I called the CIC and they said even though they dont use the birth certificate for anything other than checking birth date (which is on 10th grade marksheet too), it totally depends on the officer who works on the application.
1. The document checklist says if birth certificate is not available then we can submit the 10th mark sheet AND voters ID. Did you any of you have to submit the voters ID too for any reason?
2. Also I don't know if anyone has had this problem about the name on different documents. In India people use first name and last name initials on a lot of documents, except on passport.(due to long names) In this case there is an issue of names not matching. My spouse has her first name and last name initials on her 10th mark-sheet and PAN card (Indian SIN card) and birth certificate, however the passport has her full first name, middle name and last name. Would there be a problem in matching identities. If so, what is a solution to prove that all the documents are of the same person that will be acceptable by CIC.
Thanks.
1. The document checklist says if birth certificate is not available then we can submit the 10th mark sheet AND voters ID. Did you any of you have to submit the voters ID too for any reason?
2. Also I don't know if anyone has had this problem about the name on different documents. In India people use first name and last name initials on a lot of documents, except on passport.(due to long names) In this case there is an issue of names not matching. My spouse has her first name and last name initials on her 10th mark-sheet and PAN card (Indian SIN card) and birth certificate, however the passport has her full first name, middle name and last name. Would there be a problem in matching identities. If so, what is a solution to prove that all the documents are of the same person that will be acceptable by CIC.
Thanks.