Question regarding PR application birth certificate requirement

[ymaximuse]

Hey everyone. Glad to finally join you all here after lurking for a while.

Been chipping into my PR application checklist for a while now, and one of the required documents is, as quoted, "A4. Birth certificate or official household census list or family register showing both parents’ name;"

I would assume by this description that I can use an official family register in lieu of a birth certificate, however the e-PR portal only says "Birth certificate" on the upload form. Then the Form 4A also contains a "birth certificate number" field, which I also assume the purpose is to match with whatever document I upload?

Since I only have my translated family register document on hand, is it wise for me to use it? Or should I go get my birth certificate translated, and use that instead? It will cost me another few hundred to get it notarized, hence me asking first haha

[hopeislife]

Hey everyone. Glad to finally join you all here after lurking for a while.

Been chipping into my PR application checklist for a while now, and one of the required documents is, as quoted, "A4. Birth certificate or official household census list or family register showing both parents’ name;"

I would assume by this description that I can use an official family register in lieu of a birth certificate, however the e-PR portal only says "Birth certificate" on the upload form. Then the Form 4A also contains a "birth certificate number" field, which I also assume the purpose is to match with whatever document I upload?

Since I only have my translated family register document on hand, is it wise for me to use it? Or should I go get my birth certificate translated, and use that instead? It will cost me another few hundred to get it notarized, hence me asking first haha

So you really wanted to jeopardize or affect your pr approval chances, by not wanting to spend a few hundred dollars on birth certificate notarization? Really? When there are several thousands dying to submit whatever they want to increase their chances for their submitted application There are even many who are still trying to figure out to sneak in a cover letter in the pr application which is not even asked for

I think the official family register is only for those who dont really have their birth cert issued or some similar reasons. For example, if a new SGC wants to sponsor PR for their aged parent, then that parent could be 55 or 60yrs old, which in that case, they may not have obtained a proper birth certificate. In such situation, this house hold census or family register could help. If you think logically, a birth certificate can have a lot more information than that can be obtained from household census or family register.

As a forum member, i would strongly suggest to get your birth cert translated and notarized. You can also do this at your home country and just ask them to give you the pdf online, assuming it will be cheaper at your home country. Or if you are having the BC in sg with you, just go ahead and spend some money to translate here. If you are malaysian, then no need to translate the birth certificate, as most times you can directly submit the birth certificate in malay when applying pr.

If you still insist on submitting the family register, may be you can email ICA and ask it is enough to submit the register. Or may be you can see if any other member replies you here or if you can find any relevant posts here.

[ymaximuse]

Hey everyone. Glad to finally join you all here after lurking for a while.

Been chipping into my PR application checklist for a while now, and one of the required documents is, as quoted, "A4. Birth certificate or official household census list or family register showing both parents’ name;"

I would assume by this description that I can use an official family register in lieu of a birth certificate, however the e-PR portal only says "Birth certificate" on the upload form. Then the Form 4A also contains a "birth certificate number" field, which I also assume the purpose is to match with whatever document I upload?

Since I only have my translated family register document on hand, is it wise for me to use it? Or should I go get my birth certificate translated, and use that instead? It will cost me another few hundred to get it notarized, hence me asking first haha

So you really wanted to jeopardize or affect your pr approval chances, by not wanting to spend a few hundred dollars on birth certificate notarization? Really? When there are several thousands dying to submit whatever they want to increase their chances for their submitted application There are even many who are still trying to figure out to sneak in a cover letter in the pr application which is not even asked for

I think the official family register is only for those who dont really have their birth cert issued or some similar reasons. For example, if a new SGC wants to sponsor PR for their aged parent, then that parent could be 55 or 60yrs old, which in that case, they may not have obtained a proper birth certificate. In such situation, this house hold census or family register could help. If you think logically, a birth certificate can have a lot more information than that can be obtained from household census or family register.

As a forum member, i would strongly suggest to get your birth cert translated and notarized. You can also do this at your home country and just ask them to give you the pdf online, assuming it will be cheaper at your home country. Or if you are having the BC in sg with you, just go ahead and spend some money to translate here. If you are malaysian, then no need to translate the birth certificate, as most times you can directly submit the birth certificate in malay when applying pr.

If you still insist on submitting the family register, may be you can email ICA and ask it is enough to submit the register. Or may be you can see if any other member replies you here or if you can find any relevant posts here.

Thanks! I thought the same as well, definitely getting it notarized Monday.

I was reluctant to use my BC because my dad's name in it has his Chinese surname, where it's not written in his other official documents (i.e. passport). Not sure if this will become an issue later on.