Hello,

for those of you expats, who expect your child to be born in Zurich :

Understand that the documents and procedures needed to obtain a birth certificate for your new born would vary very much depending on the parents nationality.

I recommend that you should try and get a first hand information on procedures/documents needed directly from below office in Zurich.

Bevölkerungsamt der Stadt Zürich
(Zivilstandtamt, Geburten und Sterbefälle)
Stadthaus, Stadthausquai 17, Postfach, 8022, Zürich

Telefon : 044/412 31 11
Direct line : 044/412 31 55
I could not find any website for this office.


This office has a database with list of documents that are needed for every nationality and they could give you a print out.
They speak English and are helpful.

best regards
-ilango