Guide to obtaining civil documents in Mali

Civil status proclaims legal personality, a condition for existence within a community, but also for the enjoyment of all rights attached to the person. A person is always recognized through his or her civil status, which establishes his or her identity, filiation and marital status. Access to basic social services (health, education, social security) is conditioned by the establishment and possession of civil status documents. It is this civil status document that attests to a person's belonging to a state, a community, a locality, a family, and to his or her father and mother. If civil status is the legal way of establishing the existence of a human being, his or her marital status and death. It is expressed through the establishment of several acts of which we will determine and specify the procedures of their obtaining.