Step-by-step explanation
First identify the supplied acta; do not begin with the old extracto-versus-inextensa choice.
Read the complete heading, event type, issuing office, visible format wording, issue period, page count and any QR, seal, signature, certification block or marginal annotation. For JCE civil-status certificates issued under the 2025 resolutions, formato único is the current framework. Extracto and inextensa remain useful when an older source actually carries that wording or when historical handling must be understood, but they are not the current two-option request menu. Record only what the supplied source shows.
Original fictional example: Elena has one birth certificate issued in 2024 with a QR code and another issued in August 2025 under the unified design. Her quote inventories two distinct source files and their visible labels; it does not rename both as inextensa or promise that one will satisfy the recipient.
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Inventory the civil event, issuer and complete source set.
Identify whether each supplied item concerns birth, recognition, marriage, divorce, death or another event, then record the visible JCE or Oficialía del Estado Civil heading, issue period, page count and attachments. Keep separate certificates separate even when they concern the same person or file.
Original fictional example: Rafael sends a two-page marriage certificate and a one-page birth certificate. Intake records three pages across two civil events instead of quoting one generic “Dominican acta.”
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Classify the source by visible wording and issue period.
Use formato único, extracto or inextensa only when that wording or the documented issue context supports it. Do not infer the form from page length, paper size, typography, the amount of text or what the customer expected to receive. If the heading or issue block is cropped, request a complete scan.
Original fictional example: Marisol calls a short page an extracto, but the visible 2025 heading identifies the unified format. The project note preserves the heading and records “customer used historical wording” without changing the source title.
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Read historical extracto and inextensa descriptions narrowly.
In the cited historical JCE manual, an extracto contains the principal registered information plus annotations, while an inextensa is a textual transcription of the original record plus marginal annotations. The same manual records content exclusions for both issued forms, so textual does not mean every historical phrase without exception. The description also does not make an inextensa a photocopy or define it by paper size. Use the historical definitions only for older-source classification.
Original fictional example: An older source is labeled “Acta inextensa.” Luis records a textual-transcription form with marginal annotations; he does not describe it as a photographic reproduction or claim that an unrelated supporting page must appear word for word.
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Preserve every visible field, annotation and non-text element.
Translate or represent headings, names of offices, event fields, certification wording and legible annotations under the project convention. Account for seals, signatures, stamps, barcodes and QR labels without claiming to authenticate them. Request full-page replacements when borders, reverse sides or marginal content are missing.
Original fictional example: The right margin of Sofía’s older acta contains a handwritten annotation and part of a round seal. The provider requests a full uncropped image rather than guessing the annotation from the central record text.
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Keep printed locators attached to their exact labels.
Preserve Oficialía, libro, folio, acta, year and other visible identifiers in their source relationships. Do not merge values, calculate a missing locator or assume that the same number means the same thing across historical and unified forms. If a label is unclear, flag it for review.
Original fictional example: Tomás sees “Oficialía 03,” “Libro 0007” and “Folio 0142.” His field map keeps three labeled values instead of joining them into one reference number.
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Separate the JCE validity statement from recipient instructions.
The June 29 JCE announcement says extracto and inextensa formats bearing a QR code and issued before July 1, 2025 remain valid. Record that dated issuer statement accurately, but do not convert it into a promise that a court, school, consulate, agency, evaluator or other recipient accepts a particular original, scan, age, translation format or delivery method. Ask for the recipient’s current written instruction.
Original fictional example: Ana’s 2023 source is visibly labeled “Acta de Nacimiento Inextensa” and bears a QR code, placing that fictional source within the class addressed by the JCE statement. Her university still asks her to confirm its own document-date and delivery rules, so the quote leaves acceptance unresolved.
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Build a privacy-safe translation and delivery quote.
For initial scoping, list the event type, issuing office if visible, whether the acta appears before or after the July 1, 2025 transition, visible format wording, pages, scan issues, intended use, receiving organization, deadline and any requested certification or delivery format. Keep names, event dates, relatives, record locators, QR data and images out of ordinary free text. Use the secure upload when the provider needs the complete file for an exact quote.
Original fictional example: Diego first reports “one post-July-2025 birth acta, one page, faint lower seal, certified English PDF requested.” He sends names, dates, record numbers and the image only through the secure upload after the provider asks to inspect it.