Hi. My father was born in Mainland China in the late 1930's, moved to Taiwan as a child, then moved to United States where he's currently a citizen. He's thinking about retiring in South America, so he'll need a birth certificate to live there for more than a few months at a time. However, China didn't issue birth certificates when he was born. I saw a few threads saying that China can issue a notarial birth certificate, which may work, but that his parents will need to go with him to the government office or he'll need certified evidence of who his parents are. His parents are deceased and the only evidence that he has of who his parents are is a certified Taiwan hukou. Since he left Mainland China as a child in the 1940's, he's not aware that they issued him an ID number. He's also a U.S. citizen, so if it existed, I assume they'd cancel it. He's also not aware of anyone in China who can testify who his parents were, let alone recognize my father.
Has anyone been in a similar situation? Is a Taiwan hukou enough to get a birth certificate? I wrote to a Chinese lawyer two weeks ago and haven't heard back. Let me know if you know a reliable representative whom my father can hire to get the certificate on his behalf. Also, let me know if you have experience using a notarial birth certificate in countries besides the U.S. Thanks.
