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Vital Record Amendment

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About this document

A vital record amendment is the document showing that a birth, marriage or death record was changed after it was first registered: an error corrected, a change of name, the acknowledgement of a child, an update following a court decision... Depending on the country, it takes the form of a separate certificate, an affidavit or a note added to the original record. It usually identifies the record concerned and states what was changed, when, and by which authority.

When do you need it translated?

  • Alongside the record it amends, whenever that record is requested

  • Residence permit or citizenship applications

  • Marriage, civil partnership or transcription into French civil status records

  • Inheritance matters or other files handled by a notary