Tony Barros
Tue, 11 Feb 2003 10:59:45 -0800
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Hi Eva ! Just a small tip on the above subject. My name is Tony Barros and I reside in New Jersey. I am originally from Tanzania, where I managed to get two birth certificates through an affidavit from the court. Assuming the procedures are the same in the former East African countries of Kenya, Tanzania and Uganda, this is what I had to go through :-. 1)GO to the Registrar of Birth and Deaths and try to extract the information you need. Having failed, I had to- 2)Go to the Hospital or Maternity Clinic you were born at and dig out the info from their records (if they are still in tact). Remember, if you were born before Kenya's independence - December 12, 1963, there is every likelihood that they have the records, as it was not mandatory for your parents to register with the Registrar of Births and Deaths at that time. Having failed again, finally- 3) You will have to request somebody known to you who is older than you to represent you in court and convince the judge that you were born after him and that knows since you were born. It must be borne in mind that you will need two people to spend a full day in court -assuming there are no postponements. One to work on the papers, and the other to convince the judge However, if you have folks in Nairobi who have "wasta" (influence in Arabic), and are prepared to "grease" a few palms, it should be a "breeze". rgds. Tony Barros. New Jersey/New York. --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > ---------------------------------------------------------- > Archives: > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/goa-net/ > http://groups.yahoo.com/group/Goanet2003/ > ---------------------------------------------------------- > > 9th Februry 2003 > > I am a Goan who is presently based in the Middle East. I am in the > process of acquiring a Portuguese Passport and one of the > documentation > for this purpose is a recent Birth Certificate duly attested by the > > Portuguese Embassy / Consultate in that country.As I was born in > Nairobi, > Kenya, I would appreciate if you could advice me if there is anyone > who > is based in Nairobi and willing to assist me in obtaining a fresh > Birth > Certificate duly attested by Portuguese Embassy / Consultate. __________________________________________________ Do you Yahoo!? Yahoo! Shopping - Send Flowers for Valentine's Day http://shopping.yahoo.com