Hello I am new to this, so please have patients.
Would like to know how to obtain another Birth Abroad Certificate, for the one I had is no longer. Any info is greatly needed. Thanks

From what I can tell you at this moment, since the regristration office where I am at isn't open (it's 7pm) all I can tell you is to call the base where you were born and ask for the birth registration office and then ask them where to get another copy and how much it will cost.

Where were you born at??

The following information will help you with that. If you were born to a US citizen parent(s) and your parent(s) registered your birth at a US Embassy or Consulate in the form of a Consular Report of Birth (Form FS-240), and you would like evidence of your birth and US Citizenship, submit a request which includes the following: 1) Subject's full name at birth, date, and country of birth 2) Parents' full names, including mother's maiden name, and their dates and places of birth, and nationality 3) Daytime phone number 4) Signature of subject or parents 5) $30 fee per document. Send check or money order in US funds made payable to Department of State Mail Requests to: Passport Services Correspondence Branch Suite 510 1111 19th Street NW Washington, DC 20522-1705 If your parents did not register your birth it is suggested you apply to a US Passport Agency for a US Passport or INS for a Certificate of Citizenship to document citizenship. If you submit satisfactory documentary proof that you acquired citizenship at birth, a Certificate of Citizenship will be issuedin the subject's name. Look in the phone book under US Department of Justice, Immigration and Naturalization Service. A US Passport is also proof of US Citizenship.

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has that been updated mom? I just filed for my sons, and they said for an extra copy that it was now $30. Not sure what it was before hand. I also have to apply for a second one somewhere else and my guess is that it's through what you provided.

It's probably the $30 then. That was info I had for about 18-24 mos ago.

Thanks for posting the new price!



Sgt Mom

I have a friend who is tring to obtain his birth certificate but has been getting the wrong information. He was born on an Army base in Germany. He has his nationalization papers and passport from 1965. Is this good enough to cross into Mexico and come back into the US.?

Wait, you can get an extra copy?????

Really??? because that would be great. I was always under the belief that you could have only one copy and that you could only get another one if you could prove the first copy was lost or destroyed (not sure how you prove that, but anyway....).

My daughter was born overseas and we treat her consular report of birth abroad like gold. If I have to take it anywhere, like school registration, I drive there, show it, and go directly home to put it back in the fire safe. My boys all have 3 or 4 copies each of their stateside birth certificates. If I could get a backup copy of hers I'd feel better.

I am going to have to look into it. And the price seems to have gone down - I am pretty sure my paperwork from 2002 said a replacement was $40.

I am going to type what my forms are telling me. I have them right here. I did not see any copy rights on the form so I hope it's okay to put this all on here. If not, whoever needs it can email me and I will send it to you.

DEFINITIONS

The USG issues two documents that serve as the proof of birth of an American citizen abroad. Either of these documents are also proof of your child’s U.S. citizenship for all legal purposes. The document you are receiving today is called the Consular Report of Birth Abroad (CRBA) or FS-240. An American citizen born abroad may only possess one CRBA. A similar form, call the “Certification of Report of Birth”, DS-1350, can be issued by the Department of Sate in Washing D.C. You can order multiple copies of this form for your child. Both the CRBA and the DS-1350 are similar to a domestic Birth Certificate.

REPLACEMENT OF DOCUMENTS

To amend a CRBA, obtain a replacement CRBA in he case of loss or mutilation of the original, or to obtain DS-1350 please follow these guidelines.

Submit a signed and notarized written request including all pertinent facts of the occasion along with a copy of the requester’s valid photo identification. Only the subject, parent, or legal guardian may request a brith record. The following information must be included in the request:

General Information

*date of request
*purpose of request
*Document you are requesting (CRBA, DS-1350)
*Number of documents you are requesting
*Current mailing address and daytime telephone number

Facts of Birth

*Name of child at birth
*Name of child after adoption (if applicable)
*Date of Birth
*Country of Birth
*Father’s name
*Father’s date and place (state/country) of birth
*Mothers name
*Mother’s date and place (state/country) of birth

Passport Information

Passport used to first enter the U.S.
*Name of bearer
*Date of issuance
*Passport number
*Date of inclusion (if passport was not issues to the subject)
Current passport
*Name of the bearer
*Date of issuance
*Passport number

FEES

Consular Report of Birth Abroad (FS-240) $30.00 ONE REPLACEMENT ONLY! (Requests for a CRBA must include the original CRBA or a notarized affidavit attesting to it's disposition)

Certificate of Birth (DS-1350)- $30.00 for the first copy and $20.00 for each additional copy:

*Check or money order must be signed, dated, and made payable to "department of state"
*Remittance must be payable in U.S. dollars through a U.S. bank
*Do not send cash

Additional Requirements

*Your request must have a notarized signature
*Include a copy of a valid (current)identification of the requesters, such as a drivers license, military ID, or passport
*If you possess a Report of Birth please enclose a copy to aid in our file search
*If you are requesting an amendment or correction to a Consular Report of Birth Abroad, please include certified copies of all documents appropriate for effecting the change (i.e., foreign birth certificate, marriage certificate, court ordered adoption or name change, birth certificates of adopting or legitimating parents, etc.) The original or replacement CRBA, or a notarized affidavit concerning it's whereabouts also must be included.

SUBMIT YOUR REQUESTS TO:
U.S. Department of State
Passport Services
Vital Records Section
1111 19th Street, NW, Suite 510
Washington DC 20036


DISCLAIMER

This form was prepared on May 20, 2004. The requirements for the requesting documents sometimes change, so please check with the Department of State www.travel.state.gov/consular_records.html for up to date information. The Vital Records Section can be reached in emergencies at (202) 955-0307.

Thanks so much Jen!

I am going to get her a copy or two of the certificate of birth I think. I wonder if that is something new since she was born in 2002. I see the form you are quoting is dated 2004. hmmmm

That is really good to know. See, now I can tell dh I am not wasting my time on message boards. I am learning important information!

I appreciate your clearing it up.