Posted on Sep 16, 2018
Kansas woman told birth certificate wasn’t enough to prove citizenship for passport
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Leavenworth
Houston
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Citizenship
United States Senate
Posted 6 y ago
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I have found it ironic that you can go to war with a military ID card, but can't use it at various agencies.
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This does not pass my smell test. Having relatives from West Virginia who don't go to hospitals when their children are born, have had no problems with their birth certificates. There must have been something else in her paperwork, or she may be on a do not fly list that caused them to dig deeper into her getting a passport.
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SSG Robert Webster
TSgt Larry Johnson You are quite correct that this story does not pass the smell test. They (the individual, the reporter, and possibly the State Department) appear to be leaving information out of the story.
Mr. Stewart, there is no such thing as a State Department Birth Certificate! A "Consular Report of Birth Abroad" IS NOT A Birth certificate; though it is proof of US Citizenship.
This will serve as ID in all the same capacities as a regular birth certificate. This is where the majority of misunderstandings come from.
Been through this before. For most purposes you need the following - an original birth certificate, a certified translation if birth certificate is not in English, and a certified/original copy of CRBA (Consular Report of Birth Abroad).
Mr. Stewart, there is no such thing as a State Department Birth Certificate! A "Consular Report of Birth Abroad" IS NOT A Birth certificate; though it is proof of US Citizenship.
This will serve as ID in all the same capacities as a regular birth certificate. This is where the majority of misunderstandings come from.
Been through this before. For most purposes you need the following - an original birth certificate, a certified translation if birth certificate is not in English, and a certified/original copy of CRBA (Consular Report of Birth Abroad).
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