new birth certificate

joemorris86 · 27 Mar 2006 at 12:38

I lost my original birth certificate

does anyonw know how i would go about getting a new one?

dynabol · 27 Mar 2006 at 12:40

Go to the births deaths and marriages registry office in the town you were born.

Ak!ta · 27 Mar 2006 at 12:40

Contact your local Registrars Office (Births Marriages & Deaths). They'll do the checks and get a new one, or you can contact Summerset House in London and they'll sort it.

Borris · 27 Mar 2006 at 12:52

If you are unable to produce a valid birth certificate on demand, then you have not yet, officially, been born.

It is likely that you will have to attend a rebirthing seminar, and, if your case worker is particularly pernickety, you will have to reattend at least a year of primary school in order to learn how to read and write again.

Most people don't find the experience too bad, but there are often complaints about the nappy wearing.

nealw · 27 Mar 2006 at 13:16

Borris said:
If you are unable to produce a valid birth certificate on demand, then you have not yet, officially, been born.

It is likely that you will have to attend a rebirthing seminar, and, if your case worker is particularly pernickety, you will have to reattend at least a year of primary school in order to learn how to read and write again.

Most people don't find the experience too bad, but there are often complaints about the nappy wearing.

haha

Nix · 27 Mar 2006 at 13:17

Borris said:
If you are unable to produce a valid birth certificate on demand, then you have not yet, officially, been born.

It is likely that you will have to attend a rebirthing seminar, and, if your case worker is particularly pernickety, you will have to reattend at least a year of primary school in order to learn how to read and write again.

Most people don't find the experience too bad, but there are often complaints about the nappy wearing.

In some rare cases you actually have to be born again...

Goberpiles316 · 27 Mar 2006 at 13:22

You can order a new one online now.

qwerty · 27 Mar 2006 at 13:24

You've got no choice, you'll have to become a born again Christian

Stretch · 27 Mar 2006 at 13:56

Borris said:
If you are unable to produce a valid birth certificate on demand, then you have not yet, officially, been born.

It is likely that you will have to attend a rebirthing seminar, and, if your case worker is particularly pernickety, you will have to reattend at least a year of primary school in order to learn how to read and write again.

Most people don't find the experience too bad, but there are often complaints about the nappy wearing.

That's what happened to me. Although now I'm told it was all a big joke

joemorris86 · 27 Mar 2006 at 22:42

gaz316 said:
You can order a new one online now.

I can? where from ?

Nix · 27 Mar 2006 at 23:11

ebay...

Berserker · 27 Mar 2006 at 23:18

[edit] I googled, but I'm not so sure the sites are genuine, so I've removed the link. :rolleyes:

[edit2] Found what appears to be the non-fake one...

http://www.gro.gov.uk/gro/content/certificate/

Blackstar · 27 Mar 2006 at 23:39

If you just go to your BDM centre, then they will get you a new one. There is usually a charge for it though.
One of my friends has a mistake on his birth certificate. Wrong sex

he is down as female and has had to go through a lot of hassle to get it changed.

Dinomania · 27 Mar 2006 at 23:43

I ordered a new copy of mine online - my mum had lost it!

£11 later, a new copy was sent from the English Consulate/Embassy/whatever it is in Sweden (where I was born and lived until I was 7). No problem

joemorris86 · 28 Mar 2006 at 00:43

Cheers for the help guys.