After birth: documents and organizations
Arrange for the following declaration, affiliation and steps depending on the place of birth and the situation of the parents.
Official sources consulted : .
Conditions, costs and deadlines according to the procedure and your situation. This guide helps to prepare; the competent department decides.
For preparation
- Certificate of birth and identity of parents
- Family booklet and recognition if applicable; choice of name
1. Birth in France
The declaration is made at the town hall of the place of birth. In general: five days after delivery, with postponement of the last non-working day and exceptions in certain communes of Guyana. Check with maternity and town hall.
2. filiation depends on the situation
Declaration and recognition are distinct. For an unmarried father, check the recognition; for a couple of women after AMP, the specific notarial acts. Have the existing acts checked in the town hall or at the notary.
3. Getting useful actions
Ask for the type of birth certificate and update of the family booklet if applicable. Check names and dates. For a foreign authority, confirm translation, apostille or legalization.
4. Health insurance and benefits
Report the child to your caisse; depending on the situation, attach to both insured parents. Inform CAF/MSA separately and supplement. The birth certificate does not automatically open any benefits.
5. Foreign nationality and birth abroad
Born in France does not always automatically confer French nationality. Foreign parents: check nationality and documents at the competent consulate. Outside Canada, distinguish between local act and French declaration/transcription when it applies.
Specify your situation
Several cases may apply. Open each: preparation, without automatic validation of a right.
Child born in France
Check the town hall of the place of birth, certificate, deadline and documents. Report separately to the caisse and CAF/MSA.
Official procedure ↗Father unmarried with mother
Check for paternity recognition. Declaration and filiation are distinct; have the acts verified by the town hall.
Official procedure ↗Couple of women and MPA
For an AMP with donor, check the notarized joint recognition established prior to design and re-declaration. If the act is missing, consult notary/lawyer: retrospective recognition is no longer possible.
Official procedure ↗Foreign parents
Keep the French act. Nationality, passport and registration abroad: consult the competent consulate; the French declaration does not regulate everything.
Official procedure ↗Child born abroad
Follow local rules. If a French consular procedure applies, check declaration/transcription and documents; foreign parents consult their competent consulate.
Official procedure ↗Official sources
- Public service — declaration ↗
- Public service — recognition and declaration ↗
- Public service — early joint recognition ↗
- Public service — birth certificate ↗
- ameli — connecting to both parents ↗
- Public service — nationality ↗
Continue preparation
- PAJE and birth grant: Aides CAF
- Pregnancy and birth : CPAM, Caf, town hall and PMI
- Apostille, legalization and translation of a foreign document
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