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How Can You Go Abroad If You Don’t have Birth Certificate?

How Can You Go Abroad If You Don’t have Birth Certificate?

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If you have a wish somewhere in the deep to go abroad, make sure that you have a birth certificate. It is an important document that can settle down most of the challenges in immigration documentation. Needless to say, you have to show it to the passport authority, UIDAI for aadhaar card and income tax authority for PAN card.

So! How can you get through government procedures with having a birth proof?

Non-Availability of Birth Certificate As Birth Proof

A non-availability of birth certificate (NABC) can resolve this matter. You can have it from Municipal Corporation, which is a civil body to look into this matter. However, its registrar has many other jobs to carry out, such as registration of birth and death, issuing marriage certificate and many more functions.

The NABC is an easy method to get unregistered birth registered in India. This registration should be done within 21 days of the birth. But, some reasons intercept and parents won’t be able to get it done. Keeping this fact into account, the government offers an opportunity to apply for it.

Authorities to Contact for NABC 

Under Section 17 of the Registration of Birth and Death Act, 1969, there is a provision to check if or not the registration has been done. A few cases come into limelight for the birth proof being damaged or lost or burnt. In these cases, the applicant can visit these authorities:

  • Municipal Corporation in Metropolitans

The municipal corporation is set up in every urban area or district for issuing birth and residential proofs. Those NRIs who are born in India, they can provide attorney to their relatives here for getting it.

  • Para-Medical Staff in Rural Areas

This facility is available for people living in villages. Besides, they can visit Tehsildar at the Taluka level or Gram Panchayat to have it without any hassle.

  • Indian Embassy for NRIs

Those who are born before 1969, they can get their NABC from Indian Embassy or consulate. It’s a privilege for NRIs to get it easily from there.

Conditions To Apply for NABC

The following conditions are restricted to Delhi. These can have some more additions in the rule-book of some other states.

  • The person must be a citizen of India or an NRI, carrying proofs about their citizenship.
  • The person should not have any government issued birth certificate in India.
  • Parents or relatives can apply for it after one+ year upon the birth of the child. Simply put, there should have a gap of at least one year between birth registration and NABC application.

Checklist of Documents

Like conditions, there are some documents that you should have for supporting your application. These are:

  • Affidavit
  • Passport
  • PAN Card
  • Ration Card
  • Aadhaar Card
  • Voter ID Card
  • Recognized board certificate
  • Nursing home/Hospital Report/Vaccination card
  • Certificate from School signed by Principal on School’s Letter Head
  • Letter issued by the ‘Jail Incharge’, if he/she was born in the jail.
  • Letter issued by the head of the Dharmashala/ Boarding house, if he/she took birth in these
  • Letter issued by the vehicle incharge, if born in the vehicle
  • Letter issued by the headman of the village/incharge of the local police station, if born in these places
  • Letter issued by the authorized medical officer of the hospital/ nursing home/maternity ward
  • Church record where took baptism within two months of birth
  • Adoption decree, if it is the case of an adopted child & other legal records of judicial proceedings
  • Statement of two witnesses that can be mother and father, relative, friend, neighbor or sibling

Procedure To Get:

As aforementioned, the applicant should visit the competent authority, be it in the city, village or abroad. Fill the form and enclose the foretold support documents. If you have any confusion, visit the information center to know clearly. Pay fee against services. This is how you can have it for passport and visa to go abroad.

Local Address In NRI Passports
Local Address In NRI Passports Can Help In Speedy Documentation

Local Address In NRI Passports Can Help In Speedy Documentation

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Indian expats in the foreign can now provide their local address to be added in their passports.  The news has been confirmed by a Consul of Passport and Attestation at the Indian Consulate in Dubai. According to him, the Indian government has decided to allow NRIs, PIOs or OCIs to mention their local address in their country of residence. This can help those who have no valid address in India.

The consul said, “The NRIs who have been living in the foreign for a long time don’t have a valid address in India. Such people may request the passport authority to add their local address in the passport.”

It does not mean that you have to change the address in the existing passport. You can ask consul about the same or Services2NRI is here to know about what changes you may need in the passport. The authority won’t change the address in the valid passport. Rather, you need to raise a request for a new passport to be issued with the new local address.

Change in Address for Self-Owned & Rented NRIs House

Confused about who should apply for changes in the address?

This order is applied on both, the rented and self-owned accommodation holder NRIs.

The ones who want to make changes, they need to provide certain documents as a proof of residence. This would be done at the time of applying for a new passport. Place a request for changing the address from India to overseas.

Benefits

The mention of a local address can help NRI applicant in getting documents quickly. Certificate of No Marriage of Record (CENOMAR) and Police Clearance Certificate from India, for example, can be easily drawn if you have the local address.

The verification for these documents is mandatory from the MEA and consul. It is the best way to take least of time to get other immigration or change of status documents.

The inclusion of local address where NRIs live encourages them to change their address even if they don’t have a valid address in India.

Checklist of Documents to Change the Address in India

  • Aadhaar Card/ e-Aadhaar/ Letter containing the unique Aadhaar number. But, if you don’t have (as NRIs don’t need it mandatorily), you can skip it.
  • Allotment letter of the government accommodation issued by the estate office/public work
  • Department of the Central/State Government in respect of their employees
  • Applicant’s current and valid ration card
  • Driving licence
  • Duly certified/attested extract of the service record/book of the government employees (serving/retired) or the bona fide certificate issued by the employer for serving Government employees
  • Election Commission Photo ID card
  • Electricity bill
  • Employer Certificate on letterhead from reputed and widely-known companies
  • Gas connection bill
  • Income Tax assessment order
  • Marriage Certificate issued by the Registrar of Marriages along with address proof of spouse in respect of newly married women, if married
  • Parents’ passports and parents’ address proof in case of minors (if address is different)
  • Parents’ passports in case of minors (if address is the same)
  • Passport of son/ daughter in case of dependent parents (if address is the same)
  • Passport of son/ daughter in case of dependent parents and address proof of son/ daughter (if address is different)
  • Photo Passbook of existing Bank Account (Scheduled Public Sector Banks, Scheduled Private Sector Indian Banks and Regional Rural Banks only)
  • Proof of Address (POA) issued by the India Post, Department of Posts
  • Rent agreement
  • Spouse’s passport copy (first and last page including family details mentioning applicant’s name as spouse of the passport holder provided the applicant’s present address matches the address mentioned in the spouse’s passport)
  • Spouse’s passport copy (if address is different) with spouse’s address proof
  • Telephone (landline or post-paid mobile bill)
  • Water bill

In short, you need to apply for changes in your passport address by raising a request for a new passport with a new address (the local address of where you live). This tweak can help you get a single status certificate or marriage certificate or any other related document for immigration.

What is Single Status Certificate
What is Single Status Certificate?

What is Single Status Certificate?

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A Single Status Certificate specifies marital status corresponding to the judiciary legislation of the country. However, Indian court or embassy accepts a self sworn statement or an affidavit to attest, which states that the affiant is single or, has no dependents from the previous marriage. If you ask what the single status certificate is, it refers to a legal document that discloses the matrimonial background, if there is any, revealing one’s eligibility for wedding in the foreign country.

This is basically a precautionary measure for governments to save their citizens from being victimized with polygamy. More than one marriage is not legally valid in many countries. So, it is a judicial law to have just one spouse.

Attestation Is Essential

A sworn statement would be considered just a plain statement, stating your marital status. The foreign authority does not accept it unless it is approved or verified by the competent authorities. So, you have to get validated at the state and central government level before moving to the embassy for a final attestation.

Here is a blueprint of which authority is going to attest on that affidavit step by step:

  • Notary

A notary public is an officer who notarises the bachelorhood affidavit. He works at the ground level, attesting it in the court. Before putting a stamp, he verifies all documents with his analytical eyes while deeply figuring out your gestures. He signs when he gets satisfied with all documents & your intentions.

  • SDM

A short for Sub-Divisional Magistrate, the SDM is competent to authorize the single status certificate in India at district level. He verifies the affidavit before counter-attesting it to prove that it is valid from all aspects.

  • MEA

Also called the Ministry of External Affairs, the MEA is the topmost authority working in the center that you cannot skip for attestation. It has appointed a few agencies to collect and come for NRIs or emigrants’ attestation services in all states of India.

  • Embassy

This is the last authority in a sequence to get certificate of non impediment for marriage attested for the non-residents of India who are temporarily living in the foreign country. Upon getting this certificate apostilled from the MEA, this particular document is sent for the counter-attestation of the Embassy.

POA for Getting CENOMAR from India

Power of Attorney or POA empowers the stated person to represent the attorney giver. This is a common case of NRIs who cannot come down here more often. So, they appoint someone who is near or dear for handing over POA. This power defines that the attorney is approved or permitted to perform legal proceedings on their behalf.

He or she drafts an affidavit at first. Once it’s all done, the applicant visits the nearest DM or SDM office to get his/ her signature on that document. Later, he gets the MEA stamp or apostille sticker for legalizing the document. Lastly, the attorney visits the Indian Embassy to get its stamp on that affidavit.

Apply Via A Consultant

This is easier to carry out, visiting a professional in an agency and submit the requisite documents. The agent makes sure that the document is being attested and apostilled from the state and the Ministry of External Affairs (MEA).

It is recommended to approach a highly experienced agency for getting professional assistance. It is simply because only a professional knows how to sail across all glitches coming your way. It can save many hours and money, promising that the document will be verified and delivered within a stipulated time without any error or discrepancies.

Documents To Be Enclosed With Affidavit

  • 3 sworn statements of the applicant and two witnesses (that can be parents or relatives)
  • Birth proof
  • Visa Number
  • Passport number
  • Complete address

In addition, the document should have properly attested and validated by the requisite state and central government administration. Although it can be time-taking procedure, yet you can get it, certainly.

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