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You don't have to have a birth certificate in the US, but the average life will be very difficult without it. https://gazette.com/news/born-in-the-usa-without-a-shred-of-proof/article_a9a684fd-d024-531d-9b17-2282578cda4a.html https://gazette.com/news/born-in-the-usa-without-a-shred-of-...