Guidelines on Acceptable Birth Certificates from India
A full birth certificate should include all of the following:
Your name, date & place of birth; and
The names of both your parents; and
An annotation by the issuing office indicating that it is an extract from its official
records*; and
The seal of the issuing office (i.e. the Municipal authorities, the Local/District Office of
the Registrar of Births and Deaths, or the village authorities)
*Note that birth certificates issued by the Indian High Commission are not acceptable for
this purpose
If you are not able to provide a full birth certificate as per the details above,
please select the option below that applies to you:
1. If your name was not included at the time your birth certificate was issued
you must provide either:
a. Your birth certificate with your name endorsed on it now by paying a late fee
to the Registrar’s Office
OR, if you are unable to have your name endorsed on the birth certificate now by paying
a late fee:
b. Your birth certificate without name
c. A Permanent Account Number card or Voters Card or Indian drivers licence;
AND
d. A school leaving certificate or Class 10th or 12th passing certificate which
includes your name, your date of birth and your father’s name; AND
e. A statutory declaration or an Affidavit sworn before a Magistrate/Notary
which states your full name, date & place of birth and your parent’s full
names
2. If your birth was not recorded with the Registrar of Births, you must submit:
f. A “No Record of Birth Registration” letter from the relevant municipality or
village authorities; AND
g. A Permanent Account Number card or Voters Card or Indian drivers licence;
AND
h. A school leaving certificate or Class 10th or 12th passing certificate which
includes your name, your date of birth and your father’s name; AND
i. A statutory declaration or an Affidavit sworn before a Magistrate/Notary
which states your full name, date & place of birth and your parent’s full
names
