Can I Laminate My Birth Certificate

I know you can t laminate your ss card.

Can i laminate my birth certificate. Why shouldn t i laminate documents. So yeah i already laminated it hopefully it s ok. Many official documents such as degrees and diplomas and birth certificates have embossed security seals stamps or other marks. Will australia post accept them for my passport application.

Anyone else s laminated and accepted. It is also highly inadvisable to laminate any documents to do with property ownership vehicle registration or business ownership. About employees in nigeria not accepting laminated. After going through lots of stress to get my original birth certificate i quickly laminated it to have it protected.

For instance while it is not technically illegal the social security office prefers that you not laminate your social security card. I bought a plastic sleeve to store my son s birth certificate in. But i didn t think it d be the same for birth certificates. They were selling them at the photo kiosk by the passport office.

Should be as long as the detail is legible and can be photocopied by australia post for the application.