Can I Laminate My Birth Certificate

Why shouldn t i laminate documents.

Can i laminate my birth certificate.

If you intend using your certificate outside the country of origin then do not laminate your certificate. Many official documents such as degrees and diplomas and birth certificates have embossed security seals stamps or other marks. Should be as long as the detail is legible and can be photocopied by australia post for the application. But i didn t think it d be the same for birth certificates.

For instance while it is not technically illegal the social security office prefers that you not laminate your social security card. Anyone else s laminated and accepted. They were selling them at the photo kiosk by the passport office. I know you can t laminate your ss card.

It is also highly inadvisable to laminate any documents to do with property ownership vehicle registration or business ownership. There are certain things that you probably shouldn t laminate. So yeah i already laminated it hopefully it s ok. Will australia post accept them for my passport application.

About employees in nigeria not accepting laminated.