Civil registries

Hukou (; ) is a system of household registration used in the People's Republic of China. The system itself is more properly called huji (; ), and has origins in ancient China; hukou is the registration of an individual in the system. A household registration record officially identifies a person as a permanent resident of an area and includes identifying information such as name, parents, spouse and date of birth. A hukou can also refer to a family register in many contexts since the household register () is issued per family, and usually includes the births, deaths, marriages, divorces, and m

system of registration of basic vital records such as birth, marriage and death

US federal government agency that maintains information on those potentially subject to military conscription

government registry of the current and permanent residence of persons

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official address of a person in Russia and the former Soviet Union

registration authority

agency of the Government of Pakistan

A (resident record or residence certificate) is a document issued by municipalities in Japan proving the registry of one's current residential address in Japan. Japanese law requires all Japanese citizens and foreign residents to report their current address to their local municipal government. Once registered with the municipality, a jūminhyō can be issued to enable the bearer to apply for various social services pertaining to that municipality, like registering one's children at a local school district, and provide information to the municipality regarding taxes and census purposes. A jūminh

Norwegian government agency responsible for resident registration and tax collection