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pc23

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Hello,
I am sponsoring my husband from india and he doesn't have a birth certificate.

What replacement documents can he provide and where can he get them from? will grade X certificate that shows his DOB suffice??

An early reply would be really appreciated!
 

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I am unsure anything else will be accepted. Is there any way to get a new one issued? If so you will need to get it.

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pc23 said:
Hello,
I am sponsoring my husband from india and he doesn't have a birth certificate.

What replacement documents can he provide and where can he get them from? will grade X certificate that shows his DOB suffice??

An early reply would be really appreciated!
You would have to contact the birth certificate department in India. They may have a procedure for being able to apply for one.
 

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Impossible without one.
 

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quebec23 said:
Impossible without one.
hmmm... this thread is making me nervous. Only because I am sponsoring my wife and she didn't really provide one. Let me explain - she was born in Korea and moved to the US at an early age. She has some old Family Household Register that Korea used to record births. She has an english copy of it that her family used to immigrate to the US. We ended up providing that and a copy of her US Certificate of Citizenship, which is a document issued by the US government when you become a naturalized citizen. I called CIC and asked if this is enough and the person on the phone said that it *should* be fine. I hope it is.... :(
 

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keesio said:
hmmm... this thread is making me nervous. Only because I am sponsoring my wife and she didn't really provide one. Let me explain - she was born in Korea and moved to the US at an early age. She has some old Family Household Register that Korea used to record births. She has an english copy of it that her family used to immigrate to the US. We ended up providing that and a copy of her US Certificate of Citizenship, which is a document issued by the US government when you become a naturalized citizen. I called CIC and asked if this is enough and the person on the phone said that it *should* be fine. I hope it is.... :(
If that paper is official as a birth record/certificate in Korea then Canada will accept it. Also, if the US accepted it I think its safe to say your good.

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MadeInCanada said:
If that paper is official as a birth record/certificate in Korea then Canada will accept it. Also, if the US accepted it I think its safe to say your good.

Take Care
MadeInCanada
Thanks for the reassuring words. I am still nervous because Korea has since changed their system so that to them, that document is now obsolete (they issue a new format). And if you are immigrating from South Korea, CIC does not accept the old document but wants the new version. She is no longer a South Korean citizen so it would be a big pain to get that new document. Really her strongest document is her US Certificate of Citizenship. It has her DOB, birth place, date of naturalization, etc and was issued by the US govt. The US govt considers it a "class A level" identity document. We hope CIC thinks so too.
 
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