10-year-old birth certificate

[srb]

I just read something in another thread about birth certificates needing to be less than 10-years-old. Can someone confirm or deny this rumor? I'm getting on a plane in about 36 hrs, and there's no way I can get another. Mine is 31 years old!!! Wouldn't they mention this in the literature if it was true? Help!

Sharon

 

[aprilgail2]

Well unless they made this rule in the past 10 months I flew and sailed with my old 40 year old B/C and was fine in May of last year! And even more than that my 75 year old mom flew and sailed with her 75 year old B/C!!

 

[Rence]

Passports expire after 10 years. Perhaps someone got the two confused.

 

[tvguy]

I saw the post you mentioned, and I SUSPECT that person was born in a state that did not start issuing Certified birth certificates until 10 years ago.
With all the post 9-11 security, and the fact that Passports are good for 10 years, I suspect a lot of folks born in whatever state that is are being flagged by the State Department to get Certified birth certificates to renew their passports.
A certified birth certificate is one that either has a raised seal on it, or is printed on special raised ink paper.