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How can I prove I exist? (quokk.au)

submitted 5 months ago* (last edited 5 months ago) by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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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?

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[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago (2 children)

IIRC print them out and get them signed by a justice of the peace, police officer, or post office worker or some such.

[–] [email protected] 6 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Doesn’t a JP only certify the copy, agreeing that the original exists and they have sighted it.

I don’t think showing them a copy will be much good on its own.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

I'm only guessing really but I think they should be ok if the digital copies could be considered the original. For example I would expect that a printout of a digital bank statement would be something that you could get certified as you can pull up your bank website/app and display the 'original', but you might run into issues trying to convince someone that a photo of a card counts as it's clearly not the original form.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 5 months ago

When I was renting I got my bills by email and printed 2 copies of the document. One for the JP to sign and one to keep as the original.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago (1 children)

Thank you so much!

[–] [email protected] 2 points 5 months ago

Check the requirements with the intended institution they tend to differ sadly. :(