Validate a registration by descent certificate API

POST
/dvs/reg_by_descent
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Validates an Australian Registration by Descent certificate against the DVS. Issued to people born outside Australia who are Australian citizens by virtue of being born to an Australian parent. This certificate is their proof-of-citizenship document.

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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
Optional
boolean

Input validation only.

consent
Required
boolean

Individual's consent

first_name last_name birth_date
Required
string

Identity on the certificate.

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 RD-001 Name or Date of Birth does not match

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By The Numbers

API Data Scale & Coverage tag

Unmatched data depth to power your compliance and verification workflows.

50M+
Phone & Email Records
40M+
Adverse Court Records
2BN+
Australian Universe Records
18M+
Real Estate Records
7M+
Deceased Records
980M+
Social Media & Employment Records
Practical Applications

Technical Use Cases tag

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Citizenship by descent verification

For Australian citizens born overseas, this is the proof-of-citizenship document. Used in employment, government and security-sensitive onboarding.

Trust & Assurance

Compliance & Security tag

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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Common Questions tag

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

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When would someone have a Registration by Descent certificate?

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Australian citizens born outside Australia to an Australian parent get this certificate as proof of citizenship. It plays a similar role to a citizenship certificate, but for citizens by descent rather than naturalisation.

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