When do Australian Birth Certificates need to be notarised?

If you are sending an Australian Birth Certificate to another country, then it is likely that you will want to keep the original birth certificate and only send a certified copy. The certified copy must be notarised by a Notary Public before it can be stamped with an Apostille or Authentication from DFAT.

If you will be sending the original Australian Birth Certificate overseas, no notarisation of the original Australian Birth Certificate is required. The original Australian Birth Certificate can be Apostilled or Authenticated directly by DFAT.

Do I have to send the original birth certificate or can I send a certified copy of the birth certificate? We recommend you confirm with the requesting authority whether an original birth certificate is required or whether you can send a copy of the birth certificate certified by a Notary Public.

How Notary Online can help

We’ve helped hundreds of Australian send Australian Birth Certificates overseas by notarising copies of Birth Certificates and having them Apostilled or Authenticated by DFAT. Birth Certificates are often required to be sent overseas in order to:

• Get married outside of Australia
• Obtain residency status in a foreign country
• Prove that you are the parent of a child
• Prove who the parents of a child are
• Prove your date of birth or place of birth
• Provide supporting evidence for immigration applications
• Provide supporting evidence for travel consent documentation
• Open a foreign bank account

Notary Online offers a streamlined process. We can Notarise your Australian Birth Certificate and have it Apostilled or Authenticated by DFAT ASAP. We can send the completed documents to you in Australia or overseas. To book online instantly, follow this link.

How to obtain an Australian Birth Certificate If you wish to obtain a copy of your Australian Birth Certificate you may apply through the relevant State or Territory Registry of Births, Deaths and Marriages. For your convenience, we have provided the links below:

• Australian Capital Territory (ACT)
• New South Wales (NSW)
• Northern Territory (NT)
• Queensland (QLD)
• South Australia (SA)
• Tasmania (TAS)
• Victoria (VIC)
• Western Australia (WA)

If you are requesting a Birth Certificate from the Registry solely for the purpose of sending it to another country, you can ask the Registry to send the Birth Certificate directly to us to speed up the Notarising and Apostille/Authentication process.

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