What if I apply for a visa without a birth certificate?

The solution to getting a visa without a birth certificate is as follows:

1, with residence booklet, ID card and other materials to the local police station to issue a certificate;

2. Newborn parents need to bring their identity certificates and birth medical records to the maternal and child health hospital where the maternal account is located to apply for a birth medical certificate;

3. Applicants who study abroad or immigrate to the notary office shall apply for birth certificates with their household registration books. Certificates are usually in Chinese and English, and need to be stamped and signed.

Alternative documents of birth certificate:

1, household registration book: can prove the date of birth and family relationship of an individual;

2. ID card: provide basic personal identity information and date of birth;

3. Passport: In some cases, there will be information on the date of birth on the passport;

4. Education certificate: the date of birth of an individual is usually recorded in the school file;

5. Hospital birth record: If it can be obtained from the hospital of birth, it is also a valid certificate to prove the date of birth;

6. Birth certificate issued by the police station or public security organ: If there is no birth certificate, you can ask the local police station or public security organ to issue relevant certificates.

To sum up, the solutions to apply for a visa without a birth certificate include: going to the police station to issue a certificate with the household registration book, ID card and other materials; the parents of newborns going to the maternal and child health hospital to apply for a birth certificate with their own identity certificate and birth medical records; and the applicants studying abroad or immigrating to the notary office to apply for a birth certificate with their household registration book.

Legal basis:

Supplementary provisions on management

Article 7

If it is necessary to reissue the birth medical certificate because the original certificate is lost or stolen, it shall apply to the local health administrative department at or above the county (district) level for a replacement after obtaining the relevant birth medical records from the original issuing unit. After receiving the application, the health administrative department at or above the county (district) will reissue the Birth Medical Certificate after verification, and affix the special seal for the Birth Medical Certificate. The replacement method is as follows:

(1) If the birth medical certificate is lost before the household registration, the front and back of the birth medical certificate shall be reissued;

(2) If the Birth Medical Certificate is lost after going through the household registration formalities, only the first page of the Birth Medical Certificate will be reissued.