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Zimbabwean Birth Certificate New Requirements 2025

gmahembe

**The office of the registrar now requires an Authority Letter authorising someone in Zimbabwe to apply for a copy of a birth certificate on bahalf of another. This also applies to all legal documents such as marriage certificates etc. The Letter of Authority should have a stamp from a Zimbabwean embassy in one's current location.**

And the normal requirements:

(1) correct full names

(2) correct date of birth

(3) correct place of birth

(4) correct maternity hospital

See also

Living in Zimbabwe: the expat guideLost birth certificate and passportOBTAINING SOUTHERN RHODESIA / ZIMBABWE BIRTH CERTIFICATEZimbabwean Birth Certificate HelpCopy of birth certificateRhodesian Birth CertificateI need a copy of my Rhodesian Birth Certificate
Sharongbrown

Is it still possible for you to request a copy of a birth certificate and have it legalised/attested without such a letter. at present in Grenada so have no embassy here. I have copies of the birth certificate but need it validated in Zimbabwe.

many thanks

Sharon

gmahembe

@Sharongbrown

Check your inbox for the response

Bhavna

@gmahembe

Hello,


Thank you for sharing information on the forum. Are you a professional ? Do you offer any services ?


Regards

Bhavna

gmahembe

@Bhavna

Thank you for asking


Yes, I am a Professional: Governance and Accountancy. I can email my CV if need be.


Yes, I have been assisting many people with document recovery requests and may of the people are on this forum.


I use my actual full names on all my online handles such as LinkedIn, Facebook etc.


Regards


George Mahembe

khzimbo

@gmahembe

Hello George Mahembe

I need to have my Zimbabwean Birth Certificate Legalized at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Harare. Reading from previous posts on this website you may be able to help?  I've contacted MFA directly and all they say is to book an appointment via email.  I'm not keen on sending my only Certified BC back to Zimbabwe, would it be better to obtain another copy and go from there?

Kind regards

Kathy

8Expat.com

@gmahembe

Is there a standard template for this Letter of Authority or should I just state that so and so has my permission to act on my behalf and get that stamped?