The Registrar General’s Department (RGD) is the only authority in Jamaica which is responsible for registering vital events such as births, stillbirths, deaths, adoptions, marriages, and deed polls. It is also Jamaica’s sole secure repository of these records.
To apply for Birth, Death, and Marriage Certificates, please click on the following links (a credit card is required to complete the application online):
Once you have completed the form correctly, click “Submit Application” located directly under the Birth Certificate Application Form.
Once you have completed the form correctly, click “Submit Application” located directly under the Death Certificate Application Form.
Once you have completed the form correctly, click “Submit Application” located directly under the Marriage Certificate Application Form.
Click on the following link for the applicable fees: Registrar General’s Department Fees.
The Registrar General’s Department also provides the following additional services:
For queries and questions to related to the services list above, please contact the Department directly at:
Registrar General’s Department
Twickenham Park
Spanish Town, St. Catherine
Jamaica
Tel.: 876 749 0550/619 1260
E-mail: information@rgd.gov.jm
Website: www.rgd.gov.jm
The Registrar General’s Department also offers genealogical research for interested persons to find out factual evidence about their family’s background. To apply for this service, please complete the Genealogical Form.