Birth certificate

[Kythas]

TAM, you had to send in a birth certificate and not a Certificate of Citizenship? I was born in Seoul to an American father and South Korean mother and my birth certificate was surrendered to the State Department at birth and I was given a Certificate of Citizenship. I sent a copy of that in with my application and had no delays.

Do any of you born overseas actually have your birth certificates?

What a small world. Same here! Born in Republic of Korea; father was in US Army, mom was ROK national. But your state department certificate should read "Certificate of Birth of US Citizen Abroad," so it really acts as your birth certificate, although it contains no info on your birth weight, height, time of birth, etc.

Funny, I'm currently experiencing this delay because I didn't send my "Certificate" in and got a letter requesting it. However, I did send a copy of my military ID card in to get the discounted price. You have to be a US citizen to be an officer in the military, but I guess the bureaucrats don't know that.

Nope, mine actually says "Certificate of Citizenship". Maybe they changed the wording at some point through the years. I won't say how old I am.....

[The Annoyed Man]

Just a note: If you were a US citizen born abroad, You will need your state department BC. My CHL was held up almost 4 extra months for this little nugget of info they don't share. (Even funnier when citizenship isn't a requirement)

Yeppers, although mine didn't take an extra 4 months. But I got in just ahead of the curve when DPS got so far behind. Mine took 72 days from when I sent in the paperwork to when I got my plastic. But they didn't ask me for my Birth Certificate until I was about 45 days into the process. I was born in Morocco of an American father and French mother.

TAM, you had to send in a birth certificate and not a Certificate of Citizenship? I was born in Seoul to an American father and South Korean mother and my birth certificate was surrendered to the State Department at birth and I was given a Certificate of Citizenship. I sent a copy of that in with my application and had no delays.

Do any of you born overseas actually have your birth certificates?

Good question. I'll have to go look at it. All I remember is that it was signed by the local American Consul in Casablanca, in 1952.

[The Annoyed Man]

"hey, y'all watch this" do come naturally to me.

Dibs on holding your beer

It's coming back to me empty, isn't it?

[USA1]

"hey, y'all watch this" do come naturally to me.

Dibs on holding your beer

It's coming back to me empty, isn't it?

A real redneck can hold his own beer while shooting.

[LarryH]

"hey, y'all watch this" do come naturally to me.

Dibs on holding your beer

It's coming back to me empty, isn't it?

All too often when a redneck says, "Hold my beer and watch this", he's not in any condition to care what happened to his beer after the dust settles.

[brewdawg]

TAM, you had to send in a birth certificate and not a Certificate of Citizenship? I was born in Seoul to an American father and South Korean mother and my birth certificate was surrendered to the State Department at birth and I was given a Certificate of Citizenship. I sent a copy of that in with my application and had no delays.

Do any of you born overseas actually have your birth certificates?

What a small world. Same here! Born in Republic of Korea; father was in US Army, mom was ROK national. But your state department certificate should read "Certificate of Birth of US Citizen Abroad," so it really acts as your birth certificate, although it contains no info on your birth weight, height, time of birth, etc.

Funny, I'm currently experiencing this delay because I didn't send my "Certificate" in and got a letter requesting it. However, I did send a copy of my military ID card in to get the discounted price. You have to be a US citizen to be an officer in the military, but I guess the bureaucrats don't know that.

Nope, mine actually says "Certificate of Citizenship". Maybe they changed the wording at some point through the years. I won't say how old I am.....

I have my Birth Certificate and a State Dept. form. Had to provide both to get my passport renewed, can't remember what I sent in for CHL. But my case may be a little different since I was born to 2 American parents, Dad was U.S. Army, stationed at Camp Zama, Sagami Depot, Japan.

[stealthcrf]

TAM, you had to send in a birth certificate and not a Certificate of Citizenship? I was born in Seoul to an American father and South Korean mother and my birth certificate was surrendered to the State Department at birth and I was given a Certificate of Citizenship. I sent a copy of that in with my application and had no delays.

Do any of you born overseas actually have your birth certificates?

What a small world. Same here! Born in Republic of Korea; father was in US Army, mom was ROK national. But your state department certificate should read "Certificate of Birth of US Citizen Abroad," so it really acts as your birth certificate, although it contains no info on your birth weight, height, time of birth, etc.

Funny, I'm currently experiencing this delay because I didn't send my "Certificate" in and got a letter requesting it. However, I did send a copy of my military ID card in to get the discounted price. You have to be a US citizen to be an officer in the military, but I guess the bureaucrats don't know that.

Nope, mine actually says "Certificate of Citizenship". Maybe they changed the wording at some point through the years. I won't say how old I am.....

I have my Birth Certificate and a State Dept. form. Had to provide both to get my passport renewed, can't remember what I sent in for CHL. But my case may be a little different since I was born to 2 American parents, Dad was U.S. Army, stationed at Camp Zama, Sagami Depot, Japan.

I've got the state dept Certificate of Birth Abroad and had both US parents in Japan as well. There may be an actual japanese certificate somewhere but I've never had a use for it.