I was born in 79 and am applying for a passport for the first time. My original birth certificate, the one I’ve used for everything I ever needed something like that for doesn’t have my parents listed on it.

It’s only got my name, sex, place of birth, and date of birth. It’s still got the original seal.

I applied for my passport today and the courthouse where I live now accepted it, but it’s got me a little stressed that it doesn’t look anything like a modern birth certificate.

For example, it looks a lot like this one: https://www.fdeus.com/images/fdeus/birth_certificates/birth-certificate-new-jersey-local-not-acceptable.jpg

Any advice?

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EmbracedByLeaves t1_j80u6kl wrote on February 10, 2023 at 8:10 PM

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You can always go back to the town's Vital Statistics department and get a new one made.

Emptyplates t1_j80ye9v wrote on February 10, 2023 at 8:38 PM

#1,773,879

I had that one and no one would take it. Why? Because someone stole all of the originals from Hudson County. I had to go to Trenton, from Hazlet, to get a new one. That was a fun day.

Soggy-Constant5932 t1_j81muof wrote on February 10, 2023 at 11:25 PM

#1,775,072

Birthday certificates look completely different now. 20 bucks at city hall will get you a new one.

mjm830 t1_j82ca50 wrote on February 11, 2023 at 2:40 AM

#1,776,290

Short version: Those used to be acceptable, but not anymore.

The solution for both is the same: Go to the Vital Records Department and get a new one, either at Trenton or at the town that originally issued the certificate.

MonFeesh OP t1_j83neor wrote on February 11, 2023 at 11:48 AM

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Replying to Soggy-Constant5932 (#1,775,072)

I’d have to fly to get back to NJ, if I order a copy using the below website, do you think I’d get a useable copy?

https://vitalrecords.egov.com/CDC.VitalRecordsMVC.Web/Wizard/NJ/Municipality/SelectMunicipality

sugarmonkeywife t1_j83q3ho wrote on February 11, 2023 at 12:22 PM

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Replying to MonFeesh (#1,778,297)

Yes. My mother in law had to during Covid because she was born in hudson county. This was the work around because the office was closed indefinitely in the early days of Covid.

Bodidiva t1_j84d6p3 wrote on February 11, 2023 at 3:17 PM

#1,779,751

Replying to MonFeesh (#1,778,297)

You can order birth certificates online. I had to do it because I was not flying to my birth state to get one.

https://www.vitalchek.com/v/

MY_FUCKING_USERNAME t1_j874bdk wrote on February 12, 2023 at 3:21 AM

#1,785,254

Replying to MonFeesh (#1,778,297)

In 2016 I needed a passport relatively quickly (a few weeks maybe...I forget). I went to the office in Manhattan and they processed all my info, took my money and documents, and then told me that since I lived close to the Municipality where by birth certificate was (about 20 minutes from my house) that I needed to get a copy with my parents info and come back to Manhattan to finish the transaction.

However, they told me if I didn't live so close and/or my timeframe for needing it was sooner, they would have given me my passport with what I provided them.

That said, a lot could have changed since 2016...or maybe not.