Approved attestors when applying for an ID card

One of the following persons may be an attestor

• Your husband, wife or registered partner
• Your child or grandchild, aged 18 or above
• Your parent/guardian
• Your brother/sister or half-brother/half-sister, aged 18 or above
• Your maternal or paternal grandparent
• Your common law spouse

For you and your attestor to be deemed common law spouses, all of the following conditions must be met:

• you live together permanently or have children together. As a rule, you have lived together for at least six months
• you are in a partner relationship
• you share the household, meaning you share duties and expenses.

One of the following persons may also be an attestor. They must be a person you have a relationship to and know you well. The attestor must provide a decision or certificate showing the relationship you have to each other:

• a custodian or trustee
• a family home parent
• a civil servant working at a municipal or state authority and with whom you have a professional relationship. For example, they could be a social worker, institutional representative or international coordinator at a state university or higher education institution
• your employer of at least one year.