If you need the “original copy” of your birth certificate does that mean a copy of the original is allowed?

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I don’t have my original birth certificate. Like the very first one. I only have a copy of it. Is that not good enough? What else are you supposed to do if you don’t have it?

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It cant be a scanned copy. You would have to go through the office of vital statistics and order a new one. It will have a seal imprinted or printed on it to prove it's an official copy

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No you need the seal.

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No original copy means an original. You would contact the vital records office from the state in which you were born

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It probably needs to be an original document, which you can request from the vital statistics/vital records office in your state or province. When I was applying for a visa to immigrate to the US, an original copy of my long form birth certificate was required. I submitted a request to Vital Statistics in Saskatchewan and they sent me three original copies, two of which are now in my file with USCIS.

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No ..has to be stamped by the city clerk or wherever u get yr cert.

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Depends on what you need it for. For a passport, you need the original with the raised seal.

If you need the “original copy” of your birth certificate does that mean a copy of the original is allowed?

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