'Original' doesn't mean a certificate that you were given at birth. It just means a copy that you've got direct from the authorities (as opposed to photocopying yourself.) in the case of the UK, this will be from the General Records Office. Nobody ever gets the 'original' because that is an official register which is kept centrally - we only ever got 'certified copies' of entries in that register. You can have as many certified copies as you like - you just need to apply from the following website and pay £11 for each one: https://www.gov.uk/order-copy-birth-dea ... ertificatersw1010 wrote: ↑Tue May 03, 2022 4:50 pmHello,
Jan 27 2020 applicant here (when documents were received)
After almost 2.5 years of no contact, I finally got some sort of news today- that they are processing my application- however, my birth certificate "is not the original".
I sent a copy of my birth cert as my original is quite old and has been ripped/ dog eared over the years so did not want it to be damaged further, however they now want that original copy. I've sent them a photo to show how old and dog eared it is, hoping they may accept that as proof. I really hope this does not delay things further!!
You're in danger of messing up your application at this point - if I were you, I'd contact them, apologise for the confusion and tell them you'll be sending them an 'original' - i.e. a certified copy. Then post your dog-eared version to them. You'll get it back after they've processed your application. And even if it gets lost in the post, you can always pay £11 and get another one. Alternatively, you could order a new copy and send that, but this will take a week or two to get to you, and I'd be concerned that in the mean time your application would either be rejected or put back in the queue.