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Sponsoring Pakistani spouse - question about birth certificates and national ID

flx2015

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I'm sponsoring my Pakistani wife, and page four of this document (3907E) says the following:

Nationals of Pakistan:
The following documents are required for you, the principle applicant, and for each of your
dependent family members, if applicable to your situation:
• Original birth certificates for yourself and your family members including your spouse or
common-law partner. A birth certificate is acceptable if the registration of the birth was made
shortly after the birth.
Does this mean that I, the sponsor, also need to include my birth certificate since I'm her husband?

My second question is regarding the national ID card. Does my wife only need to send me a scan of her national ID card, or does she also need to include scans of her parents' ID cards? This is something that one of my friends said I'd need to do, but I don't see this listed as a requirement in any of the docs.
 

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flx2015 said:
I'm sponsoring my Pakistani wife, and page four of this document (3907E) says the following:

Does this mean that I, the sponsor, also need to include my birth certificate since I'm her husband?

My second question is regarding the national ID card. Does my wife only need to send me a scan of her national ID card, or does she also need to include scans of her parents' ID cards? This is something that one of my friends said I'd need to do, but I don't see this listed as a requirement in any of the docs.
You will need to include original birth certificate of your wife, and of your children if you have any.

For national ID card, you need a notarized copy in English.
 

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The sponsor does not need to submit his birth certificate (unless it is asked for in some other form). This form is used for applicants who are applying as a family as well as for people who are sponsoring their spouse. So the requirement for the spouse to send in his or her birth certificate does not apply to you.

She does not need to send in her parents' ID cards.