Proof required for claiming points for age

[aaj123]

I wish to claim points for my age in my Tier 1 application and was under the impression that the original passport which would be enclosed alongwith the application will suffice as proof as it contains the DOB.

However please see this guidance document:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... iew=Binary

This seems to suggest that in most cases only an original birth certificate or original drivers license will serve as proof and only in exceptional cases will alternative proof in the form of notarized copy of passport page will be accepted.

I do not have a driving license and have no document that can be termed 'birth certificate'. In India, the only document that ever served to officially show my DOB was my 10th standard board exam certificate and my passport. Does anyone else face this situation? What explanation did you provide to HO? And finally what does it mean to 'notarize' the passport page copy?

[mvent00]

If you are claiming points for age in your Tier 1 application, just your passport is enough as a supporting document. The information you have provided is the outdated one. Please see fresh guidance for tier 1, which says:

Quote from guidance:
Documents Required – All Applications

72. Paragraph 245AA of the Immigration Rules states that we will only award points when an applicant provides the specified evidence that he/she meets the requirements for this category. The specified documents are as follows:

i) Current valid original passport/travel document. Where an applicant is unable to submit their current original passport/travel document at the time of the application, full reasons must be provided under the ‘Passport Information’ section of the application form. Where the passport has been lost or stolen a police crime report/number must be provided along with details of the police station the loss was reported to and the date it was reported.
The only exceptional circumstances in which alternative specified documents may be provided are where the applicant’s current passport/travel document has been:
• Lost;
• Stolen;
• Expired and returned to issuing Government;
• Submitted to another department of the Agency.

In the exceptional circumstances outlined above, the alternative specified documents are as follows:
ii) Valid national identity document
or
iii) Valid United Kingdom driving licence

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... 310309.pdf page 17 of 44.

I wish to claim points for my age in my Tier 1 application and was under the impression that the original passport which would be enclosed alongwith the application will suffice as proof as it contains the DOB.

However please see this guidance document:

http://www.ukba.homeoffice.gov.uk/sitec ... iew=Binary

This seems to suggest that in most cases only an original birth certificate or original drivers license will serve as proof and only in exceptional cases will alternative proof in the form of notarized copy of passport page will be accepted.

I do not have a driving license and have no document that can be termed 'birth certificate'. In India, the only document that ever served to officially show my DOB was my 10th standard board exam certificate and my passport. Does anyone else face this situation? What explanation did you provide to HO? And finally what does it mean to 'notarize' the passport page copy?