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At Identilab, we pride ourselves on the fact that we are 100% Australian owned and operated. So why is this essential to the ethos of our business and how does it benefit you?

On the 14th of June, 2019, Identilab was engaged to undertake DNA testing for immigration purposes by Mohammad, who lives in Perth, and his parents, who live in Yemen. Mohammad needed this testing done to provide evidence of a biological relationship between him and his parents to the Administrative Appeals Tribunal.

The Department of Home Affairs and the Administrative Appeals Tribunal are asking for DNA evidence to prove a biological relationship between two or more people in an increasing number of visa and citizenship applications.

Identilab is proud to be the exclusive provider of DNA testing services for Growing Families, an advocacy group bringing together intended parents, surrogates, and experts.

Identilab offers DNA testing to confirm a biological relationship between a father and child only - however we highly recommend including both parents in any parentage test - read on to find out why.

A lot of people are surprised (and often relieved) to discover that we don't routinely use blood samples for our parentage and kinship tests. Instead, we use swabs from inside the mouth that are then transferred to archival paper. Here's why...

There are lots of words used in DNA testing that you might not have heard of before, so we've put together a DNA dictionary to help!