JMB for citizens born in BiH is assigned ex officio by the competent authority according to the place of birth where they are registered in the Birth Register in BiH. The assignment of JMB is under the jurisdiction of the organizational unit of the Ministry of Interior of the HNŽ/K, which assigns a JMB to a newborn child ex officio, based on a notification from the registry office where the fact of the child's birth is recorded within 15 days from the date of registration in the Birth Register.
The applicant is obliged to submit appropriate evidence proving the data specified in the application: a birth certificate and a certificate of citizenship.
For children of BiH citizens born abroad, the JMB is assigned by the competent authority according to the place of last residence in BiH of two or one of the parents, and if this is not known, by the competent authority according to the place of birth of the parents, after the child is registered in the Birth Register.
Legal regulations:
The Law on the Unique Identification Number ("Official Gazette of BiH No. 32/01; 63/08; 103/11 and 87/13)
Rulebook on forms, methods of determining, issuing, canceling and replacing a unique identity number, records and entering a unique identity number in the registry books ("Official Gazette of BiH" no. 39/02 and 2/09)