If your child is born abroad, this must be entered in the Swiss civil status register. This updating of the register is free of charge.

For parents who have not yet had their marriage registered in the Swiss civil status register: 

Marriage and registered partnership

Please submit the following documents to your Swiss representation:

• original birth certificate of your child
• if you have a Swiss family certificate (formerly family record book) and you would like to have it updated, please submit that too, in the original, to your representation.

• original of the child's birth certificate ("Inscripción de nacimiento" or "Certificado de nacimiento"), certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with apostille.
• copy of both passports of the parents
• confirmation of the spelling of the child's name, by means of an additional form.
• original of the certificate of civil status at the time of the child's birth. 
• Necessity of certification, if necessary competent local authority
• All foreign civil status documents must be certified with an apostille before being sent to the Swiss representation. 

Competent local authority:

Apostilles are issued at the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Movilidad Humana with prior appointment. Appointment

Zones: Quito, Guayaquil, Azogues, Esmeraldas, Ibarra, Machala, Manta, Tulcan.

Report the birth of your child online:

Online desk

If your child is born abroad, this must be entered in the Swiss civil status register. This updating of the register is free of charge.

Please submit the following documents to your Swiss representation:

• original birth certificate of your child
• original official decree establishing filiation or recognition of paternity

If you (a parent) do not hold Swiss nationality and are not yet registered in the Swiss civil status register, please submit the following:

• original birth certificate
• original civil status record at the time of your child's birth:
  a) certificate establishing that they are unmarried
  b) divorce decree that specifies when it entered into force
  c) dissolution decree that specifies when it entered into force
  d) death certificate of deceased spouse/partner
• original certificate of current residence
• copy of passport

• original of the child's birth certificate ("Inscripción de nacimiento" or "Certificado de nacimiento"), certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with apostille.
• original of the certificate of civil status at the time of the child's birth, nationality and domicile ("Declaración juramentada sobre el estado civil, la nacionalidad y el domicilio") at the time of the child's birth, certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with an apostille
• divorced: If the Ecuadorian partner was divorced prior to marriage, divorce decree and marriage certificate with marginal note of divorce must be presented, both certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with apostille
• widowed: If the Ecuadorian partner is deceased, his/her death certificate and marriage certificate with marginal note must be presented, both certified by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs with apostille
• copy of the identity card (cédula) and/or passport
• copy of passport of the Swiss parent
• confirmation of spelling name of the child, by means of additional form
• Necessity of certification, if necessary competent local authority
• All foreign civil status documents must be certified with an apostille before being sent to the Swiss representation. 

Competent local authority:

Apostilles are issued at the Ministerio de Relaciones Exteriores y Movilidad Humana with prior appointment. Appointment

Zones: Quito, Guayaquil, Azogues, Esmeraldas, Ibarra, Machala, Manta, Tulcan.

Report the birth of your child online:

Online desk

If your child was born in Switzerland, this must also be reported to the Swiss representation abroad responsible for the location where the child is currently domiciled so that the data in the Register of the Swiss Abroad can be updated. These updates are free of charge.

Please submit one of the following documents (electronically or on paper):

• copy of your child's birth certificate
  or
• copy of the Swiss family certificate/book including your child, if available

Report the birth of your child online:

Online desk

If your child was born abroad, you must order their birth certificate from the authority concerned of the country in question.

Click here to order a certificate of your child's birth if they were born in Switzerland: 

Order Swiss civil status documents

Information on Swiss citizenship is available at 

Citizenship

Are your children Swiss or can they become Swiss? (PDF, 2 Pages, 321.2 kB, English)

For information on your child acquiring the nationality of the country they were born in, please contact the authorities concerned of the country in question.

A standard Swiss identity document can only be issued if the child's birth has been entered in the Swiss civil status register, and if the Swiss nationality of the child born has been confirmed by the civil status authority concerned. In case of emergency, please contact your Swiss representation.

Applying for an identity document

For a residence permit for your child's stays abroad, please contact the appropriate foreign authorities.