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Validate a citizenship certificate API

POST
/dvs/citizenship
LIVE

Validates an Australian citizenship certificate against the DVS using the stock number and acquisition date. Confirms the certificate was genuinely issued by the Department of Home Affairs and matches the identity you've supplied.

Example Request

POST
request.json
key Auth: BearerAuth
{
  "consent": true,
  "first_name": "John",
  "last_name": "Smith",
  "birth_date": "1980-01-01",
  "acquisition_date": "1980-01-01",
  "stock_number": "123/45678"
}

Request Schema

preflight
Required
boolean

Input validation only.

consent
Required
boolean

Individual's consent.

first_name last_name birth_date
Required
string

Identity of the document holder.

acquisition_date
Required
string

Acquisition date printed on the certificate.

stock_number
Required
string

Stock number printed on the certificate.

Available Response Data

3 Data Points
01
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verification_result_code: Y, N, D or S

02
tag

activity_id and verification_request_number

03
data_object

additional_information array

for example CC-001 Document invalid

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API Data Scale & Coverage tag

Unmatched data depth to power your compliance and verification workflows.

50M+
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40M+
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2BN+
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Social Media & Employment Records
Practical Applications

Technical Use Cases tag

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Citizenship verification for naturalised Australians

Confirm citizenship status for customers who naturalised, where the citizenship certificate is their proof-of-citizenship document.

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Government and security-cleared roles

Pre-employment checks where Australian citizenship is a requirement for the role (Defence, certain APS positions

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Enterprise-grade infrastructure audited against the standards your regulators require.

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ISO 27001 Certified
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AES-256 Encryption
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Australian Data Sovereignty
Integration & Support

Common Questions tag

Everything you need to know about implementation details and compliance infrastructure.

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Where do I find the stock number?

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It’s printed on the citizenship certificate itself, usually in a XXX/XXXXX format. Both the stock number and the acquisition date are required.

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Test the Validate a citizenship certificate API directly in your browser with live mock data and see instant results.

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