re: #447 BigPapa

I got a passport with a copy of my birth certificate. I don’t have my real birth certificate, only a copy. In fact, I’ve never seen my real birth certificate.

Mommy?

Heh. Not me, honey.

You need it when you first apply,IIRC, but definitely not for renewals (unless yours is more than 15 years old, i.e., 5 years past the expiration date). I’m not even in the US but I don’t have to produce my birth certificate to renew my passport.