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Immigration & Visas vocabulary · Documents & Evidence

Birth certificate

Meaning in immigration & visas, with examples

nounCore term

In immigration & visas, birth certificate means: An official document that records a person's birth, including the date and place of birth and the names of the parents.

In Turkish: doğum belgesi, doğum kayıt örneği, nüfus kayıt örneği

How it is used

Needed for family visas, children's applications, citizenship by descent and marriage abroad. Authorities usually want an official copy, sometimes with an apostille and a certified translation. Some countries issue a multilingual extract that is often accepted abroad without translation.

Example sentences

  1. For our son's passport we needed his birth certificate and both our IDs.

  2. The embassy asked for a translated copy of my birth certificate.

Common collocations

  • full birth certificate
  • copy of your birth certificate
  • multilingual extract
  • certified copy
  • apostilleA special certificate added to a public document so that it is accepted as genuine in other countries that are party to the Hague Apostille Convention.
  • certified translationA translation of an official document that comes with a signed statement or stamp confirming that it is complete and accurate.
  • supporting documentsThe papers you send with an application to prove what you say in the form, such as bank statements, letters from employers or hotel bookings.
  • spouse visaA visa that allows the husband, wife or partner of a citizen or resident to join and live with them in that country.

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