Birth Certificate for Australia migration

[PSundar]

Hi,
I'm applying for Australia Skilled Migration and have come to a point where my birth certificates are required. I don't have one and want to know if i can submit alternate documents as proof of birth - passport, letter from consulate etc., I hold an Indian passport.

Please share your experiences. Any response will be appreciated.

Cheers
Prasanna

[Maz25]

You are able to submit other documents as proof of identity but if you are from a country where birth certificates are issued as a norm, then the CO will request this later on.

I did not submit my birth certificate and my CO requested this. However, everyone is issued with a birth certificate in Seychelles, so it was fairly easy to supply mine.

I can't comment about India and will let someone else comment but if it is required and you are able to get one, I guess you have enough time to get one from now until CO allocation, provided that you have submitted alternative proof of identity with your application.

[PSundar]

Originally Posted by Maz25

You are able to submit other documents as proof of identity but if you are from a country where birth certificates are issued as a norm, then the CO will request this later on.

I did not submit my birth certificate and my CO requested this. However, everyone is issued with a birth certificate in Seychelles, so it was fairly easy to supply mine.

I can't comment about India and will let someone else comment but if it is required and you are able to get one, I guess you have enough time to get one from now until CO allocation, provided that you have submitted alternative proof of identity with your application.

Thanks Mate. Very quick response and appreciate the details.

[_shel]

They're not just looking for proof of birth. They also want proof of your parents details which are usually on your birth certificate. I've read in the past people in India using something that might have been called a family book?

[PSundar]

Originally Posted by _shel

They're not just looking for proof of birth. They also want proof of your parents details which are usually on your birth certificate. I've read in the past people in India using something that might have been called a family book?

Thanks for that info, appreciate it. Well, do you know if for my proof of birth i can use another document than my birth certificate? for one, if i have to get a birth certificate it has to be applied for in India, and i've been living abroad for a few years now.

[RakeshPatel]

1) School leaving certificate

2) Ration card for showing both parents name.

Originally Posted by PSundar

Thanks for that info, appreciate it. Well, do you know if for my proof of birth i can use another document than my birth certificate? for one, if i have to get a birth certificate it has to be applied for in India, and i've been living abroad for a few years now.

[PSundar]

Originally Posted by RakeshPatel

1) School leaving certificate

2) Ration card for showing both parents name.

Thanks Rakesh. That info is quite useful.

[Abumubeen]

Hi PSundar,

In India, a birth certificate is mandatory who born on or after 26 January 1989. If you born before this date the CO will not ask for a birth certificate as these periods those were not issued for all citizens.

While applying for Australian Migration, in addition to your passport bio data page, you have to support your date of birth confirmation by a statutory declaration made in a plain paper with your signature stating that your country did not issue a birth certificate for you. This will work as my case.

Hope this information will be helpful to you.

[PSundar]

Originally Posted by Abumubeen

Hi PSundar,

In India, a birth certificate is mandatory who born on or after 26 January 1989. If you born before this date the CO will not ask for a birth certificate as these periods those were not issued for all citizens.

While applying for Australian Migration, in addition to your passport bio data page, you have to support your date of birth confirmation by a statutory declaration made in a plain paper with your signature stating that your country did not issue a birth certificate for you. This will work as my case.

Hope this information will be helpful to you.

That was a very meticulous response. Thanks heaps for the details. I'll use my passport and a declaration paper notarized.

[anj1976]

1989?? it was mandatory after 1970 i think, but most people did not know and never bothered actually registering the child's birth. I did not have my birth certificate, all I did was I gave an affidavit from my side stating my DOB and another one form my parents stating the same and supported it with a hospital Birth certificate (not registered so it is hardly counted as one), My passport and School 10th certificate with my DOB on it. I do not suggest giving a stat dec if you are not sure about the law, check first, if it was 1989 then you can but dont write things if you are not sure