Anthony King Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 Hi My 17 year old daughter if applying for her citizenship certificate through decent , what can we do to provide proof of residence for my 17 year old who lives at home , she has nothing in her name , nothing with a signature on it and she doesn’t appear on any of the utility bills, certainly not the mortgage, even her foreign passport was signed by me as she was only 16 at the time . I can provide a utility bill ( I’m the father ) , would they accept a letter saying that she lives with me ? Does anyone have any ideas what they would accept? Tony Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted July 2, 2019 Share Posted July 2, 2019 If it's citizenship by descent, surely you just need to prove she is the daughter of a citizen - there's no residency requirement? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rammygirl Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Do you mean for the ID requirements? Will a driving licence/ID card or bank account suffice? What options does the form give you and are there different options for under 18? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 Birth certificate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony King Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share Posted July 3, 2019 Hi , actually we found we have the address on her passport but it was signed by me because she was 16 when she got it , so now we need a document with her signature on it, I uploaded the part of the form that requests this. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Anthony King Posted July 3, 2019 Author Share Posted July 3, 2019 6 hours ago, Marisawright said: If it's citizenship by descent, surely you just need to prove she is the daughter of a citizen - there's no residency requirement? Hi , maybe but non of us are resident in australia. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marisawright Posted July 3, 2019 Share Posted July 3, 2019 59 minutes ago, Anthony King said: Hi , maybe but non of us are resident in australia. That doesn't matter. You're claimining citizenship by descent not citizenship by residency so there's no need to prove residency. She has to prove her identity, that's all. Note those documents must collectively contain a photo, signature, current address and birth details. That means each one can show something different. Photograph - Passport Signature - perhaps you could go to a notary public and have her sign something in their presence, so they can verify it's her signature? Current address - maybe go to your doctor and ask the receptionist if they can send a letter to her? Or the school? Birth name, date of birth and gender - birth certificate Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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