I do have a birth certificate but I lost it I need to go to Mexico in a week I applied for a passport with the firm DS-10 will this help me get my passport?? Or do I need to apply for a birth certificate??

Well, you wouldn’t be able to use it to apply for a passport. I’m not sure why it wouldn’t have your name on it…I would suggest requesting a certified copy from the Department of Vital Records where you were born: http://www.cdc.gov/nchs/w2w.htm

To get a US passport you need proof of American citizenship, such as a copy of your birth certificate (if you were born here), or a copy of your naturalization certificate or certificate of citizenship (if you became a US citizen after birth). Hope this helps!

If not, you can try applying using a combination of secondary documents to prove your US citizenship. Go here for the details. The problem is that most of these documents may be harder to track down than your mother’s maiden name would be.

If you’ve ever been issued a US passport before, you can also try requesting a file search as described in the article.

I hope this helps!

In all likelihood, yes. Usually, an American citizen can get a passport as long as they don’t owe back child support, don’t have an existing warrant or court order, and aren’t on parole or probation with restrictions against leaving the country.