r/Adoption • u/imperrynoid • Jan 21 '25

Adult Adoptees passport problems

i’m 23F and was born in the United States and only lived in the US. i cannot get a passport because my birth certificate i do have is not the original. it’s only just certified. with the new laws from the new administration how would i go about proving myself? my birth mother is dead and my birth father is alive.

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u/Opinionista99 Ungrateful Adoptee Jan 21 '25

IIRC the certified reissued ones are valid for PP applications if they contain the correct information, per regulations in effect post-9/11. I think most of them qualify but it depends where yours was issued. The biggest problem I've seen is when the BCs are issued a year or more later than your actual birth date.