JanetK CA mentioned a county-issued "Certification of Vital Record" was not accepted but the ancient "original" birth certificate was. I read up on how to renew a passport several years ago, and a few years ago obtained my "enhanced" VT driver license using a copy of my birth certificate certified by the health & vital records department of the city where I was born.
Based on what I've seen and read, I don't think it matters whether it's issued by the state, county, city, or town, as long as it's issued by a government agency. I also don't think it matters whether it's a computer print-out or a copy of the original report of live birth filled out by the doctor that delivered you. It also doesn't matter what it's called, "Certificate of Live Birth", "Certificate of Birth", "Certified Copy of Vital Record", etc.
What matters is (as best I can tell) it (1) is certified by a state, county, or municipal agency and (2) contains not only the name of the baby, but also the name(s) of the mother (and if available, father). Many of the short-form birth certificates issued in days gone by only gave the name of the baby; the lack of parents' names is why these have been rejected. |
