Ok, I just looked up what I would need to get a birth certificate. I would need to mail to a third party company my name, parents' names, the hospital I was born and the date, why I want a birth certificate, state-issued photo ID (How would I have a state-issued photo ID without a birth certificate? I don't know, other than that, again, my parents maintained passports for me practically since birth. It's also pretty ambiguous on the form whether by "state" they mean any state or just the state where I was born--where I certainly don't have, and never have had, any photo ID. They also don't say that a photocopy of my photo ID would be acceptable, which means I would have to relinquish my driver's license), and my credit card info or a check.
They also list things I could send instead of a state-issued photo ID, almost none of which are things someone too young to have a driver's license would have. Which creates a catch-22, where it's basically impossible for someone to get a driver's license in the first place unless they happen to have their birth certificate. (Once again, in my case I was lucky enough to already have a passport, which most people don't.)
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Date: 2011-04-25 03:35 am (UTC)They also list things I could send instead of a state-issued photo ID, almost none of which are things someone too young to have a driver's license would have. Which creates a catch-22, where it's basically impossible for someone to get a driver's license in the first place unless they happen to have their birth certificate. (Once again, in my case I was lucky enough to already have a passport, which most people don't.)