The hospital will provide a note that a baby has been born. This should be taken to the local Mayor and then the Office of the Registrar in one of 5 jurisdictions (called muhafazat) who will register the birth and provide a civil certificate. The hospital will advise where these office s are located.

If your child has British citizenship Registration of your child's birth is not obligatory. However we do recommend registration of the birth, as this will provide your child with proof that he or she is a British citizen and will act as evidence when applying for a British passport.

 

A consular birth certificate is the only Birth Certificate issued by the British Government that states the holder is a British Citizen and under which section of the relevant Nationality Act. Please note similar Birth Certificates issued in the United Kingdom do not have these features. A Birth Certificate in the United Kingdom does not confer on its holder British Nationality.

 

A child may be a British citizen by birth (for example by being born in the UK of a British Citizen or settled parents) or by descent (for example one of the parents was born in the UK and the child was born overseas after 1 January 1983) regardless of Consular birth registration. The staff at the Consular Section will be able to tell you whether or not your child is a British citizen and whether that is by birth or by descent.

   

Documents and fees required by this Embassy:

 

If you wish to register the birth of your child in Lebanon you will need to bring  the following documents to the embassy:

 

1.    Completed birth registration form

 

2.    Parents birth certificate (in the case of the British parent, we need to see the full long version)

 

3.    Parents passports

 

4.    Parents marriage certificate

 

5.    The child's Lebanese birth certificate

 

6.    Parents' Registration/Naturalisation certificate, where applicable

 

7.    Correct consular fees and the fee for the certified copy of the entry in the Birth Register.

 

All these documents must be original documents, not photocopies. If one or more of the documents is not in English, you should provide a correct translation.