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5. Writing to the Civil Registry of a Municipality

• NOTE: All lines of the international delivery address should appear in all capital letters. If possible, the address should have no more than five lines. For more information see USPS International Mail Manual.
  

• Juzgado de la Paz or Oficina del Registro Civil should be contacted if a certificate copy request to the Ministerio de Justicia fails.

• Use the address below as a template:

OFICINA REGISTRO CIVIL

(STREET ADDRESS: addresses for all civil registries in Álava)

(postal code) (CITY)

ÁLAVA

ESPAÑA

OFICINA REGISTRO CIVIL

AVDA. GASTEIZ, 18

01008 VITORIA-GASTEIZ

ÁLAVA

ESPAÑA

OFICINA REGISTRO CIVIL

ELEXONDO, 33

01470 AMURRIO

ÁLAVA

ESPAÑA

• Find the Spain postal code here.
  
• Write a brief request to the proper office. Send the following:

• Full name and the sex of the person sought.
• Names of the parents, if known.
• Approximate date and place of the event.
• Your relationship to the person.
• Reason for the request (family history, medical, etc.).
• Request for a photocopy of the complete original record.
• Check or cash for the search fee (usually about $10.00).

Write your request in Spanish whenever possible. For writing your letter in Spanish, use the translated questions and phrases in this Spanish Letter-writing Guide.

(postal code) (CITY)