Here are some commonly requested documents that may be used to establish your ethnicity for an MBE certification application:

The document must contain race or ethnicity.  (Long Form original Birth Certificate). If your birth certificate does not include race, provide the following in the order listed Parent's Birth Certificate and/or Death Certificate, Grandparent's Birth Certificate and/or Death Certificate, Child's Birth Certificate and/or Death Certificate), medical record, or military record.* If document(s) are in a different language other than English items need to be translated & notarized. Some certifying agencies may accept a ethnicity attestation or affidavit from you or a close family member attesting to your ethnic background.

Here are some commonly requested documents that may be used to establish your ethnicity for an MBE certification application:

The document must contain race or ethnicity.  (Long Form original Birth Certificate). If your birth certificate does not include race, provide the following in the order listed Parent's Birth Certificate and/or Death Certificate, Grandparent's Birth Certificate and/or Death Certificate, Child's Birth Certificate and/or Death Certificate), medical record, or military record.* If document(s) are in a different language other than English items need to be translated & notarized. Some certifying agencies may accept a ethnicity attestation or affidavit from you or a close family member attesting to your ethnic background.

Here are some commonly requested documents that may be used to establish your ethnicity for an MBE certification application:

The document must contain race or ethnicity.  (Long Form original Birth Certificate). If your birth certificate does not include race, provide the following in the order listed Parent's Birth Certificate and/or Death Certificate, Grandparent's Birth Certificate and/or Death Certificate, Child's Birth Certificate and/or Death Certificate), medical record, or military record.* If document(s) are in a different language other than English items need to be translated & notarized. Some certifying agencies may accept a ethnicity attestation or affidavit from you or a close family member attesting to your ethnic background.

Here are some commonly requested documents that may be used to establish your ethnicity for an MBE certification application:

The document must contain race or ethnicity.  (Long Form original Birth Certificate). If your birth certificate does not include race, provide the following in the order listed Parent's Birth Certificate and/or Death Certificate, Grandparent's Birth Certificate and/or Death Certificate, Child's Birth Certificate and/or Death Certificate), medical record, or military record.* If document(s) are in a different language other than English items need to be translated & notarized. Some certifying agencies may accept a ethnicity attestation or affidavit from you or a close family member attesting to your ethnic background.