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Politics : View from the Center and Left

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To: DMaA who wrote (93235)11/3/2008 9:21:09 AM
From: Snowshoe  Read Replies (2) of 541376
 
>>I do know if you try to show one when you apply for a passport you are sent home to get your birth certificate.<<

Sounds like you're referring to the souvenir birth certificate from the hospital, which is invalid for that purpose...

Most hospitals in the U.S. issue a souvenir birth certificate which typically includes the footprints of the newborn. However, these birth certificates are not legally accepted as proof of age or citizenship, and are frequently rejected by the Bureau of Consular Affairs during passport applications. Many Americans believe these souvenir records to be their official birth certificate, when in reality it holds little legal value [12].

en.wikipedia.org
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