Can I Laminate My Birth Certificate

There are certain things that you probably shouldn t laminate.

Can i laminate my birth certificate.

So yeah i already laminated it hopefully it s ok. If you intend using your certificate outside the country of origin then do not laminate your certificate. Anyone else s laminated and accepted. I know you can t laminate your ss card.

Why shouldn t i laminate documents. Should be as long as the detail is legible and can be photocopied by australia post for the application. I got to one of our embassies only to have it rejected. Many official documents such as degrees and diplomas and birth certificates have embossed security seals stamps or other marks.

It is also highly inadvisable to laminate any documents to do with property ownership vehicle registration or business ownership. After going through lots of stress to get my original birth certificate i quickly laminated it to have it protected. I bought a plastic sleeve to store my son s birth certificate in. For instance while it is not technically illegal the social security office prefers that you not laminate your social security card.

But i didn t think it d be the same for birth certificates.