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?

  • jordanlund@lemmy.world
    10·
    10 months ago

    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)

      • jordanlund@lemmy.world
        4·
        10 months ago

        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.

        • Norah - She/They@lemmy.blahaj.zoneEnglish
          3·
          10 months ago

          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.