Are Laminated Birth Certificates Valid

An abstract birth certificate is not the same as an original or certified birth certificate regardless of whether it is accepted as valid identification for purposes other than getting a real id.

Are laminated birth certificates valid.

6 even some embassies and organization are complaining now. They are valid but they don t have to accepted by people requesting them. Had to apply for a re issue. After going through lots of stress to get my original birth certificate i quickly laminated it to have it protected.

And when we went to the post office in buffalo ny we were told that the laminated birth certificate could be refused and the report of birth abroad not certificate only report for child born abroad to on usc couldn t transfer citizenship due to not living in the us for 5 yrs wouldn t support the passport application as it supposed to be a. If you need to have it framed like a photo or for storage keep in plastic. I got to one of our embassies only to have it rejected. I laminated my original birth certificate a few years back due to the ageing paper and i recently obtained copies of the birth certificate which have been issued by the authorities laminated are these accepeted by the embassy.

Any response to my query is highly appreciated. It would be unacceptable by embassies and schools hospitals etc that are up to international standard practices. However see my first comment and it explains why the answer is no you can not laminate either documents. For instance the dmv won t accept a laminated birth certificate.

I would say laminating your social security card and birth certificate is a good way to keep them from getting damaged and is probably a smart thing to do.