Read below and you will be able to identify the type of error and the ways to correct it in the Dominican Republic.
It is very common to findĀ errors on birth certificates in the Dominican RepublicĀ and this issue presents itself in different circumstances of our lives, for example:
These are the most common, but there are endless possibilities.
Birth certificates are one of the different Civil Registry Certificates, and they need to be amended when they have errors. These corrections are necessary because once data has been entered in the official registry, if the employee or official in charge of adding information to the registry makes a mistake, it cannot be corrected in the registry in question by physically overwriting the incorrect data.
The solemnity of Civil Registry Certificates requires a correction process through which a judge authorizes said amendment. The correction request must be submitted to a Superior Electoral Tribunal judge.
The procedure will be determined by the type of error that was made. There are two types of corrections:
This is a purely administrative process used to determine if the error in question can be amended administratively, otherwise the process must be done through the Superior Electoral Tribunal (known in Spanish as TSS).
When does it apply?
Example:Ā Tatiana was born in 1999, however, one of the books shows the year as 199 (missing a 9).
Statement explaining the material error found in the birth certificate, addressed to the director of the Civil Status Office.
Three to four months.
Resolution instructing the competent official to proceed with the correction or a statement explaining the reason why it cannot be done administratively.
When it is judicial in nature, information has been changed or an error has been made that affects the following:
Example:
MarĆa was born in MarĆa Trinidad SĆ”nchez in the province of Nagua, however her birth certificate shows that she was born in MarĆa Trinidad SĆ”nchez, in the El Factor Municipality.
The Superior Electoral Court (known in Spanish as TSE).
Eight to twelve months, depending on the court’s workload.
Ruling providing consent for the corresponding correction, followed by a request for approval to the Central Electoral Board. This office would then issue an official letter authorizing the corresponding Civil Registry Office to correct the certificate in question, and issue an amended certificate.