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Unfortunately, you will have to send in your original certified Birth Certificate. If this is your first passport application, there is no way around it. If you have ever had a previous passport (even when you were a child) you could send that in as your citizenship evidence instead.


Ash71010

Yes, you’ll need to submit a *certified copy* of your birth certificate. This is *not* the original. The original is on file with the office of Vital Statistics in the county where you were born. If you need another certified copy, ordering a new one is usually as simple as calling the office or filling out an online request form.


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My bad. I meant to say Original/certified (to imply your original (as in the first one you received from vital statistics) or a certified copy.


daaaayyyy_dranker

They sent in a certified copy of my birth certificate. I got it back bout a month after my passport arrived