[almostaustralia]

Few years ago I lost my Australian passport ,my citizenship certificate , all my photo IDs , been trying to obtain new ID but hopes have perished , have still current medicare and bank cards , after nearly 20 years in OZ , which I call the only home for me , can not obtain a foto ID ,please tell me what`s the solution , ps :i bet I already tried what you going to tell me to do ,but the doors already shut on my face!! Born overseas with a muslim name , I have no relatives here in this land ,except the data in the system which my name do existe ,inc ( centrelink , immigration (refuse to give me a copy of my ctznshp certf) medicare ,ato (been paying my share of taxes every year since and doing my tax return as well ) am not asking you to be a magician ,but am I just asking , how to obtain my right to have a photo ID , so I can prove my existence as a proud as I feel as AUSTRALIAN

[smoothy]

Nobody is going to hand you an ID just on your word that you are who you claim you are. Not in Australia, not in the USA, Not in Canada and not in most of the world.

Why? Because there are a lot of dishonest people who commonly try to do that when committing identity theft. Not to mention terrorists and other illegals who try to assume the identity of another. Getting someone else's ID is a gateway to getting others and therefore why they require so much proof.

You will have to start with getting original copies of your birth certificate from where you were born... and every other one from outside Australia.

You may be exactly who you claim you are... the problem is nobody else knows it... and you have to provide proof before they will believe you are.