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Lost, possibly stolen U.S. Birth Certificate. Actions?
Satsumomo
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Hello H&A!
Some might remember that I was helping a friend of mine who lives here in Mexico, but was born in the U.S. to get her papers.
Today she told me something that she should have mentioned before! Her mother took her original U.S. birth certificate to be translated, and apparently she forgot to pick up, and never did. This was several years ago. We haven't asked yet but I doubt they still have it.
Now my question is, does this imply any trouble?
My friend was born March 23 1990, so the certificate is still not for a legal adult, however, is it possible that someone can use this to steal her identity in the U.S.? Would this happen before or the certificate is for someone who is 21 years old?
This is for the State of California.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
Some might remember that I was helping a friend of mine who lives here in Mexico, but was born in the U.S. to get her papers.
Today she told me something that she should have mentioned before! Her mother took her original U.S. birth certificate to be translated, and apparently she forgot to pick up, and never did. This was several years ago. We haven't asked yet but I doubt they still have it.
Now my question is, does this imply any trouble?
My friend was born March 23 1990, so the certificate is still not for a legal adult, however, is it possible that someone can use this to steal her identity in the U.S.? Would this happen before or the certificate is for someone who is 21 years old?
This is for the State of California.
Any help is greatly appreciated.
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Contact the state or county in California and ask for the extension to Vital Records. Usually, these records are in the State Department of Health. She might be able to access it online at vitalrec.com . Once you call them, they'll probably have to pay a fee and give them information in order for them to fetch the birth certificate:
Name on record, date of birth, place of birth, father's name, mother's name (maiden).
They should be able to get her a copy.
I forgot the second part:
Does this imply any trouble? Possibly, but if she hasn't seen any ill affects yet regarding her personal information (mainly SSN), it's likely the person who the mother gave the birth certificate to, waited for a bit, then tossed it away. Tell her to contact her bank, her credit card companies, or do a credit check. They can also call the SSN office and request a new SSN for about 20 bucks.
So right now we have to hope nobody got smart with it and sold it to someone trying to get into the U.S.