Birth registration of a child – Bosnia and Herzegovina in Australia

Check with the office. The official pages for this service leave out some details, or are older than a year. Use this page as a starting point and confirm fees and documents before you apply.

Parents who are Bosnia and Herzegovina citizens register a child's birth in the BiH civil registers through the embassy. The embassy sends the file on to the competent authority in BiH via the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.

Where to apply in Australia

Embassy of Bosnia and Herzegovina, 5 Beale Crescent, Deakin (Canberra, ACT), for all of Australia (also New Zealand and several Pacific states). Documents are lodged with the embassy, mostly by post.

The Sydney (NSW) consulate's own site (bihconsulatesydney.com) lists no consular services and refers applicants to the embassy's consular pages; all applications go to Canberra.

Contact details for every office are on the page of the embassy and consulates of Bosnia and Herzegovina.

How to apply

Complete the birth registration application, with both parents' signatures witnessed by a Justice of the Peace | add certified ID copies and the apostilled, translated birth certificate | enclose a money order | post to the embassy in Canberra

Documents you need

Application for birth registration signed by both parents before a Justice of the Peace (child 14-18 also signs)
JP-certified copy of applicant's ID
Original birth certificate under 6 months old with DFAT apostille
Translation into Bosnian, Croatian or Serbian by an authorised translator
JP-certified copies of both parents' valid BiH passport or ID (or originals of their birth and citizenship certificates under 6 months old; if only one parent is a citizen, the other parent's JP-certified foreign passport copy)
Money order payable to the embassy

Fees and processing time

Official fee: AUD 17
Other charges: postage in Australia AUD 3 standard or AUD 10 express (from abroad AUD 22 registered, AUD 44 express uninsured, AUD 52 express insured)

Processing time: Usually 3 to 6 months after the file is sent to BiH.

Good to know

Embassy page is in Bosnian and shows no date; read 2026-10-24. People over 18 use the late-registration procedure.

Official sources

Check before you apply

This page summarises information published by Bosnia and Herzegovina's official channels, last checked on 24 octubre 2026. Fees and requirements can change at short notice, so confirm with the office that will handle your case.

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Bosnia and Herzegovina: Birth registration of a child in Australia