Hi,
I really appreciate if someone can help advise me here.
My wife's (main applicant) Uncle is a citizen of Canada but unfortunately he has lost his birth certificate (he is 80 years old). He still has a secondary school leaving certificate which states his name, date of birth and father's name. My wife's father (i.e. Uncle's brother) has a tattered birth certificate (I haven't seen the condition yet), and also has his marriage certificate which states his name, date of birth and father's name. The father's name in both her Uncle's school leaving certificate and her dad's marriage certificate matches.
My questions are:
1. Will her Uncle's school leaving certificate and my father-in-law's marriage certificate alone be sufficient in proving that they have the same father? (Assuming that my father-in-law's birth certificate is damaged beyond recognition)
2. If not, what kind of affidavits do I need - Is the affidavit meant to confirm the uncle's particulars i.e. name, date of birth, father's name, or is it essentially to declare that both her Uncle and Dad are brothers?
3. Who is eligible to swear on the affidavit:
- Can her Uncle and/or her father submit an affidavit to declare their relationship or birth details? Or
- Can my wife and/or her cousin (i.e. Uncle's daughter) submit an affidavit to declare their fathers' relationship? Or
- Can my Wife's aunt (younger sister of Uncle and Dad) submit an affidavit to testify their relationship?
4. Does my wife also need another affidavit to declare that her uncle's birth certificate is not available? If so, can she do the affidavit or does it need to be her Uncle himself? Or can she just simply explain that the birth certificate is not available in her application cover letter?
Thanks in advance - this will be very helpful for me and as a reference for future applicants who have similar issues.
I really appreciate if someone can help advise me here.
My wife's (main applicant) Uncle is a citizen of Canada but unfortunately he has lost his birth certificate (he is 80 years old). He still has a secondary school leaving certificate which states his name, date of birth and father's name. My wife's father (i.e. Uncle's brother) has a tattered birth certificate (I haven't seen the condition yet), and also has his marriage certificate which states his name, date of birth and father's name. The father's name in both her Uncle's school leaving certificate and her dad's marriage certificate matches.
My questions are:
1. Will her Uncle's school leaving certificate and my father-in-law's marriage certificate alone be sufficient in proving that they have the same father? (Assuming that my father-in-law's birth certificate is damaged beyond recognition)
2. If not, what kind of affidavits do I need - Is the affidavit meant to confirm the uncle's particulars i.e. name, date of birth, father's name, or is it essentially to declare that both her Uncle and Dad are brothers?
3. Who is eligible to swear on the affidavit:
- Can her Uncle and/or her father submit an affidavit to declare their relationship or birth details? Or
- Can my wife and/or her cousin (i.e. Uncle's daughter) submit an affidavit to declare their fathers' relationship? Or
- Can my Wife's aunt (younger sister of Uncle and Dad) submit an affidavit to testify their relationship?
4. Does my wife also need another affidavit to declare that her uncle's birth certificate is not available? If so, can she do the affidavit or does it need to be her Uncle himself? Or can she just simply explain that the birth certificate is not available in her application cover letter?
Thanks in advance - this will be very helpful for me and as a reference for future applicants who have similar issues.
