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Updated September 2026

📑 I need an official extract — address registration, birth, marriage, criminal record — where do I get it?

Direct answer

Most extracts now come online with your digital ID from Identità — Uffiċċju tar-Reġistru Pubbliku / ID cards (2590 4300) — the population or civil registry for Malta — within minutes and often free; in person at Kunsill Lokali / LESA (2200 2300) otherwise, with ID. Criminal-record certificates come from the justice ministry's service, birth and marriage certificates from the registry of the place of the event, and address certificates from where you are registered. Using it abroad? Ask for the multilingual EU form (free) instead of a translation. Your digital ID — eID helpdesk (Identità) (2590 4300) — is the fastest route for all of them.

Call firstIdentità — Uffiċċju tar-Reġistru Pubbliku / ID cards
Report toKunsill Lokali / LESA
If that failseID helpdesk (Identità)

🗣️ What to say

"I need an official [extract: proof of address / birth certificate / marriage certificate / criminal record] for [purpose, country of use]. Can I obtain it online, what does it cost, and can it be issued as the multilingual EU form?"

🪜 Step by step

  1. Which extract, for whomThe receiving institution says what it accepts: recent (usually under 3–6 months), original, multilingual form.
  2. Online: Identità — Uffiċċju tar-Reġistru Pubbliku / ID cards with eID helpdesk (Identità)Digital ID login, download as a signed PDF. Most institutions accept the PDF; some want a stamped paper.
  3. In person: Kunsill Lokali / LESAID card, small fee, immediate or by post.
  4. AbroadMultilingual standard form for civil-status documents (no translation, no apostille within the EU). Apostille for elsewhere — see that page.
  5. Someone else's extractOnly with their written authorisation or a legal interest (heirs, court).

📇 All contacts

Identità — Uffiċċju tar-Reġistru Pubbliku / ID cardsID cards, certificates, address registrationOn settling in Malta📞 2590 4300🔗 identita.gov.mt
Kunsill Lokali / LESANuisances, roads, waste, lost propertyFor anything the council handles📞 2200 2300🔗 localgovernment.gov.mt
eID helpdesk (Identità)Suspending and replacing eIDeID lost, stolen or misused📞 2590 4300🔗 identita.gov.mt
Kunsill Notarili ta' MaltaInheritance, deeds, powers of attorneyFor inheritance and certification🔗 www.notariesofmalta.org

❓ Frequently asked

How recent must it be?

Whatever the receiver says; three months is the common rule. Order it last, just before you need it.

Criminal record for a job abroad

Obtain it in every country you lived in for the last years; each issues its own. Some accept the EU exchange (ECRIS) via the home country.

My birth was registered abroad

The registry of the place of birth issues it; your embassy can help. Some countries let you transcribe it into the home registry once.

📎 Sources

Last checked: 2026-09-26

🔎 Common searches

Recognise your own search? The answer above covers all of these.

  • “registry extract online Malta”
  • “proof of address certificate”
  • “birth certificate request Malta”
  • “criminal record certificate Malta”
  • “multilingual standard form eu”

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