Introduction
The Affidavit of Non-Registration of Birth is a prerequisite document for adults or children whose births were never recorded by the civil authorities (National Population Commission) at the time they occurred.

This is common in cases where children were born at home, in rural communities without registries, or in religious houses where formal government registration was overlooked.

Purpose
This affidavit does not replace a birth certificate.

Instead, it is the document you submit to the National Population Commission (NPC) to prove that no prior registration exists.

Based on this affidavit (and usually a Statutory Declaration of Age), the NPC can issue a 'Late Registration of Birth' certificate or an Attestation of Birth.

Legal Standing
By swearing this affidavit, the deponent (usually a parent) legally attests that a search of the registry has been done or that they are aware the birth was never registered.

It indemnifies the NPC against duplicate registrations.

It is a vital first step for anyone trying to regularize their citizenship documentation for passport or visa purposes later in life.