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Birth certificate

In most forms of government, the Birth Certificate is an official legal document usually describing

  • Name at Birth
  • Date of Birth
  • Sex
  • Place of Birth (City, Region, Country)
  • Birth Registration Number
  • Legal Parent(s)

The official birth certificate is stored at a government record office. The person also holds an official birth certificate.

In Canada and the United States of America, it is stored with the state/province's government.

The birth certificate is used to authenticate your identity and nationality, and assist with obtaining government ids, such as passport and driver's license. With it, you are usually naturalized with the country of birth, but some nations are changing that law.



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