Nicaragua Civil Registration

How to Find the Records

 * 1809-2013 - at FamilySearch —  How to Use this Collection; index & images; Also at Ancestry ($)
 * 1809-2011 Nicaragua, Civil Registration, 1809-2011 at MyHeritage - index and images ($); Also at FindMyPast ($)

Offices to Contact
Registrador del Estado Civil Central Registry Office Managua, Nicaragua This office has birth, death, marriage, and divorce certificates for the entire country.

The U.S. Embassy in Nicaragua has the following on its website: "To request a birth, death or marriage certificate, you must apply at the Nicaraguan civil registry office where the birth, death or marriage was registered or at the Central Registry in Managua. There is no service by mail. You must retrieve the document yourself or have your attorney or representative retrieve the document for you, in which case he or she will need to present a power of attorney authorizing them to do so."

For additional information about acquiring civil records, see Requesting Civil Records.

Corte Suprema de Justicia Km 7 ½ Carretera Norte 11025 República de Nicaragua América Central

Telephone: ++505 2233 2128 and ++505 2233 0004

Center for Research Libraries General Archives of Central America 6050 S. Kenwood Avenue Chicago, IL 60637-2804

Has the divorce records from 1723-1819

Telephone: (800) 621-6044 or (773) 955-4545 Fax: (773) 955-4339

Historical Background
Civil registration of births, marriages, and deaths began in 1879.

Information Recorded in the Records
1879 to date - Births
 * Names and surnames
 * Date and place of birth
 * Parents' names
 * Legitimacy
 * Date of registration

1879 to date - Child Recognition 
 * Names and surnames of the child and parents
 * Date of registration

This is a legal document where the father shows his recognition of the child who receives his last name. The father may or may not be married

1879 to date - Marriage Records
 * Names and surnames of the parties
 * Ages
 * Dates and places of birth and / or baptism
 * Marital status
 * Names of parents and grandparents
 * Nationality
 * Names of witnesses
 * Date of registration.

1879 to date - Death Records
 * Names and surnames of the deceased
 * Date, place, and cause of death
 * Name of wife or husband or parents
 * Sometimes place and date of birth

1900 to date - Divorces
 * Names
 * Surnames
 * Dates of birth and marriage
 * Action
 * Results
 * Date of registration

1723 and 1819 - Divorces
 * Names
 * Surnames
 * Dates
 * Action
 * Results

1960 to date - Adoption Acts
 * Name of the child
 * Names and residence of the new parents
 * Date of birth or baptism at age when known

Extraction Forms
The following extraction forms were created by Dr. George Ryskamp, ​​JD, AG. These forms were designed to be used in research in Spanish. However, they can help in other areas of research, such as Italy, France, Portugal, etc. Click on the form of the type of record you would like to use and you can print it for your own files.

[[Media:Baptism_template.pdf|Baptism / Birth Extraction Form]]

[[Media:Marriage_Template.pdf|Marriage Extraction Form]]

[[Media:Death_Template.pdf|Death / Burial Extraction Form]]