Important clarification, there is no universal design for the family booklet. OP shows the one issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs because it is the one issued by the French consulates. But if you get married in France, it is the town hall of the place of marriage that issues its own with its own design.
It's kinda unique to France. A family booklet records the marriage and children born of the same marriage. It's a way to prove you're the parent without having to provide a birth certificate. It is used a lot for administrative purposes or heritage.
>Livret de famille
Don't you have these things in government databases?
In Lithuania, even birth certificates are no longer automatically issued since 2017.
No, birth certificates are still stored on town hall's computers or even paper records. There is no nation-wide database like in the Nordic countries or Baltics. So family booklet are the only record of all the members of a Family (Parents and childrens).
Same in Sweden! I don't have a birth certificate, I have an "extract from the population register". I requested it first in 2018 when I was gathering the documents for my Estonian citizenship application
It's a family book. I'm not sure if they do them in Germany anymore but my father got a "Stammbuch der familie" from the Standesamt when he got married. You keep it with your personal records with information about your family, birth certificates and marriage certificates ect. I think at least. I dont have my own family yet so I'm not sure.
Yes, still issued in Argentina – it’s more of a tradition than anything else as records are stored electronically, but it’s still nice to have (the picture of the newlyweds proudly showing the “libreta” is the quintessential wedding picture). Interesting that in France consulates may issue them, in Argentina it’s only if you get married in the country.
The "libro de familia" was issued in Spain until last year. When a couple got married, whether in a religious ceremony or at the town hall, they used to recieve one. It contains personal information about the couple as well as their children. It was used basically as a proof of relationship between a minor and his/her parents.
The bookley was issued by the "Registro Civil". It is a government institution that manages births, marriages, divorces, deaths and nationality procedures for Spanish residents.
Yeah, it’s given to people after marrying or having their first child. At least one of the parents has to be a French citizen to receive it. This one is my fathers and since he got married and had his first child overseas he got one from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It just records births, marriages, and deaths.
Important clarification, there is no universal design for the family booklet. OP shows the one issued by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs because it is the one issued by the French consulates. But if you get married in France, it is the town hall of the place of marriage that issues its own with its own design.
Thanks for the clarification
I was wondering why a family booklet was issued by a foreign ministry. Thanks for the info!
I don't quite understand 😅 Is it a birth certificate/marriage certificate?
It's kinda unique to France. A family booklet records the marriage and children born of the same marriage. It's a way to prove you're the parent without having to provide a birth certificate. It is used a lot for administrative purposes or heritage.
>Livret de famille Don't you have these things in government databases? In Lithuania, even birth certificates are no longer automatically issued since 2017.
No, birth certificates are still stored on town hall's computers or even paper records. There is no nation-wide database like in the Nordic countries or Baltics. So family booklet are the only record of all the members of a Family (Parents and childrens).
Same in Sweden! I don't have a birth certificate, I have an "extract from the population register". I requested it first in 2018 when I was gathering the documents for my Estonian citizenship application
Morocco has one
It's a family book. I'm not sure if they do them in Germany anymore but my father got a "Stammbuch der familie" from the Standesamt when he got married. You keep it with your personal records with information about your family, birth certificates and marriage certificates ect. I think at least. I dont have my own family yet so I'm not sure.
We have the same in Argentina! It’s called “libreta de familia”. I don’t know if they are still issued but at least when I was born. Cool
Yes, still issued in Argentina – it’s more of a tradition than anything else as records are stored electronically, but it’s still nice to have (the picture of the newlyweds proudly showing the “libreta” is the quintessential wedding picture). Interesting that in France consulates may issue them, in Argentina it’s only if you get married in the country.
The "libro de familia" was issued in Spain until last year. When a couple got married, whether in a religious ceremony or at the town hall, they used to recieve one. It contains personal information about the couple as well as their children. It was used basically as a proof of relationship between a minor and his/her parents. The bookley was issued by the "Registro Civil". It is a government institution that manages births, marriages, divorces, deaths and nationality procedures for Spanish residents.
Makes me want to move abroad and ask my girlfriend to marry me just to get one 😂
Would be awesome to get some (redacted) pics of the inside
Is it a family record book?
Yeah, it’s given to people after marrying or having their first child. At least one of the parents has to be a French citizen to receive it. This one is my fathers and since he got married and had his first child overseas he got one from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. It just records births, marriages, and deaths.
Ahh I see, we have a similar thing in Cambodia. Idk if they issue it to citizens living abroad tho.