A birth certificate is an important legal document that can prove your citizenship and residency. It reveals everything related to your parents, address, and contact details, together with the date of birth. Under the Birth and Death Registration Act, 1969, it is compulsory to register a birth. Section 23(1)(B) also states that serving any false information is an offense and, hence, can be penalized.
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How to Apply for a Birth Certificate in Maharashtra?
Are you facing challenges in obtaining your birth certificate in Maharashtra?
Or, do you find it difficult to receive your birth certificate?
This blog will answer to your all burning questions related to your birth certificate, as how to obtain it, what the processing time is, what to do if you lose it, and more like these queries.
So, let’s get started.
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What If Foreign Embassy Doesn’t Issue Single Status Cert.?
Declarations Or Certificates are Legitimate Proofs
Recently, a case was filed in the Kerala High Court, India. Its verdict has the answer of “what if the foreign embassy does not issue a single status certificate”. The source carried an overview of the case.
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What is Non-Availability of Birth Certificate & How to Apply?
Also called NABC, the non-availability of birth certificate is an alternative document used as a birth proof in case you have lost the original one or yours is an unregistered birth in India.
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How Can You Go Abroad If You Don’t have Birth Certificate?
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.
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How to Apply for Changing Name in Birth Certificate in India?
New parents often mistakenly pen down their child’s name on the birth certificate. Most of them do not know that this practice is prohibited. When they go about claiming a government benefit or scheme, the government agencies reject their request. This is why the competent authority discourages this practice of the parents or any other relatives.
How Can NRIs Rectify Incorrect Date in Their Birth Certificate?
The internet is flooded with the suggestions on how to change the date on your birth certificate. I was, also, looking for the same solution. Undoubtedly, forums and websites have certain defined steps. But, when it comes to viability, they seem not-so-concrete. The discrepancies are laid somewhere in the steps. I wanted the NRI solution regarding the birth proof. This want pushed me to keep exploring over and over on the web because my cousin was unable to apply for the study visa due to that error.
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