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According to the article there is no stated policy or rule about that, do you have a source?

schoen 8y ago
Local birth certificates are apparently fine if they were issued by a local government authority. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/requirements/citizenship-evidence.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/require... One of the "primary" forms of citizenship evidence is: U.S. birth certificate that meets the following requirements: Issued by the city, county, or state of birth Lists applicant’s full name, date of birth, and place of birth Lists parent(s)’ full names Has the signature of the city, county, or state registrar Has the date filed with registrar's office (must be within one year of birth) Has the seal of issuing authority (Edit: I assume that if the State Department doesn't know how to validate a particular local government's birth certificates, it's supposed to contact the issuing authority to ask.)
tzs 8y ago
OT: I followed the link to the rules given in the article. While there I ended up on the page that gives rules for passport photos, since I need to get around to getting one to renew my passport. One of the rules (added in late 2016) is that you cannot wear glasses in the photo. However, if "[...] you cannot remove your glasses for medical reasons, please include a signed note from your doctor with application". I've never heard of nor can can hypothesize a medical condition that would not let you remove your glasses while sitting or standing still for a photo. Anyone have some examples?
- rincebrain 8y ago
  If you needed them {temporarily,permanently} for some medical condition that rendered your eyes extremely sensitive to certain kinds of light, including, say, a flashbulb. I was trying to think of any other reason than photosensitivity, but that's all that comes to mind.
- JimmyAustin 8y ago
  It's reaching but Steve Mann could qualify. https://techcrunch.com/2012/07/16/augmented-reality-explorer-steve-mann-assaulted-at-parisian-mcdonalds/ https://techcrunch.com/2012/07/16/augmented-reality-explorer...

Local birth certificates are apparently fine if they were issued by a local government authority. https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/requirements/citizenship-evidence.html https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/passports/require... One of the "primary" forms of citizenship evidence is: U.S. birth certificate that meets the following requirements: Issued by the city, county, or state of birth Lists applicant’s full name, date of birth, and place of birth Lists parent(s)’ full names Has the signature of the city, county, or state registrar Has the date filed with registrar's office (must be within one year of birth) Has the seal of issuing authority (Edit: I assume that if the State Department doesn't know how to validate a particular local government's birth certificates, it's supposed to contact the issuing authority to ask.)

tzs 8y ago

OT: I followed the link to the rules given in the article. While there I ended up on the page that gives rules for passport photos, since I need to get around to getting one to renew my passport. One of the rules (added in late 2016) is that you cannot wear glasses in the photo. However, if "[...] you cannot remove your glasses for medical reasons, please include a signed note from your doctor with application". I've never heard of nor can can hypothesize a medical condition that would not let you remove your glasses while sitting or standing still for a photo. Anyone have some examples?

rincebrain 8y ago
If you needed them {temporarily,permanently} for some medical condition that rendered your eyes extremely sensitive to certain kinds of light, including, say, a flashbulb. I was trying to think of any other reason than photosensitivity, but that's all that comes to mind.
JimmyAustin 8y ago
It's reaching but Steve Mann could qualify. https://techcrunch.com/2012/07/16/augmented-reality-explorer-steve-mann-assaulted-at-parisian-mcdonalds/ https://techcrunch.com/2012/07/16/augmented-reality-explorer...