Apply In-Person:

1. To obtain Single Status Certificate, the applicant has to approach the Access Canberra Service Centre. Contact details are mentioned in “Office Locations & Contacts” of this page. Or use the following given Contact Link
2. An application form is available at the following Link
3. The applicant has to fill-in all the details in the form.
4. Applicant should make sure to attach all the documents that are mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page (Both photocopies and originals).
5. Submit the application with the required document to appropriate office.
6. Submitting address is mentioned in “Office Locations & Contacts” of this page.
7. The fee of this procedure is mentioned under the “Fees” section of this page.
8. Government of Australian Capital Territory will issue the certificate and notify the applicant via Post.
9. Please contact Government of Australian Capital Territory for further details.

Apply by Mail

1. To obtain a birth certificate, the applicant has to approach the Government of Australian Capital Territory. Contact details are mentioned in “Office Locations & Contacts” of this page. Or use the following given Contact Link
2. An application form is available at the following Link
3. The applicant has to fill-in all the details in the form.
4. Applicant should make sure to attach all the documents that are mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page (Both photocopies and originals).
5. Mail the application with the required document to appropriate office.
6. Mailing address is mentioned in “Office Locations & Contacts” of this page.
7. The fee of this procedure is mentioned under the “Fees” section of this page.
8. Government of Australian Capital Territory will issue the certificate and notify the applicant via Post.
9. Please contact Government of Australian Capital Territory for further details.

Apply by Mail

1. To obtain a birth certificate, the applicant has to approach the Government of Australian Capital Territory. Contact details are mentioned in “Office Locations & Contacts” of this page. Or use the following given Contact Link
2. An application form is available at the following Link
3. The applicant has to fill-in all the details in the form.
4. Applicant should make sure to attach all the documents that are mentioned under the “Required Documents” section of this page (Both photocopies and originals).
5. E-Mail the application with the required document to appropriate office.
6. E-Mailing address is mentioned in “Office Locations & Contacts” of this page.
7. The fee of this procedure is mentioned under the “Fees” section of this page.
8. Government of Australian Capital Territory will issue the certificate and notify the applicant via Post.
9. Please contact Government of Australian Capital Territory for further details.

• Application form
• 3 forms of Identification.

Mailing Address:
Access Canberra
Births, Deaths and Marriages
GPO Box 158
Canberra, ACT 2601
Contact Link

• When a person becomes 18 years old.

• The fee of this procedure is $68.00.
• For more details Link

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

• An application form is available at the following Link

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

• The Australia Post website allows for the tracking of postal products.Link

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications.
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type='website'>video ID|width|height<&/video&>
from external websites.
Please remove the '&' inside the emptags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver,
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url 'http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M' Video ID is 'Y0US7oR_t3M'.

• The applicant must meet specific identification requirements in order to apply for either their own certificate or a certificate on behalf of another individual.
• If the applicant has previously been married, divorce papers must be provided in order for the search to proceed.

• Processing Officer
• Application Number
• Details of applicant
• Postage details
• Details of search required

• A Single Status Certificate is a formal document that certifies a person's single status in accordance with the applicant's jurisdictional legislation.
• It could be a certified declaration confirming the affiant's single status or the absence of any children from any prior unions. It guarantees that the applicant can get married anywhere in the world.

• Each and every certificate will be delivered via registered person-to-person mail.
• Therefore, in order to pick up the certificate at the post office, the applicant will need to present valid identification.
• Australia Post won't permit you to pick up the certificate without that identity.

• Single Status Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Place some external links which might help.

More information which might help people.