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New Birth Certificate Requirements for Passport Applications
By Passport Editorial

If you're applying for a passport, you should be aware that the Department of State revised its guidelines concerning which birth certificates it will accept as proof of citizenship. As of April 1st, 2011, all birth certificates submitted with passport applications must include your parent or parents' names. So, before you send in your paperwork, take your birth certificate and double-check to make sure that your parents' names are on the document. Birth Certificate Requirements for Passports Even if the birth…

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Obtaining a Passport: Is Your Birth Certificate Good Enough?
By Passport Editorial

When obtaining a passport, you must provide proof of US citizenship.  Assuming you were born in the US and don't have an expired passport to submit with your application, you would do that by submitting a copy of your birth certificate. However, before you submit your application, you should examine your birth certificate closely to make sure it will pass muster with the US Department of State. Here's what to look for: Certification The State Department only accepts certified US…

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New Passport: Puerto Ricans Will Need New Birth Certificates
By Passport Editorial

Birth certificates don't usually come with an expiration date, but if you were born in Puerto Rico, yours does: July 1st, 2010. After that date, all Puerto Rican birth certificates will be invalidated, per a law passed in Puerto Rico in January. The law was passed to address the fact that criminals have made a practice of stealing Puerto Rican birth certificates and selling them on the black market.  In Puerto Rico, it used to be quite common to submit…

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