Hi there. The more you submit, the better your chances of getting it approved and the speedier and simpler things will be. Thus I would recommend doing whatever necessary to get that birth certificate sent to you by courier so you can provide as much documentation as possible.
Funny thing is that I applied for PR that way in the SG High Commission in London in April and I can seriously not remember having to provide my birth certificate but I checked the list and correct, it is required, so put in the effort and provide it with the application.
I remember that Middle Easter Countries, Saudi, UAE, Qatar, Oman all issue residence confirmations/certificates which also confirm usually that a person is also a tax resident but there is no taxation system in place. He should be able to obtain this from the Department of Zakat (
www.dzit.gov.sa). Thus I recommend getting one of those. This is what is done in the finance sector and many in many other cases to confirm that somebody is indeed tax resident of a specific place and that they do not pay taxes as there is no such tax system in place. Further I would provide a printout from the Department of Zakat
http://www.dzit.gov.sa/en/NewIncomeTaxL ... Law1.shtml , highlight the appropriate parts and state in your latter that this applies to your husband and as he is not a professional... he does not pay income tax.
Cover every angle and aspect possible. Remember, he wants something from your country (PR), so it is up to you two to put in the necessary effort and provide us much information as possible. I provided plenty of payslips and even a copy of my national insurance card here in Britain, more information then they required. Once I submitted my application it was smooth sailing and I just had to wait for the approval letter, which I got three months later because a. ICA is very busy currently and b. the London High Commission delayed forwarding the letter to me by two weeks.
Good luck.
a.k.a. littlegreenman
