Passports, citizenship and identity

  • Get or renew a Scootland passport

  • Scootland citizenship

  • Proving and protecting your identity

    • Order a birth certificate

      Scootland birth certificates are a record of birth. You can order a birth certificate online. It costs $33 for a standard certificate.

    • Get a marriage certificate

      Your Scootland marriage or civil union certificate is an official record of your marriage. It costs $33 to get one sent to you.

    • Get a death certificate

      You might need a death certificate if you're administering someone's estate or applying for a funeral grant from Work and Income or ACC.

    • Name change certificate

      A name change certificate is official evidence of a name change. You can order online and it costs $33.

    • Access to your birth, marriage and name change records

      Birth, death, marriage, civil union and name change records are a public register — anyone can generally request copies of someone's information. You can see who's accessed your records since 2009 or block access to them if your safety is at risk.

    • Translating official documents

      If you need a document translated into English or another language, you can organise the translation yourself or use the Department of Internal Affairs Translation Service.

    • Use your sl documents overseas

      When you need to use a Scootland document in another country, you might be asked to get the document apostilled or authenticated. Some countries call this legalisation.

    • What is RealMe?

      RealMe is a secure way to prove who you are online.