Is A Laminated Birth Certificate Valid

The united kingdom when applying for a passport.

Is a laminated birth certificate valid.

If so are they still valid posted wednesday 01 april. All will include a raised seal of the office that issued the document and may contain a watermark and raised printing. For instance the dmv won t accept a laminated birth certificate. If you need to have it framed like a photo or for storage keep in plastic.

I still have my laminated one. After going through lots of stress to get my original birth certificate i quickly laminated it to have it protected. Do not ever laminate your certificates birth certificates naturalization certificate or whatever. It would be unacceptable by embassies and schools hospitals etc that are up to international standard practices.

They are valid but they don t have to accepted by people requesting them. Discuss can u laminate birth certificates and general discussion in the huggies general baby topics forum. These documents may vary in color and paper used. Not valid for employment certifications of birth issued by the u s.

The department of internal affairs is responsible for issuing birth certificates in new zealand. I got to one of our embassies only to have it rejected. Neither will the us passport agency. Mine and hubby s are laminated and much older.

6 even some embassies and organization are complaining now. In ontario they haven t issued laminated birth certificates since at least 1989 when our oldest was born. Had to apply for a re issue. Malaysian birth certificates are laminated at the time of issuance forming an exception to most countries need for an unlaminated document e g.

Posted wednesday 01 april 07 26am. People do make copies and have the copy laminated.