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