Birth certificate
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Birth certificate
Hello All,
me and my wife do not have birth certificate. but our DOB is mentioned on our passports & degrees. is birth certificate mandatory for skill independent visa 189 visa.
Thanks in advance.
me and my wife do not have birth certificate. but our DOB is mentioned on our passports & degrees. is birth certificate mandatory for skill independent visa 189 visa.
Thanks in advance.
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Re: Birth certificate
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Re: Birth certificate
Yes, DIBP will ask for them. If you are from the UK you can get copies here - https://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificates/
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) document checklist
"If you do not have a birth certificate, provide a certified scanned colour copy of the identification pages of at least one of the following:
passport
family book showing both parents’ names
identification document issued by the government
document issued by a court that verifies the person’s identity
other acceptable evidence that you are who you claim to be."
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Yes but from the UK they would be expecting full birth certificates. Remember the instructions cover countries where birth certificates may not be standard.
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I thought that it wasn't required as per the below link?
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) document checklist
"If you do not have a birth certificate, provide a certified scanned colour copy of the identification pages of at least one of the following:
passport
family book showing both parents’ names
identification document issued by the government
document issued by a court that verifies the person’s identity
other acceptable evidence that you are who you claim to be."
Skilled Independent visa (subclass 189) document checklist
"If you do not have a birth certificate, provide a certified scanned colour copy of the identification pages of at least one of the following:
passport
family book showing both parents’ names
identification document issued by the government
document issued by a court that verifies the person’s identity
other acceptable evidence that you are who you claim to be."
In addition, Australia is anal about ID and having your brth certificate will make life much easier for you in many areas
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As a lifelong Aussie, I can vouch for that. I've needed my birth certificate (as well as umpteen other forms of ID) for so many things - opening a bank account, getting married (twice!), passport, tax file number, visas and lots else that I've forgotten because I'm getting old.
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As a lifelong Aussie, I can vouch for that. I've needed my birth certificate (as well as umpteen other forms of ID) for so many things - opening a bank account, getting married (twice!), passport, tax file number, visas and lots else that I've forgotten because I'm getting old.
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Re: Birth certificate
That's mainly aimed at countries which don't issue birth certificates, as we know them, on a reguar basis, or where a copy of a birth certifcate cannot be easily obtained. For the UK, as rammygirl says, they usually expect the real thing, a full birth certificate.
In addition, Australia is anal about ID and having your brth certificate will make life much easier for you in many areas
In addition, Australia is anal about ID and having your brth certificate will make life much easier for you in many areas
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Re: Birth certificate
I agree, for a birth certificate from Canada I had to submit a request to get my long form birth certificate (the one that lists both parents names), the short-form card-sized birth certificate was insufficient for immigration purposes.
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Re: Birth certificate
After your case officer reviews what you have submitted if there is anything missing they will send you a letter listing what documents are still outstanding and you have a certain time period (I think 28 days?) to respond with them or explain if you need more time.
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Re: Birth certificate
I think in earlier posts OP mentioned he was from Pakistan?
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Well he hasn't bothered to come back and respond to my initial post which gave the UK link, and the posts following it were clearly UK based. If the OP is talking about birth certs for people from Pakistan it would have been handy if he'd mentioned that.........
I know diddly squat or less ablout Pakistani certificates, but google yielded this NADRA Birth Certificate from Pakistan - Details & Procedure
I know diddly squat or less ablout Pakistani certificates, but google yielded this NADRA Birth Certificate from Pakistan - Details & Procedure
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Well he hasn't bothered to come back and respond to my initial post which gave the UK link, and the posts following it were clearly UK based. If the OP is talking about birth certs for people from Pakistan it would have been handy if he'd mentioned that.........
I know diddly squat or less ablout Pakistani certificates, but google yielded this NADRA Birth Certificate from Pakistan - Details & Procedure
I know diddly squat or less ablout Pakistani certificates, but google yielded this NADRA Birth Certificate from Pakistan - Details & Procedure
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Re: Birth certificate
Now how about answering his question? I note you didn't chip in riginally when he asked it, you could've saved a lot of people time if you had.
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Why? I'm glad you remember the contents of every post from a low count poster two years back mr smarty pants. Being old and snile I'm not so good at it.
Now how about answering his question? I note you didn't chip in riginally when he asked it, you could've saved a lot of people time if you had.
Now how about answering his question? I note you didn't chip in riginally when he asked it, you could've saved a lot of people time if you had.