Our English translation; the official pages and forms are in Spanish.
- Cost
- Free: the Registro Civil is a free public service.
- Time limit
- The hospital reports the birth within 72 hours; if it does not, the parents have ten days to declare it at the Registro Civil.
What you need
- Birth report (the hospital's yellow form)
- Parents' identity documents
- Libro de familia (family book) or marriage certificate, if applicable
- Birth certificate or the family book page of the first child, if applicable
Step by step, online
- 1At the hospital, hand the documents to the authorised staff and sign the birth declaration.
- 2The hospital sends it to the Registro Civil within 72 hours of the birth.
- 3The Registro Civil of the hospital's municipality makes the registration.
Step by step, in person
- 1If the hospital does not send it, or the birth took place outside a health centre, go to the Registro Civil.
- 2Submit the birth report and the documents within ten days.
- 3Sign the birth declaration before the Registry staff.
Where
Registro Civil de Murcia (Civil Registry)
Ciudad de la Justicia, Avda. de la Justicia, s/n, planta baja, Murcia
After the deadline, registration is no longer direct and requires a registry file (expediente registral).