It is within the remit of the Post & Customer Services Centre to ensure that all Births, Deaths and Marriages are registered.
Further information can be acquired from the Registrar and Deputy Registrar. Contact details are as follows:
Registrar:
Mrs Karen Yon
Post Office Building
Jamestown
Tele +290 22008 or 22629
E-mail: karen.yon@sainthelena.gov.sh
Dep Registrar:
Mr Alan Bennett
Post Office Building
Jamestown
Tele +290 22008 or 22629
E-mail: alan.bennett@sainthelena.gov.sh
Registration of Births & Deaths and Associated Fees
SERVICE | METHOD OF APPLICATION AND TIMEFRAME FOR DELIVERY | FEES |
Registration of a Birth | Processed within 21 days from the birth of the child and on receipt of a certificate issued by the Midwife at the Health Directorate. | N/A |
Re-registration of a Birth | Processed within 3 months after the Marriage of the birth parents | £5.50 |
Registration of Overseas Births | Processed upon receipt of a copy of the Birth Certificate of origin and within 21 days of the child returning to St Helena. | N/A |
Registration of Baptismal Name | Processed upon receipt of a copy of the Baptismal Certificate. | £5.50 |
Registration of a Father’s Name | Processed upon receipt of a form (obtained from the Post & Customer Services Centre), and authorised by the Registrar or Deputy Registrar. | £5.50 |
Obtaining of Birth Certificates | Orders can be placed and picked up from the front counter or via telephone. | £6.50 – Collected the same day £5.50 – Collected on the second day £4.50 – Collected on the third day or any day after. |
Change of Name | Applications must be submitted to the Registrar or Deputy Registrar. | £13.00 |
Correction to First, Middle or Surname | Applications must be submitted to the Registrar or Deputy Registrar. | £5.50 |
Change of Name via Deed of Poll | Applications must be submitted to the Registrar or Deputy Registrar. | £15.00 |
Registration of a Death and Still-Birth | Must be processed prior to the burial of the body and upon receipt of a Coroner’s Certificate of “Fact of Death”, which is issued from the Judicial Office at the Castle. | N/A |
Application for purchasing of a Burial Plot or reservation of a Burial Plot at the Dungeon Cemetery | Processed upon receipt of a form (obtained from the Post & Customer Services Centre). | N/A |
Purchasing of a Burial Plot at the Dungeon Cemetery | Authorised by the Registrar or Deputy Registrar upon receipt of the above mentioned application. | £80.00 |
Registration of Marriages and Associated Fees
SERVICE | METHOD OF APPLICATION AND TIMEFRAME FOR DELIVERY | FEES |
Entering a Notice of Marriage | A Notice of Marriage must be posted for 21 days before the Marriage can commence. To obtain a Notice of Marriage, applications must be made in person to the Registrar or Deputy Registrar. In addition to the charges for entering a Notice of Marriage, the Registrar will normally charge the applicant for issuing a certificate pursuant to notice of intended marriage. | Entering of Notice of Marriage – £10.00 Issuing of a certificate pursuant to Notice of an intended Marriage – £10.00 |
Related Fees | For issuing of a Governor’s LicenceFor contracting Marriage before a Registrar: (a) In case of an applicant who has been on St Helena for at least 90 days prior to the date the application was made: (i) At the Registrar’s Office (The Castle) (ii) At a place with current approval (iii) At a place agreed by the Registrar (b) In the case of any other applicant: (i) At the Registrar’s Office (The Castle) (ii) At a place with current approval (iii) At a place agreed by the Registrar Application to register premises as a place for the solemnisation of Civil MarriagesFor registering any building to be used for the solemnisation of Civil MarriagesFor every issue of a Marriage Certificate to a MinisterTo purchase a copy of a Marriage Certificate. Orders can be placed and picked up from the front counter or via telephone. | £75.00 £50.00 £50.00 £100.00 £100.00 £100.00 £150.00 £10.00 £10.00 annually £10.00 £6.50 |
Religious places of worship solemnised for conducting Marriage Ceremonies are:
- All Anglican Churches
- The Roman Catholic Church
- All Salvation Army Halls
- The Seventh Day Adventist Church
- All Baptist Chapels
- The Apostolic Church
Approved venues for conducting Civil Ceremonies, including same-sex marriages are:
- The Castle
- Plantation House
- Longwood House
- Approval can be sought from the Registrar for a one-off approval of a venue for solemnisation of Marriages. However, applications must be made at least 3 months in advance due to process timelines.