Thanks, I try my best. So if I understand you correctly, you have no record of birth for your parents. OK then are there any relatives (brothers, sisters, cousins) of your parents who would be willing to swear out affidavit? If neither your mother nor your father has any relatives then you must do your homework. An affidavit sworn by an older relative will be differenet than one sworn out by you. Gather whatever documents you may have, i.e. old passports, tax returns, drivers licenses, school transcripts, census records, military records, health records, whatever you have. The affidavit can be a basic letter and you (should swear out the letter). I would swear out one for your mother and one for your father. It doesn't need to be fancy, it should state your name (I am Ashrock 11, a US citizen), where you live (I live at 123 Your Street, Anytown, My State, USA), how you are related to your mother or father (I am the natural born son of Mr. Ashrock 10), what you did to try to get a b/c (on such and such a date I contacted the local registrar of births and haven't heard back from them) and why your father (or mother) can't get the birth certificate (my mother never registered her birth). You must also state what you understand to be your mother's or father's date (My mother has always celebrated her birthday on such and such a date), and where he or she was born (my mother has always claimed Chennai (or whatever town) as her place of birth). If you can refer to official documents that show either DOB or the place of birth then do so (My mother's Indian passport gives her DOB as such and such date and her place of birth as Whatever town). Each point should be on a separate line and numbered for ease of reading. When you have finished printing out the document take it to a notary public or a commissioner of oaths and tell him or her that you want this sworn out. He or she will sign it and that's it. If you make several copies of the document before it is sworn and see if he/she will notarize/seal them at the same time. Send in the affidavit with the exhibits (copies of the offical documents that you refer to) and that's it. If you send me a copy of your rough or working copy of the affidavit, I can look it over and correct any mistakes. Contact me via the private messenger at the top of this page and send me your e-mail address if you wish, for further clarification. The affidavit is one area where being careful is being smart.
Father's Birth Certificate
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