Registrar's Message

Welcome to the website of the Civil Status Division.

Civil Registration has its roots in the 18th century. The Central Civil Status Office in Port Louis  holds  records as far back as 1812 while the older ones that are  of  interest to genealogists  are  kept  at  the National  Archives  in the DBM Complex, Industrial Zone, Coromandel.

In   line  with   Government  Action   Plan  2001-2003   which  aims  for   a modernized, efficient  and  effective  Civil  Service  to  respond  to  the  numerous  global  and   national   challenges,  a  Computerized   Registration  System  has  been  made operational  since the 1st of November 2001 in order  to  offer  timely and quality services.        

One  major  innovation  of  the  Computerized  Registration  System  is  the generation  of  a  unique  Identification  Number  for a child as from registration of birth.