Primary Email Address
- Once you have successfully completed the registration, a confirmation will be sent to the email address. For this reason, it is always advisable you use an address that you have access to
- Click on the confirmation link in the email to confirm your eServices Registration
- Next, visit eServices website again and click on Apply for Birth Certificate or BDR tab.
- Read Instructions Carefully and Select New Applicant to begin.
- Carefully fill the forms and Upload Required files you have already scanned.
- Payment options will be made available to you before the entire process can be completed. Use myghpay by GT Bank to make payment on the e-payment platform.
Price of Birth Certificate in Ghana (Online Application)
It costs GHS 50 to apply for the Ghanaian Biometric Birth Certificate online. If you are applying at your local birth and death registry, the price still remains GHS 50.
You can use the directions to the birth and death registry in Accra.
Sample Ghana Biometric Birth Certificate
Your birth certificate will be ready for collection after 14 working days.
If you have any questions, kindly leave them in the comments section below.
Don’t fall victim to fraudsters. For the manual process, visit your local district office.
Frequently Asked Questions about Biometric Birth Certificate Application in Ghana
Birth Certificates in Ghana are not processed instantly. It takes anywhere between 3 days to more than a month to receive your birth certificate.
You can apply for the Biometric Birth Certificate online, however, the district and regional birth and death registry delivers faster.
Applying for a birth certificate online is not free. You can follow the steps here to apply for your Ghanaian Birth Certificate.
For either the online biometric birth certificate and the offline procedure, it costs GHS 50 to apply and get your birth certificate.
The online process is not working
Yes, currently not working.
I’ve misplaced my original birth certificate, will I get a replacement with the same certificate number?
If you remember the certificate number.
You will have to go to the Birth and Death registry to fill a form.
If I don’t have the old birth certificate and the weighing card, can I still apply
Yes, you can.
WHATS THE LASTEST REQUIREMENT ABOUT GETTING A BIRTH CERT WITH A DOUBTFUL PATERNITY
What is the assurance that this online registration for birth certificate is reliable and not fake? Will the experts receive my input?
The online application for the birth cert does not seem to work quite well.
Please I don’t have any baptismal certificate and the rest but I have my Ghana card won’t that be enough to still apply for my birth certificate?
There online process does not work so visit the birth and death registry.
And you can still apply.
Kindly consult the birth and death registry.
Please I want to change my surname and I don’t have the bio birth certificate and the old one . can I apply with the new name without using my father’s name (surname)
I’m from the USA and I’m trying to get a certified birth certificate from Ghana where I was born. Can you give me any information to who I can’t contract to receive one
What if you don’t have the above required documents to apply for the birth certificate…what should you do?
You should visit the birth and death registry in your district and they will sort you out.
What do i do when my cert is long overdue, close to a year now?.Any appropriate authorities to report to, cause have being following this for long and the guy in charge is bent on having me grease his palm and should i oblige this would be the third time am giving him undue money?.What should i do.
What means did you use to apply for the passport?
I have tried visiting the site using the links above but it’s unavailable and seems to have been shutdown. Is there another alternative?
The link works perfectly well. Kindly check.
Please give me the link to register. i have been trying the one here but it not working
Lost my old birth certificate in Lima, Peru, how can l obtain a replacement
Kindly visit the Birth and Death registry in your district for assistance.
I already but have a iometric birth certificate but it include a name that does not appear on any other document. Do I need to apply to apply for a reason birth certificate again.
You can sign an affidavit. Contact the birth and death registry in your district for advice.
Where do you pick your certificate when it’s ready if you are not in a city?
You will have to go to Accra.
does this online registration really work and moreover whenever you visist any of the regional brth and death registries in brong ahafo they tell u to go to your place of birth to do so
My mum applied for a birth certificate in 2011 but she decreased my age by two years. My question is that I’ve applied for a job that insists I provide it but my Voter’s ID clearly shows my real age and and even the system will verify I wasn’t born in Accra. What should I do?
Kindly swear an affidavit to correct the wrong details.
what do I do if I already have the biometric certificate but my name is wrongly written?
You will need to go to the birth and death registry to have that corrected.