I’m born here and a citizen, however I don’t have a passport, nor a copy of a birth certificate yet I need to prove I have a right to work here for a job.
From my look on the gov site, I can use a passport to get my birth certificate or a birth certificate to get a passport. Neither of which is any bloody help.
Does anyone know what to do?
Getting the birth certificate should be the easy one. You contact the office of births and deaths in the territory where you were born:
Weirdly, the best list of Australian agencies I can find is in New Zealand… go figure…
https://newzealand.embassy.gov.au/wltn/birth_certificates.html
So, just picking one at random, if you were born in NSW:
www.nsw.gov.au/births-deaths-marriages
Following the links through there…
https://www.nsw.gov.au/family-and-relationships/births/birth-certificates#proof
You must provide a least 3 forms of current identity, one of each from Categories 1, 2 and 3.
If you cannot provide proof of identity from Categories 1 and 2, you must still provide at least 3 forms of identity. At least two of these must be from Category 3.
If cannot meet these requirements, please contact us for further advice.
Category 1
If born in Australia:
An Australian birth certificate
Record of immigration status:
Citizenship certificate
New Zealand citizenship certificate together with passport
New Zealand birth certificate
Category 2
Australia’s driver’s licence
Australian passport
Firearms licence
Foreign passport
Proof of age card
Category 3
Medicare card
Centrelink or Department of Veterans Affairs card
Security/Crowd control licence
Tertiary education institution ID card
Category 4
Recent utility account with current residential address (issued within last 3 months)
You need a birth certificate… To get a birth certificate? Jesus
Not as weird as you might think… say you’re adopted, you have your re-issued birth certificate but want to get your OG birth certificate.
It’s also probably the same boilerplate that’s shown to anyone that’s applying for a copy of a birth certificate, which might include a parent getting one for their minor child.