Other Documents

The Embassy also issues various administrative documents to Burkinabè nationals or foreign nationals in its jurisdiction:

• Laissez-passer: a temporary travel document allowing a national without a valid passport (lost, stolen or expired) to return to Burkina Faso.
• Certificate of matrimonial capacity: certifies that a Burkinabè national meets the legal requirements to marry, in particular before a foreign authority.
• Parental authorization: a document by which the parents, or the person exercising parental authority, authorize a procedure or a journey concerning a minor child.
• Certificate of celibacy: certifies that a person is not married.

Birth declarations and marriage ceremonies are covered under Civil Status.

Please contact the Embassy for the specific requirements and fees for each of these documents.