Notarial certificate of birth is only secondary evidence while original Birth Certificate is primary evidence. Copy of original Birth Certificate >>>>>>>>>> Notarial certificate. Back in 70s, China didn't issue Birth Certificate, so they now have to go back to get Notarial Certificate. Notarial certificate is only based upon claims by third parties, or other documents, and could be inaccurate or subject to fraud if the applicant is not even in China. The problem is that the Birth Certificate you got from Dept. of Public Security is not ORIGINAL, i.e. it's not really a birth certificate.
【在 w*******e 的大作中提到】 : 公证英文版写的是 Notarial Certificate of Birth : 但律师要求 copy of original Birth Certificate。 : 当初去办公证,好像就只用了户口本身份证什么的。 : 如果要重新去派出所办certificate,那么以前办的公证也没用了,还要重办吗