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One can get a U.S. passport with affidavits from two witnesses attesting to the birth and parentage of the applicant (if his parents were dead). Government registry is not necessary to prove nationality - a characteristic of birthplace and parentage. Citizenship is a political liberty, and may be extended or denied, per regulations.
My dad was born at home on a farm in Alabama and his birth certificate was a line in the family bible. He had a copy of that to show. Back then it wasn't unusual but today that would just make you a non-person. Just getting a copy of my birth certificate was a big pile of papers and a notery to certify I was the me on my ID. And thirty dollars a copy. Its up to the county how they do it but they do it ONLY by mail. Got that sucker in a very secure place now... Thirty dollars to hit print and stamp something...
One can get a U.S. passport with affidavits from two witnesses attesting to the birth and parentage of the applicant (if his parents were dead). Government registry is not necessary to prove nationality - a characteristic of birthplace and parentage. Citizenship is a political liberty, and may be extended or denied, per regulations.
That is interesting. I did not know you just need 2 witnesses to obtain this document. That basically asks for abuse. And isn't it a right rather than a liberty? The Constitution grants citizenship.
The parents are supposed to register the birth? If that were the case, most births wouldn't get registered.
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Originally Posted by HistorianDude
When you're born out of the country... yes. The parents have got to go to the consulate and register it.
But wouldn't the birth itself be registered by the health officials?
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Originally Posted by nightbird47
My dad was born at home on a farm in Alabama and his birth certificate was a line in the family bible. He had a copy of that to show. Back then it wasn't unusual but today that would just make you a non-person. Just getting a copy of my birth certificate was a big pile of papers and a notery to certify I was the me on my ID. And thirty dollars a copy. Its up to the county how they do it but they do it ONLY by mail. Got that sucker in a very secure place now... Thirty dollars to hit print and stamp something...
See my post #6. Your dad may actually have a state produced BC, just like mine did.
That is interesting. I did not know you just need 2 witnesses to obtain this document. That basically asks for abuse. And isn't it a right rather than a liberty? The Constitution grants citizenship.
Something tells me it's not that simple.
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