15 Facts About Birth certificate

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Birth certificate is a vital record that documents the birth of a person.

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Birth certificate registration opens the door to rights to children and adults which many other human beings take for granted: to prove their age; to prove their nationality; to receive healthcare; to go to school; to take exams; to be adopted; to protection from under-age military service or conscription; to marry; to open a bank account; to hold a driving licence; to obtain a passport; to inherit money or property; and to vote or stand for elected office.

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Secure birth certificate, known as 12S, is an extract of birth certificate issued once in a lifetime on a special and secured paper, this document is mandatory for the issuance of the biometric ID and passport.

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Full birth certificate in Australia is an officially recognized identity document generally in the highest category.

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The notary then proceeds to issue a notarial birth certificate based on the information contained in the said documentation.

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In Hong Kong, the system is similar to England and Wales, wherein the government keeps a birth register book, and the birth certificate is actually a certified copy of the birth register book entry.

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Pursuant to the Act's domicile principle, a birth certificate is issued by the Civil Registry of the parents' home regency or city, as determined from their Indonesian identity card.

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Shenasnameh, or birth certificate is issued by the National Organization for Civil Registration.

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Birth certificate in Nigeria is a document that entails the date of birth, location and details of the parents.

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Also only birth certificate issued at birth or 60 days after birth is free any scenario after birth would require you to pay.

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Birth certificate in the Philippines is a document being issued by the Philippine Statistics Authority and has lifetime validity.

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Birth in the US typically confers citizenship by birth, so a US birth certificate doubly serves as evidence of United States citizenship or non-citizen nationality.

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US State Department issues a Consular Report of Birth Abroad for children born to US citizens or non-citizen nationals, including births on military bases in foreign territory.

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The California Abstract of Birth certificate did not include an embossed seal, was no longer considered a secure document, and have not been issued in California since 2001.

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The remaining states and the District of Columbia either require a court order to release a copy of the original birth certificate or have other restrictions, such as permission of biological parent or redaction of information upon request of a biological parent.

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