Fix a birth certificate or add the father’s name

Wrong spelling, a missing name, or no father listed? Each has its own online form.

✓ Links tested 24 Oct 2026 · Facts checked 24 Oct 2026

Opens the official government site.

Who can do this

The person named on the certificate, or a parent for a child.

The current birth certificate and its Birth Entry Number
Proof of the correct details (school records, ID, baptism record)
To add a father: both parents’ ID. If the parents married after the birth, their marriage certificate.

Tick things off as you gather them.

Spelling or a fact is wrong: use Correction of Error.
A first name was never written in: use Late Entry of Name.
Father not listed and the parents are not married: use Addition of Father’s Particulars (Status).
Parents married after the birth: this is Re-registration. Visit a NIRA office.
Not sure which one? Call NIRA before you pay.

Shown when you apply.

Varies. The corrected certificate notes the change at the bottom.

Any NIRA office. Phone (876) 749-0550.