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.
